anyone know...colt 45 peacemaker??

Nice! Do you fire it or keep it purely as a display piece?

All the best,
Andrew.

 

being a proper Southern gentleman, Dean only uses it for duels.
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New in Box, "NIB" as they say.

Yeah, I like the idea of a duel with only one revolver!

 

yes, provided it's in your hand!

 

I suppose there are always other uses he could find for it...

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Is it an investment piece? I would just sit there looking at it until eventually I could withstand the torment no longer and would have to see what it was like to fire.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

No its not a collector piece, its worth maybe 3 or 400 dollars.

I've just never generated enough energy to buy all the stuff needed (balls, caps, wax/grease, pyrodex etc.).

 

Well, when you do, let us know how it goes.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Nice display piece. Keep it new and the value may rise.

I have a 2nd Generation SAA 4 5/8" barrel .45 Colt that is factory nickel with black grips. It factory letters correct. It's a fun shooter but the sights suck. Lucky I have a "New Frontier" with better sights too.

I'm really looking hard for a 1896 - 1898 1st Generation for my collection. I want one just like my 2nd Generation, but blue and case colored.

 

C-O-L-T is correct for the !st and 2nd Generation SAAs.

I have a 60's National Match that predates the Gold Cup.

I'm looking for an unmolested Series 70 Government Model in as close to new as I can get. They are really getting hard to find since so many people put aftermarket parts on them like they were a small block Chevy.

 

Real men use Black Powder.

 

And clean their guns with soap and water.

 

Ha! You know we did that in boot camp? Called it "hot washing."

 

The new bore foams and gels do a really good job with only half the mess.

 

Before the use of sim rounds (thank you Jerry!) we used miles gear and rifles with blank ammo. Now the gov made blank ammo with black powder and in the 1960's made BILLIONS of rounds. So in the 90's we were still using them. I even keep a box here somewhere that has a manufacture date of 1971.

So as you can imagine, after a weekend in the rain the rifle was a crudded up mess. Back in garrison they would have us all strip down and march with only the rifle broken down in two through the showers. In the shower, a DI in the Green Gumby Suit would use a hose connected to a shower head to squirt hot water under pressure all through out the weapon. Then we all dried off and got dressed in PT gear and out side to the benches where furious scrubbing with CLP would take up the rest of the day.

It sucked!!!

 

I have a friend whose Father, Joe Condon appeared on Johnny Carson doing the fast draw artist thing with Black powder blanks and balloons. It was pretty hard to miss. His Daughter did a whip act with him later here in Las Vegas.

Joe was a Fast Draw Artist, a Magician, and a master gun engraver who made guns for the the Rat Pack and a bunch other Vegas headliners from the 60's till his death in the 90's.

He was really a cool guy and I really miss him.

He produced some beautiful engraved Colts.

Another friend owns a Wild West visiting spot here called Bonnie Springs Ranch just past Red Rock. All the gun fighters use black powder blanks in guns with rusty shot out bores, but they serve the purpose.

http://www.bonniesprings.com/

Bonnie is still there since 1952.

http://www.coolinvegas.com/videos/104731309.html

 

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Nice pair of Pistols. The wood grain style boxes complete it. People are paying crazy prices for just the boxes.

 

had a 9mm Combat Commander also, but it was modded, and not to my taste. Traded it for a blue 77 Trans Am. They are like gold, these old Colts.

 

That'e exactly the one I have. Love it!

 

I have Gold in my portfolio made by H&K, Colt, S&W, Browning, Steyr ,and Blaser. My Gold can shoot!!

 

Can't go wrong with a Colt. Have an original 1911 government issue. Love it.

 

SAA series 1 cartridge guns are VERY expensive these days.

PLEASE Double-check this but, IIRC, the Series 1 (1800's) cart guns fired black power cartridges.

DO NOT fire a modern cartridge in them or you'll wind up with a blunderbus.

 

true, but modern "cowboy loads" MAY be used in some, after they are inspected by a gunsmith. "Cowboy loads" are low power loads with soft bullets, to lessen the recoil, and waste of powder. i dont know that i "would" shoot a 1873-1890's vintage colt, I would be too stupefied by my drool to fire the thing.

You want to see something "ooze" history, look at some of the real cap and ball guns from 1851-1860. Those old Colts and Remingtons just reek of history.

There have been some nice Colts, 1st gen on Gunbroker for under $5000, but i would want to see them in person, and make sure they have a Colt letter, if for an investment.

I should guess a lesser 1st gen Colt can be had for around $3500.00, but i am still unsure i would shoot it, as you said, for fear of damage / injury.

 

In 1896 "Smokeless powder " frame guns were in introduced.

I'm really looking hard for a 1896 - 1898 1st Generation for my collection. I want one in .45 Colt 4 5/8" barrel, blue and case colored.

The date range puts in small group of early "Transition" Smokeless powder SAAs that are true antiques. The serial number range starts around 165,000-182,000 for 1896-1899. Some carry the "VP" proof for smokeless powder and some don't.

The easy way to tell if it is a smokeless transition gun is the vertical screw that holds in the cylinder pin was replaced by a horizontal latch.

All guns numbered 192,000 an higher are all smokeless powder guns produced in or after 1900. There were minor changes to the hammer in 196 and 1908.

As with all Antique Firearms it is best to have a gunsmith that knows the early smokeless guns to prevent something bad from happening.

The last 1st Generation guns are 1940, with some production just after WWII, with the last serial number being 357,859.
The early transition gun I am looking for is a rare bird.

 

post a pic or two in Silver ( if you dont want to in public) if ya get one!!!