[stavok]

Fun to watch the action around Singer auctions....what is the verdict of the board on this one?

Lot Detail - (C) RARE, ORIGINAL FINISH, SINGER MANUFACTURING CO., 1911A1 U.S. MILITARY PISTOL.

 

[JohnnyP]

Looks like that one just came out of the woodwork. A little rough around the edges, but looks original.

 

[Gator89]

I can't afford to play in that sand box.

 

[hikerbum]

Wow

 

[MarkInTx]

I can't afford to play in that sand box.

I understand rarity, desirability, and wanting to own something no one else owns but the first bid is over 25 times more than I paid for my first car!

 

[sublimert70]

I truly wish the "winner" all the best but, personally, I could not spend that kind of moola on a "limited" 1911 when there are many other ways to enjoy life never mind helping others...

 

[JohnnyP]

And there are a lot of people that think buying any gun is foolish.

 

[marrunred]

A little crazy but not rich. I wish that I was crazy rich, I'd love to have it. Not sure I needed to see pictures of the plastic case though.

 

[aquadude2]

I understand rarity, desirability, and wanting to own something no one else owns but the first bid is over 25 times more than I paid for my first car!

More than 75 times the price of my first car.

 

[sublimert70]

A little crazy but not rich. I wish that I was crazy rich, I'd love to have it. Not sure I needed to see pictures of the plastic case though.

Yeah, a gun of that rarity and value in a cheap plastic case.... 🤮

 

[Sergio Natali]

I've got nothing to contribute to this is an interesting thread, except that SINGERs are a bit like FERRARI cars, so far way from my league but still a beauty to look at.

 

[Kilowatt3]

I understand rarity, desirability, and wanting to own something no one else owns but the first bid is over 25 times more than I paid for my first car!

More than 75 times the price of my first car.

Man, you guys were a couple of high-rollers! That opening bid is 160 times what I paid for my first car!

 

[stan3]

Mine was 800 times less,...however, in inflation adjusted cost it was $406.00, that is just 98.5 times in 2021 dollars. (Most likely, it will Not Sell for the opening Bid.)

 

[prewar]

Looks like that one just came out of the woodwork. A little rough around the edges, but looks original.

Yes Jonny is correct it did just come out of the woodwork I did not have it in my database Singer # S00036 may be on the market soon as well , I have not seen it yet but it was reported to me and hope to see it soon .

 

[KenHill]

May be my ??monitor?? But the serial number and S.Mfg seems to appear very sharp and more like engraved rather than roll marks. Specifically I was looking for the last three digits to have that “odometer” alignment. These do not and appear too squared away. Might be they were just touched up. Hard to say without handling.


It’s also a newbie on my data base.

 

[JohnnyP]

Yes Jonny is correct it did just come out of the woodwork I did not have it in my database Singer # S00036 may be on the market soon as well , I have not seen it yet but it was reported to me and hope to see it soon .

Several years back number 36 was in one of the Hermann Historica catalogs. Don't remember if it was an auction or for sale, but a very bad fake. It brings up the possibility that there may be two S800036 pistols.

I see nothing wrong with the Singer in the original post.

 

[Scott Gahimer]

Certainly wouldn't be the first time there are multiple guns with the same number. I've had two Singers with numbers re-used by those who fake them.