Colt signature series 1994 set - buy?

dendang · October 7, 2012, 12:23 AM

I have a chance to pick up all 4 of the 1994 models of black powder revolvers. All 4 are unturned, unfired, and include original packaging. The kicker is they each have the matching gray box accessory sets specific to each model.

Any advice on pricing?

1860 army
Walker
1851 navy
1849 pocket dragoon

Doc Hoy · October 7, 2012, 04:38 AM

2400.00 to 3000.00.

That about right guys?

Beagle333 · October 7, 2012, 06:36 AM

I'm gonna go with $3000-3200. Most of em I've seen, unturned - with boxed accessory sets, are running around $800± per.

Granted, I haven't been specifically searching for one..... this is just what I've seen.

brushhippie · October 7, 2012, 07:28 AM

Doc, that would be an awesome buy, at auction Beagle is probably right but as a package deal you should be able to swing Docs numbers....either way you are a lucky DOG! You simply MUST show us!!! PICS man!

dendang · October 7, 2012, 08:12 AM

So...$1950 is a no brainer then?

Fingers McGee · October 7, 2012, 12:48 PM

Quote:

So...$1950 is a no brainer then?

To put it succinctly ........ Yes.

I think Doc's and Beagle's estimates are the proper range for what they are worth

dendang · October 7, 2012, 05:29 PM

Thanks so much gentlemen. I picked them up. Everything is there, all the packaging, paperwork, etc. Obviously I can't/shouldn't shoot them, so I'd like to get some advice about how to store them. I've heard about rennaisance wax. Is that a good or preferred way to protect these from corrosion?

I'll post pics later this evening.

Doc Hoy · October 8, 2012, 05:15 AM

...."Holy Crap!"

In the immortal words of Gary Gilmore, "Lets do it."

dendang · October 8, 2012, 02:56 PM

Well, I wanted to fulfill my promise to post pics, but my Bronco's lost last night so I was a little grumpy. I did take a couple teasers this morning before leaving for work. I'll post better, more complete pics in the next day or so.

I'd still love to get some advice about properly storing or displaying these.

Here's the cartons as they sit unpacked on my workbench.

Here's the Walker and it's accessories placed in a display case.

Here's the print brochure that the seller included with the set.

Fingers McGee · October 8, 2012, 06:33 PM

Great pics. You got lucky getting the white shipping boxes. They are usually the first thingto go. Guess you'll be on the lookout for Sig Series presentation cases now. They do show up from time to time.

Beagle333 · October 8, 2012, 08:06 PM

That sure is a pretty Walker.... I like a Walker!

You should put a pic of that in "The Dragoon Thread".

Doc Hoy · October 9, 2012, 05:43 AM

...and nice find.

dendang · October 9, 2012, 11:10 AM

Thanks again everybody. I'm real pleased to have found this little treasure.

Quote:

...Guess you'll be on the lookout for Sig Series presentation cases now. They do show up from time to time.

Fingers, where might I find these boxes? Here?

Fingers McGee · October 9, 2012, 03:09 PM

dendang, GunBroker.com and believe it or not, Ebay are good sources to keep an eye on.

October 7, 2012, 12:23 AM	#1
dendang Member Join Date: February 10, 2012 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 33	Colt signature series 1994 set - buy? I have a chance to pick up all 4 of the 1994 models of black powder revolvers. All 4 are unturned, unfired, and include original packaging. The kicker is they each have the matching gray box accessory sets specific to each model. Any advice on pricing? 1860 army Walker 1851 navy 1849 pocket dragoon

October 7, 2012, 04:38 AM	#2
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	I am going to guess... 2400.00 to 3000.00. That about right guys? __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

October 7, 2012, 06:36 AM	#3
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	I'm in your neighborhood, Doc. I'm gonna go with $3000-3200. Most of em I've seen, unturned - with boxed accessory sets, are running around $800± per. Granted, I haven't been specifically searching for one..... this is just what I've seen.

October 7, 2012, 07:28 AM	#4
brushhippie Junior member Join Date: June 4, 2012 Posts: 70	Doc, that would be an awesome buy, at auction Beagle is probably right but as a package deal you should be able to swing Docs numbers....either way you are a lucky DOG! You simply MUST show us!!! PICS man! Last edited by brushhippie; October 7, 2012 at 05:44 PM.

October 8, 2012, 05:15 AM	#8
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	1950.....As Peter Boyle said.... ...."Holy Crap!" In the immortal words of Gary Gilmore, "Lets do it." __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

October 7, 2012, 08:12 AM	#5
dendang Member Join Date: February 10, 2012 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 33	So...$1950 is a no brainer then?

October 7, 2012, 05:29 PM	#7
dendang Member Join Date: February 10, 2012 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 33	Thanks so much gentlemen. I picked them up. Everything is there, all the packaging, paperwork, etc. Obviously I can't/shouldn't shoot them, so I'd like to get some advice about how to store them. I've heard about rennaisance wax. Is that a good or preferred way to protect these from corrosion? I'll post pics later this evening.

October 8, 2012, 02:56 PM	#9
dendang Member Join Date: February 10, 2012 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 33	Teaser Pics Well, I wanted to fulfill my promise to post pics, but my Bronco's lost last night so I was a little grumpy. I did take a couple teasers this morning before leaving for work. I'll post better, more complete pics in the next day or so. I'd still love to get some advice about properly storing or displaying these. Here's the cartons as they sit unpacked on my workbench. Here's the Walker and it's accessories placed in a display case. Here's the print brochure that the seller included with the set.

October 8, 2012, 06:33 PM	#10
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	Great pics. You got lucky getting the white shipping boxes. They are usually the first thingto go. Guess you'll be on the lookout for Sig Series presentation cases now. They do show up from time to time. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

October 8, 2012, 08:06 PM	#11
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	That sure is a pretty Walker.... I like a Walker! You should put a pic of that in "The Dragoon Thread".

October 9, 2012, 05:43 AM	#12
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	Great pics... ...and nice find. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

October 9, 2012, 03:09 PM	#14
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	dendang, GunBroker.com and believe it or not, Ebay are good sources to keep an eye on. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

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