Most valuable gun in your collection

For me it's a .22 revolver,,,

For me it's a .22 revolver,,,
A pristine 6" Colt Trooper Mk-III.

I paid $750 about 3 years ago,,,
I turned down a cash offer of $1,100 last month.

Nothing I own is super collectable,,,
But many are in that 500-800 range of great shooters.

Aarond

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My most prized is a 1898 Winchester 12 ga. pump shotgun that my grand father bought in1914 from his first months pay on his first paying job. I have many family heirloom guns in my collection and the dollar amount don't mean nothing.
 
It would be the rifle my Grandmother's Grandfather purchased new from Jonathan Browning in Nauvoo just prior to starting out West to Utah. One of those instances when Value and Worth do not intersect.

 
Trigger643 - more pictures please and if you don't mind, please post those images in the black powder forum.

My most "expensive" item is a replica Ferguson breechloading flintlock. Just in case those Yankees want to overthrow George.;)
 
It's a toss up between Grandpa's Winchester Model 1892, 25-20, manufactured circa 1913 and a S&W 1006 I bought new in 1992.

Neither one would probably bring more than $750 tho.
 
Mine used to be an early production stainless Kimber, but it was recently sold to pay some bills. I may get it back down the road, if my brother ever decides to part with it.

Now, it's a Browning 1885 in .30-06.

Most of my guns are fairly common models, or older models people don't want, so, even though they are in good shape, they really aren't worth a whole lot.
 
The most expensive gun I own is an all original, absolutely mint condition, in the box Royal Blue Colt Python.

I bought it in the early 90s when revolvers were a drag on the market for $500.

It's gone up since then.

The most valuable gun to me is my late grandfather's Winchester 94 in 30-30. He bought it new in 1926 and I'm the second owner.
 
There is more to value than mere money...

Ithaca 12ga SxS, 26" barrels, choke full/full, with stock measurements made to my Grandfather's request in 1909.

Market value is only a few hundred dollars, but its value to me is priceless. One of my deepest hopes is that eventually, my granddaughter (or grandson, if one comes along) will own that gun, and understand why it is more than just "some old shotgun".

We hunted squirrels and other things with it when I was a small boy, and when I was big enough, got to use it on my own. He "gave" it to me, when I was 16, with the understanding that I would not get possession of it until I was 25. He wanted to be sure I kept the gun, and kept it in the family. He figured my life wouldn't be stable enough to ensure that, until I was 25.

He was a smart old bird, and he was entirely correct. During those years, every time I got pinched and had to part with one, or more, of the guns I had bought, I got reminded of just how smart he was.

I lost my Grandfather, and gained a legacy, and a responsibility the year I turned 25. Now that I am a grandfather myself, it means even more.

No amount of money can equal this.

There are a lot of people with stories and heirloom guns like this. It is a special way of looking at things, and a way of honoring our loved ones that some people simply just don't understand. If you are one of those of us who "get it", I don't need to explain. If you aren't, I can't explain it to you.

The Colt Government Model that was my Father's, is another one, to me. One Father's day, after I had inherited it, I sort of "snuck off" to the range with it. Wife was a little ticked when I got home, not about shooting, about "sneaking off"...
All I could say was.."I took Dad's gun out and shot it..."

She gave me a look, for a moment...and then hugged me. She gets it, too!
 
Maybe 95% of my guns are shooters and not collector pieces. Some are desirable models, none are particularly rare or special. Highest monetary value is likely this one...

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My most valuable gun is the custom rifle in 30-06 that I have made memorable shots with.

It's dollar value or what it's "worth" is not what's important to me. What's important are the quality and look of the rifle, the memories of what I got with it and shooting it and having the shots hit right on!

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While I paid less than $500 for the rifle with a 2-7 Leu it was priced low and it's quality makes it the finest rifle I own.

I put a Swaro. 3-9 on it for show off as the workmanship is that good. It' has a full length octagon barrel etc.
 
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In terms of dollar figure or sentimental value?

Sentimentally it is a mosin nagant with hex receiver that I picked up at big5 for $99. I saw it after I buried my father. The rifle was made in1933, same year my father was born.

Money-wise the most valuable piece in my safe is probably the safe itself.

-TL
 
I don't have any guns that are especially valuable but my I have a Norinco SKS in excellent condition that I'm quite fond of. But most of my guns are either new plastic pistols or acquired on the cheap.
 
Maybe a Colt M1911 U.S. Army from 1918 or anyone of a few others.

In reality, I have a Winchester 1200 with a Winchoke system I bought in Sears & Roebuck in about 1974 I have hunted quail, dove, pheasant, deer, rabbit, squirrel and etc. I would part with it last of all. Its monetary value is maybe a hundred dollars. We have a lot of memories together, and I have taken very good care of it.
 
My most valuable would be the Remington '03A3 given to me by my father-in-law, certainly in terms of sentiment, perhaps even from a monetary perspective. It's the reason I shoot/reload today-essentially the catalyst for the addiction.
 
1947 Winchester Model 21, 20 gauge, Skeet grade. Original 'made for stock' parts, wood and finish with expected 'field-use' wear, perfect function, full provenance and Cody letter. Would bring a few bucks on the collectors market (not for sale).

 
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