Colt Single Action Army?

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Bullet94

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A friend of mine has a first generation Colt Single Action Army in .45 Long Colt, unfired, new in the box. Could someone tell me what this is worth?
 
This is all the info I have except my friend said his Grandfather bought it new in the box when he was in the army with Teddy Roosevelt but then left it at home and took a 44 with him instead.
 
There's no way anybody can give you a good estimate without more info.
Serial number helps, barrel length, grips, is it really unfired, etc.
Denis
 
If this is a genuine New in the Box First generation SAA in the original factory box, there will be lights flashing, sirens wailing, flares firing, and air horns blaring in collectors homes all over America.

A Teddy Roosevelt era model would probably be a smokeless model.
A NIB standard revolver would be worth AT LEAST $16,000 and you'd add at least 20% for the box, and another 20% for it being a pre-1900 gun.

This is a BARE minimum of value, and very likely at auction with a big auction house, the value would be considerably higher.

This is one case where the $100.00 Colt Historical Letter would be money well spent.

This letter is what Colt knows about the gun from a search of the company records.
It would include the exact model, barrel length, caliber, grips, finish, and any other options that were added at the factory.

Also included will be the date shipped, and who it was shipped to.

For full details on the letter, see the Colt web site:
http://www.coltsmfg.com
 
Thank you for your replies. I will probably see my friend again within a month and will try to get more info. When I talked to him last I told him I would post a question about his Colt to see what it might be worth. My friend said he didn’t care what it was worth because he would not sell it because this has been handed down to him through his family. After hearing that it was new in the box and unfired I told him that it might be worth a lot and I became curious to its value. According to my friend it is in a safety deposit box and will remain with him to be passed on to his family.
 
Original guns like this (if it really is a pre-1900 firearm and unfired), are EXTREMLY rare and VERY valuable. There are some original old west pistols that have been sold to collectors for million dollar price tags. :D If I owned that particular piece I'd keep my mouth shut about it and get in touch with Colt to see what information they can provide about it.

What I'm trying to say is that your freind should be concerned about some less than moral individuals who wouldn't care to take the pistol off his hands at a ten finger discount. :eek: I'd keep that particular gun stored in the safety deposit box and if it really is worth a great sum of money, purchasing insurance on it wouldn't be a bad idea. Just my opinion... ;)
 
Wow, that's quite a find. Probably one of only a small handful of 1st gens in that kind of condition, and unfired no less. Wow. Did I say "Wow" yet? Post some pics, please.

My oldest Colt dates to October of 1876, but it's a looooong ways from NIB and still gets a few rounds of 28g FFF, filler, and a 230 gr cast bullet put through it now and then.
OldColt002.jpg
 
Your friend should contact Colt (as suggested above) their phone number is 1-800-962-2658 ex 1343 will get him in touch with the histotical division. A letter from Colt will guarantee the authenticity of the gun and that it has not been altered from it's original configuration.

If original the gun can be on display in any of a number of museums and still be the property of your friends family. It is that rare. It need not be sold but neither should it sit in a box in a vault. Like having a Van Gogh hanging in your closet.

tipoc
 
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