Question about Colt Single Action Army Revolver

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DanV1317

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I picked this up from a relative to sell. Wondering what the deal was with it and possibly how much it's worth? I just pulled it out of the box, assumed it has never been touched before. Thanks
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a little more info...

Wow.

A lot.

I'm no expert, but I know what the experts are going to ask: any idea of the date of manufacture? Caliber? Anything special about it?

I'm guessing $2K minimum, maybe more.
 
haha you've got to be kidding. I think i have like 4 of them. I didn't know they would be worth so much so i just grabbed one of them for now to do some research on them. I'll have to check the serial number and see what i come up with. Any good websites that tell the year? I would assume this is a new production type though, not like an original. Thanks for any help.
Dan
 
Several of them NIB on Gunbroker with a buy it now price of 1,195.00. No bids on any of the ones I looked at.
 
SA95xxx makes it a Third Generation gun, probably manufactured in 1992.

From the Blue Book of Gun Values, 27th edition, page 503, a 100% condition gun is now worth about $1300. However, there could be a premium due to the condition of the box, caliber, barrel length, etc.
 
Blue Book prices are guides, not solid prices. I would think $1000-1100 would be more realistic (at least in this area) if an owner really wants to sell it.

Jim
 
Yeah, I agree with you about the BB prices. Also, there are premiums for custom mods that we don't know about here. I'd agree with $1100, but the box does add some. We're at least in the ballpark.
 
Retail price in 1992 was $900-$1K. I bought one from that year off a guy who wanted to buy something else and since he had fired it, I got the gun with box, etc. for $700, but that was in 1993. If you put this one on gunbroker or auctionarms you'll probably see it go higher than $1100....I'm guessing closer to $2K.
 
Well, you're in a little bit of a pickle. The new production guns from the last year or two are head and shoulders above previous 3rd generation guns in terms of fit, finish and overall quality plus they can be had for about $1100. Just from that picture I can tell that it exhibits the typical overpolishing so prevalent in the 3rd generation guns that is not present in the current offerings. So, with those non-factory grips and other possible changes I'd say $1000 would be absolute maximum. Probably more like $800-$900. For me, I'd still rather have a new one than any previous 3rd generation. Unless it was an affordable commemorative (just because they're cool) or a New Frontier.
 
Funny, I dont see "typical overpolishing" from those pics, and walnut grips like those are a factory option...

The gun is worth basically $1100. I retail basic brand new ones from $1100-1249. I would get $1100 plus on auction for that one if I can verify it isnt unturned.

WildgoodluckAlaska ™
 
Look at the dished-out screw holes in the side of the frame, typical of 3rd generation Colt's. If those are factory grips, they are not very well done.
 
I can see it plain as day because I look for it on every Colt I see. It is there and it is why I don't understand why anybody would pay more for an earlier 3rd generation gun in a common configuration than what a new one costs. Rare calibers and configurations excluded. The guys I pity are those that bought them (dealers and individuals) when Colt jacked MSRP up to almost $2000 for a couple years. Those will be very tough to move without losing big money.

Or maybe the average buyer of a new Colt is not as picky as I am, or as picky as they should be shelling out that kind of green. Maybe all anybody needs to see is the word "Colt" to grab for their wallet and blindly shell out $1100 for a SAA that is inferior to two other $1100 SAA's. So maybe my observations are all moot in the current market.
 
I can see it plain as day because I look for it on every Colt I see.
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Every Colt maven looks for overpolishing (especially on Brown box guns)...nor will I say that it does or does not exist on this specimen (I would want angled closeups)...indeed, I have sold overpolished Brown Box guns (for $1400 plus)..

But hey my comments are based on my observations of probably 500 or more Colts over that past 10 years so reeally dont mean much :)

WildandofftosellasaarightnowAlaska TM
 
Sorry sir, but the resume' falls on deaf ears. I see overpriced Colt's all the time and I'm sure those dealers feel the same as you. As a discerning shooter, I'll buy the new guns all day long and leave the older 3rd generation guns to gather dust. Sooner or later people will realize that. My advice would be to sell it at auction now for as much as you can get, before they do.
 
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