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1873 SAA Colts / What is the market like for centerfire 1873's (1st, 2nd, 3rd Gen)?
« on: January 26, 2022, 08:09:57 AM »
I saw the thread here on the Rock Island auction and randomly check GunBroker but, prices are all over the place and reliable sales pricing is scarce and often without regard to the condition.
My normal sources for Italian Percussion/Black Powder 1873 options are all chronically back ordered so, I have also been looking at centerfire options. Occasionally I stumble across old Gen 1 pistols which generally have frosted and pitted bores but, I'm really thinking of a Gen 2 "shooter grade" pistol. I'm not looking to run 45LC +P loads so, any Colt 1873 should work well for me. I am less enamored with a 44-40 or 38-40 but, if the right pistol showed up I could go that direction too.
Where should I be looking and what should I be looking to pay for a ~Gen 2 45LC pistol these days? Would $1500 get me something not new but, also not abused or rust pitted?
TIA,
Sid
My normal sources for Italian Percussion/Black Powder 1873 options are all chronically back ordered so, I have also been looking at centerfire options. Occasionally I stumble across old Gen 1 pistols which generally have frosted and pitted bores but, I'm really thinking of a Gen 2 "shooter grade" pistol. I'm not looking to run 45LC +P loads so, any Colt 1873 should work well for me. I am less enamored with a 44-40 or 38-40 but, if the right pistol showed up I could go that direction too.
Where should I be looking and what should I be looking to pay for a ~Gen 2 45LC pistol these days? Would $1500 get me something not new but, also not abused or rust pitted?
TIA,
Sid