I need help telling what these are and what I should pay if anything for them.

choicesmade24 · February 12, 2009, 12:11 AM

I have a guy trying to sell me a box full of gunparts. This is the only picture I have and I don't know anything more than he thinks they are .38. Does anybody know what all these revolver parts might be worth.

Please try to take a stab at it.

Thanks!

choicesmade24 · February 12, 2009, 12:40 AM

thanks

Corpsman · February 12, 2009, 12:42 AM

I would venture to guess they are Iver Johnson topbreaks. Do any of the grips have IJ engraved into them?

dmickey · February 12, 2009, 01:10 AM

It looks like a bunch of scrap metal to me!

woad_yurt · February 12, 2009, 01:20 AM

Most of those guns can be bought in decent condition for less than $150, sometimes as low as $85 or so, all day, any day on Gunbroker.

Also, if you don't identify them all, how will anyone know if they need one of the parts?

BTW, I think the one on the bottom left is a S&W Lemon Squeezer type.

CDH · February 12, 2009, 07:58 AM

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It looks like a bunch of scrap metal to me!

My thought exactly.

The OP question appears to assume that what's in the picture are all good gun parts and what their value might be based upon that.

But the bigger question is: "Why did all those parts end up in that box?"
I'll bet that they are all defective in one way or another and this is the junk box full of parts that were replaced with good parts on the guns they used to belong to.
In the case of the mostly complete guns, they might simply be guns deemed not worthy of repair.

So I'm thinking I'd pay maybe $20 for the box... to pay someone to haul it off.

choicesmade24 · February 12, 2009, 11:03 AM

That is kind of what I was thinking. Thanks for your help guys.

**Mike Irwin** · February 12, 2009, 12:50 PM

The BIGGEST question is, what does the seller want for the box?

jdscholer · February 12, 2009, 12:57 PM

There might be a treasure just waiting to be found in that box. My garage is full of treasures like that.

jd

O6nop · February 12, 2009, 02:26 PM

Wait for a gun "buy-back" program and clean up!

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woad_yurt Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2008 Posts: 1,205	Most of those guns can be bought in decent condition for less than $150, sometimes as low as $85 or so, all day, any day on Gunbroker. Also, if you don't identify them all, how will anyone know if they need one of the parts? BTW, I think the one on the bottom left is a S&W Lemon Squeezer type. __________________ A Makarov? Simple, easy and works perfectly every time. ¡Vale!

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jdscholer Senior Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 895	There might be a treasure just waiting to be found in that box. My garage is full of treasures like that. jd __________________ "We're all dummies, just in different ways." Old Okie Philosopher

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O6nop Senior Member Join Date: October 16, 2005 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 291	Wait for a gun "buy-back" program and clean up! __________________ I believe there is safety in numbers.. such as 9x19, .22, .38, .45, .223, 7.62, 6.5x55, .303, .30-06

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Corpsman Member Join Date: January 24, 2009 Location: Key West, unfortunately Posts: 39	I would venture to guess they are Iver Johnson topbreaks. Do any of the grips have IJ engraved into them?

February 12, 2009, 01:10 AM	#4
dmickey Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2006 Posts: 124	It looks like a bunch of scrap metal to me!

February 12, 2009, 11:03 AM	#7
choicesmade24 Member Join Date: December 23, 2008 Location: Midwest Posts: 57	That is kind of what I was thinking. Thanks for your help guys.

February 12, 2009, 12:50 PM	#8
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 14, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 33,152	The BIGGEST question is, what does the seller want for the box?