Re: Colt Officer\'s Model Special(Worthwhile Collectible)?
I'm right partial to the OM Special in 22...it has a homeliness with that bull barrel that appeals to me. On the other hand, I see them from time to time (Not boxed as is the one you've seen) and they seem to be a bit hard to move even in 22 which tends to bring a premium.
My OM Special 22 is unblued at the muzzle face. My OM Match 22 is blued. I have heard other folks speak of unblued muzzle faces with OM Matches, but haven't seen one that I remember.
If the weapon is truly mint and with all accesories, it's hard to imagine it not appreciating, though you're paying as has been suggested about a hundred to a hundred fifty YankeeDollars over what I'd want to pay for it. For a pricing guide, you might check the a few of the more current GUNLISTS and cf to the current Fjestad BLUE BOOK.
I've no personal interest in the 38 versions, and as I said, based on sales of the "more desirable 22's," I do believe it's not as easy a weapon to move at a premium as the OMM. On the other hand, gun fanciers are fickle and there must be others who find it an interesting and attractive piece.
I buy what interests me at a price that seems reasonable to me based on how much I want the piece---I'm never that concerned about how it may appreciate for the next generation and, that way, unless I grossly overpay based on an inaccurate reading of condition or what I erred in thinking it was, I never feel bad about the price paid.
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"And the blithe revolver began to sing/ To the blade that twanged on the locking-ring..."
I'm right partial to the OM Special in 22...it has a homeliness with that bull barrel that appeals to me. On the other hand, I see them from time to time (Not boxed as is the one you've seen) and they seem to be a bit hard to move even in 22 which tends to bring a premium.
My OM Special 22 is unblued at the muzzle face. My OM Match 22 is blued. I have heard other folks speak of unblued muzzle faces with OM Matches, but haven't seen one that I remember.
If the weapon is truly mint and with all accesories, it's hard to imagine it not appreciating, though you're paying as has been suggested about a hundred to a hundred fifty YankeeDollars over what I'd want to pay for it. For a pricing guide, you might check the a few of the more current GUNLISTS and cf to the current Fjestad BLUE BOOK.
I've no personal interest in the 38 versions, and as I said, based on sales of the "more desirable 22's," I do believe it's not as easy a weapon to move at a premium as the OMM. On the other hand, gun fanciers are fickle and there must be others who find it an interesting and attractive piece.
I buy what interests me at a price that seems reasonable to me based on how much I want the piece---I'm never that concerned about how it may appreciate for the next generation and, that way, unless I grossly overpay based on an inaccurate reading of condition or what I erred in thinking it was, I never feel bad about the price paid.
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"And the blithe revolver began to sing/ To the blade that twanged on the locking-ring..."
