Pretty close to what I was thinking. The serial number is made me think.Long framed Super, in the mahogany box.
Minty condition, as shown, according to the RENE Guide,,$2575.00.
Make sure the "side down" is in as good a shape as the side shown.
Yeah, I have always known not to store guns in holsters or display boxes. However, several years ago I bought a pair of 150th Anniversary Colt 7 1/2" SAAs in a beautiful lined walnut box and it was the only safe place to store them in my crowded safes. After giving it great deal of thought I finally encased each revolver with pieces of tiny bubble wrap. It appears to have worked as the guns & the box are safe and clean. They are stored with lightly oiled interiors and dry exterior that gets wiped down every time the box is opened. So far that appears to be working.PLEASE don't store it in that box. The red felt will leave stains on the left side of the gun.
Sorry, you may have already known that.
I make my own boxes, but I use velvet instead of felt. THAT IS how I store them. I have some matched sets in boxes that have been there for 40 years. Is it the felt that is what's bad? If so, I wonder why the manufacturers continue to use it!PLEASE don't store it in that box. The red felt will leave stains on the left side of the gun.
Sorry, you may have already known that.
I have my Dad's Winchester 69-A, circa 1935. When he went in the Navy in 1941 he put it in a vinyl gun case and left it in Grandpa's closet. As far as I know it was not fired again or removed from the case until 1957. Then I saw it and asked to see it. It DID get fired in the early 1960's, by both Dad and I. It finally left the case and was stored in a gun cabinet, a Father's Day gift from me in about 1980. It now resides in my Gun Safe, and has since Dad passed.....I KNOW for a fact that any firearm in a 'vinyl; case that does NOT breathe, the gun will rust due to moisture that condensates ( temp changes) like air conditioning, or summer heat , winter cold, and on and on...
My FIL brought back a Luger and a Nazi flag, both recorded on capture papers. He kept it for some years, and then gave it to his father in the late 1950's when they drove to FL and bought a condo in St. Petersburg. When Great Grandpa died, my wife and I went down to clean out the condo and bring back some of the family's prized possessions. Among the belongings were a family bible dating back to the 1700's, a cased set of silverware and that old pistola, still in the original leather flap holster. The spare magazine was missing, but stuck deep in the mag pouch was a 9mm round, waffenampt and all. All of the items were stored in a musty damp mold-ridden Florida closet.I had a friend bring me a WWII "trophy' to 'clean up and check it out"... It was brought back after the war and stored in an attic while still in the German officer's leather holster. This event was late 1970's so all those years in the leather in the attic should have had a terrible effect on that gun, but it was as clean as the day it was holstered by that officer. I was taken aback when I found battlefield soil inside the crevices of the grip panels... Still remember that. Gun was 100% inside and out. Go figure!
p.s. Forgot: agree that a three digit, long frame, OM Super in it's box could be worth $2500 TO A COLLECTOR.....
J.
My 1960's Mossberg 12 ga. deer gun has a short barrel with rifle sights. I got it for 40 bucks the first year I began hunting. The barrel was pitted when I got it. I clean it and oil it every year after deer season and then it is stored in a cabinet. Then, the next November I have to run a brush thru the bore because it rusted slightly over Summer.I know the old Remington870s left over night after a day of hunting all too often got rusted and pitted in little or no time....just simply wipe it down before leaving it.......
I found an old silverware case for my 1st issue Colt DS snub nose, it has some kind of tarnish retardant, so far so good.Yeah, I have always known not to store guns in holsters or display boxes. However, several years ago I bought a pair of 150th Anniversary Colt 7 1/2" SAAs in a beautiful lined walnut box and it was the only safe place to store them in my crowded safes. After giving it great deal of thought I finally encased each revolver with pieces of tiny bubble wrap. It appears to have worked as the guns & the box are safe and clean. They are stored with lightly oiled interiors and dry exterior that gets wiped down every time the box is opened. So far that appears to be working.
welcome to the forum, nice looking OM 44 Super, with the case,,,are you certain it is a LONG frame??? under the grip panel will be a letter "C" stamped in the panel,,hard to see in the picture,,,,as noted above, would be nice to see a picture of the 'down side" ( left side) of the gun as to its condition from any 'setting' ,being left in that case,,,,,,, correct info will affect the proper pricing for you...........