1903 32-20

It has little to do with caliber in this case. In a word, it's "provenance". And ironclad at that which is rare.

In addition, it has very "appealing wear". Many like the look of honest wear but w/o abuse like buggered screw slots, filed sights, careless dents, etc.

And third, it appears to have all original parts, although it's not stated if the serial #s are all matching, it looks like they could be.

It can also be shot and handled without concern for depreciating its value.

It's a winner in all regards.

So much for the collector-grade firearms market tanking.

Nice looking SAA! If I were going to own a 32WCF, I would want this configuration (4-3/4").

Well that's interesting the bid is like $800.00 "less"now than it was.
Wonder how that happened ?


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I would bet it’s going to fetch quite a bit more money by the end of the auction unless there is something I dont see. Colt letter showing shipment to the Browning brothers is a biggie I would think from a collectors point of view.

Hi There,

72CZ said:

Well that's interesting the bid is like $800.00 "less"now than it was.
Wonder how that happened ?

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If one looks at the bid history (and scrolls to the bottom of the page),
one will see that a bid was: "Retracted at Seller's Request."

Good Luck!
-Blue Chips-
Webb

wlw19958 said:

Hi There,



If one looks at the bid history (and scrolls to the bottom of the page),
one will see that a bid was: "Retracted at Seller's Request."

Good Luck!
-Blue Chips-
Webb

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aaah I see that now.
Thank You !

Hondo44 said:

It has little to do with caliber in this case. In a word, it's "provenance". And ironclad at that which is rare.

In addition, it has very "appealing wear". Many like the look of honest wear but w/o abuse like buggered screw slots, filed sights, careless dents, etc.

And third, it appears to have all original parts, although it's not stated if the serial #s are all matching, it looks like they could be.

It can also be shot and handled without concern for depreciating its value.

It's a winner in all regards.

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What you talkin' bout? Provenance? Who is this Browning guy anyway?

Hi There,

jban said:

What you talkin' bout? Provenance? Who is this Browning guy anyway?

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Surely you jest!

Good Luck!
-Blue Chips-
Webb

I would place very little premium, if any, as to the shipping location. It is shipped to Browning Bros for resale. It wasn't the personal property of John Browning. I have a Colt 1877 shipped to Winchester. It is merely a curiosity, not justification for a hefty premium. If you disagree, PM me, and then send me a big check, and the gun with factory letter is yours!

Yes, I was just jesting.

I would think that having it lettered to the Browning Bros would still bump the sale price even though it would have just been merchandise. If there are 10 bidders and 6 of them couldn't care less about the connection there would still be the 4 who would think it was something else.

On the subject of the Colt 1877 that lettered to Winchester, yes it could be looked at as just a novelty by many but I'd bet if you were to have it auctioned alongside another that comps to it, same condition, lettered to some unknown, it would likely sell at a premium. I wonder what the Cody has on record for that pistol. A person who had a Winchester that was shipped with the Colt as a companion piece would certainly be interested in owning it.

Yes, it begs the question; why not just shipped directly to Ogden from Colt?

What appeals to one doesn't appeal to others and vice versa, and that is the way gun collecting is.

All things being equal, personally I had rather have a Colt shipped to Wolf & Klar than Simmons Hardware.