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Curious as to what responses I may get, as I was stuck trying to answer my own question. Here it goes:

As time goes on, there are things that over time gain much popularity and value for reasons sometimes unkown and other times very obvious. This seems to be particularily true with guns, example being the Colt Python. At one point or another we find ourselves reflecting back and wishing we had bought a bunch of now very valuable guns.
My question:
Which pistol do you think in say 20 +years will be a hot-ticket item and why?
 
I think it's the Raygun.....cuz we don't have light sabers yet.
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It's a good question. And I don't have any certain answers. But I think there is a love of things unusual or extreme. Maybe a .50 Desert Eagle. Not a firearm to my taste but if they stopped making them. It might be desirable in 20 or 30 years.

Maybe the 5.7 pistol.

Don't know why but I think the S&W 625 might also be one. Maybe because even now they aren't seen often. A .45 acp revolver might be collectible.
 
Colt 1911, I say that because they are already very valuable, so imagine 30 years from now...

I think anything that they may stop production of could very well become valuable, for example, SIG Sauer stopped making the P228 because the 9mm P229 rendered it obsolete, I think that would be easily worth even more one of these days.
 
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In my nightmares, the Glock 17 will be hailed as an example of classic styling "that started it all"… and be the collector's choice
just like a line from a bad science fiction movie I saw once… "now ALL restaurants are Taco Bell"

Sometimes wonder if the visions of the future from childhood -Cold War turning hot, fallout, Mad Max, etc might be preferable:D
 
I saw that movie, I liked it, other than the guns being locked in a museum and all restaurants being Taco Bell. Though that would not be a problem if they still have the steak taquitos in the future.:)
 
I can't imagine using the sea shells! :eek:

Sorry! Couldn't help my self!

What type of firearms did they end up liberating from the museum in that movie anyhoo?

Personally, I think classic steel framed pistols like the S&W 5906, 4506, 952, etc, will be highly collectible in the future due to the trend of going to either polymers or aluminium alloys by the bulk of the industry.
 
There were a number of guns that were grabbed, I can only remember a few, a S&W 3913(I think that's the model) and my favorite, a HK G11 mocked up as a laser cannon or something, It has been a year or two.

I find myself wondering if I'm the only one who clicked on this thread because I saw the word "Food".
 
Just because it’s bad science fiction, doesn’t mean I don’t like it.:D

I’m wondering when ceramics will "come into their own" in gun design. Also looking for more use of exotic alloys .Inconel 718 is amazing stuff. 6AL4v Titanium is just COOL … any way you look at it !:cool:

Try as I may, I can’t think of a current production mainstream gun that I would look at as an immediate classic... I think we're in an interim period of design ... like the 80's were in cars.:(

No one in their right mind says "Ooooohh! an '82 Mustang, sweet ride"...imo
 
Perhaps guns that come and go quickly. Fad guns. Any of the .45/.410 revolvers. Even the little Bond Arms derringer might become collectable in a .410.
 
That's a really good thought, Animal. I agree, I think this is pretty much an interim period as well. I can't really see my kids and grandkids 50 years from now saying "wow, look at dad/grandpa's cool plastic guns from 2012!" I'm just fine with polymers, they're functional and everything, but I don't think they're going to be considered "classics" 50 or 100 years from now. They will certainly be mentioned in the history books, but we won't IMHO look at them like we look at a 1911 or a BAR or BHP.

I think anything unusual will be collectible. I realize that's kind of a "DUH," but let me explain: everybody has XDs, Glocks, M&Ps, etc. right now. How many people have a Desert Eagle? How many have 5.7s? How many have a Colt DE in 10mm? Stuff that is unusual now will, I think, be super collectible years from now.

Who knows though, maybe 50 years from now when I'm 75 I'll be sitting in my old man recliner watching "Pawn Stars: 2062" some guy will bring in a Glock 19 Gen 4 and get a million bucks for it. ;):D
 
Mint Condition Classic Model...

of anything will be worth a lot 20+ years out. Doesn't matter if it's a SP100, Colt Python, Kimber 1911, Beretta 92 and so on (same applies to long guns like Colt AR's, Izhmash AK's, Benelli M4 Shotguns etc. IMO). So if you have a classic model of anything now and keep it in outstanding/pristine/mint condition, you are better off than buying into the rigged-financial markets IMO.

I guess the only question I have is the definition of "classic" firearm can be quite subjective and even debatable but there are bluebooks for that matter which provide some degree of clarity. For example, my mint Beretta 92 will be worth a lot more in twenty years than say my equally reliable Ruger P95 which I assume will not retian its value and is not considered a "classic" model.

-Cheers
 
I dont think we'll have any more classics honestly. With todays access to information nothing gets missed or overlooked anymore. People buy guns and keep them in the box to sell years later, but it doesnt work when everyone does it. Vintage toys are valuable because most kids played with them, today people buy whole series of them and leave them in the package!
 
I'd go with all metal guns:

Ruger SP101
Beretta/Taurus 92
Beretta Bobcat, TomCat, 84, 85, etc.
Browning Hi Powers
CZ 75's
Pre-lock Smith & Wessons

There's no guarantee any of the above will be available in the future. Of course, if I could predict the future, I'd be rich.
 
The only thing I could really think of that would make a gun valuable in the future was touched on; materials used and design/manufacturer. Right now I'm leaning toward the idea of a colt (anniversary series) being a good example.
 
The HK P7. It's already pretty much a collectors item but in 20 years when they are all spoken for, they'll fetch an even prettier penny. They are a marvel of firearm engineering and very unique in their appearance and operation.

Dan Wesson 1911's are another one for the list. They are as good or better than any gun in their class and not easy to come buy.

People may not agree but I'd also put the Rhino on the list as well. It's another unique and well made gun (complex I'm told but the quality is there) with not many in circulation.

I think those guns contain some of the important traits that go towards making something a collectible; high quality, unique design and limited amounts. Of course there are many more that are a bit more obvious but those three stood out to me.
 
From what I have seen, now that I am in my mid-50s, the items we do not really like or are overpriced tend to become the collectors items.

Look at the military 1911A1. Those of us who dealt with them as soldiers often thought they were a mess. They worked well enough with hardball. My first personally owned 1911 seemed unreliable with anything but hardball and the magazines looked flimsy and easy to damage. I traded it in on a good and reliable revolver.

May those Rhino guns will be collectable. Not many are lining up for one now.

Bren Tens seem collectable now. They were a failure in the market.

Look for something that is overpriced today. Or look for the peak technology that has been eclipsed by something newer and cheaper.
 
Hollywood Is a Factor...

like it or not :rolleyes:. There are so many examples (too many to list) that have resulted in massive sales and collector value increases. The Beretta 92 in Die Hard, S&W Model 29 in Dirty Harry, AR's after Black Hawk Down and so on and so on...Investment wise it's a variable in play. I recently read about a run on the old High Standard K-1200 Riot shotgun after the movie The Getaway with Steve McQueen and they can garner a pretty penny even today.

-Cheers
 
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