Thanks to all for the warm welcome, Yes TOM I have a few Colts and even have one Remmie somewhere in the cabinet or on the wall, or on a shelf. Two years ago I had an owner of a local gun shop offer me a 36cal Colt for $300.00. I went over and examined it expecting to see a Pietta or ASM, wrong... it was a 1862 Colt from Colt not a repo. I told him that this was in fact the REAL DEAL, and told him what an average price should be for it. His responses was if you want it for $300 you can have it even thou I offered to pay him more than the asking price. So to make long story short it came home with me, still feel guilty that I got it for the low price. Health has began to get the better of me and it has crossed my mind to go ahead and reduce my collection of all my firearms so the wife will not have to deal with disposal after I'm gone. Biggest thing is I don't want kids coming in like vultures or to have a "Friend" lowball her. But have decided that as long as I can wobble over to the cabinet and pick up one to admire it then they will just stay here.