twriggen
Buckeye
What am I missing here? I'm a big Bowen fan but was this a "swinging prosthetic" competition?
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1134883648
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1134883648
Bowen sold at Auction
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That had to be:
I'm getting that gun and I don't care how much it costs. (hic)
LOL
I'm getting that gun and I don't care how much it costs. (hic)
LOL
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twriggen
Buckeye
I'm sure the fact Bowen has announced his retirement has resulted in an inflated value on any of his completed and in the wild gun, but that number just seemed CRAZY to me.
bobski
Hunter
ahhhh its chicken scratch.
heck, my shotguns worth more than that.
heck, my shotguns worth more than that.
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twriggen
Buckeye
For $10k I'd probably part with my 45 Colt 4 5/8" Turnbull/Bown Flattop with SK mammoth ivory grips and not poor man walnut like this one.
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I'd be interested to see if the buyer actually comes through and pays for it...
Locust Fork is a good gal to buy from and she takes lots of really good pictures but I think this time it just came down to 2 or 3 guys with more money than sense
The artist is seldom truly appreciated until they are no longer....
Someone probably didn’t want to wait a couple years for grips plus the gun work, and is likely a collector wanting one since Bowen retired. I’ll bet it never gets fired and will be a safe queen.
LDB
Blackhawk
Maybe he was confused and thought he was getting a personal gun of Joe Bowman.
The same kinda guy that has $3000 worth of work done to a Ruger in the first place. It's a fine custom that was built by a gunsmith who very soon will never work again. Even Rob Rowen said he's slowing down.
You really think someone with no sense pays ten grand for a custom sixgun?
Holy sh*t. Wow. Damn. Ugh, that's really a lot of money for a Ruger. Geez. 
pretty much YES
rammerjammer
Blackhawk
I have a SAA that he replaced the barrel, trigger and hammer cam on as well as regulating the front sight. That should be worth at least $5000
And a NEW Model no less ……that's really a lot of money for a Ruger. Geez.
But wait, there's more. I just don't get it.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1134720701
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1134720701
The gentleman that bought the #5 gun is a collector of fine guns and owns many of the Bowen Best Grade guns as well. It all depends on where a person wants to spend his hobby or passion money. If having a BCA #5 gun is on the short list, go try and find another one. Shoot, last time I looked, a copy of "The Custom Revolver" book by Bowen was listed at over $1000 for sale.
So what exactly makes these revolvers so expensive?
It is partially the quality of work, the fact that you can not get another one like it made with Hamilton having closed his books, the fact that there are VERY few custom revolver-smiths still working with the deaths and retirements over the last couple of years and often the fact that they are an accumulative effort of several artists such as Hamilton, Rob Rowen, Turnbull, Persinger etc.. For most Ruger owners, it makes no sense to have that much money spent on a Ruger that may not shoot appreciably better than a stock Blackhawk. To those who a lovers of custom revolvers for their artistry, uniqueness and level of finish, they are worth the money. Shoot, why do folks still by nice double rifles to go to Africa when there are much cheaper and easier to find bolt rifles that kill just as well.
Gunny268
Bearcat
Robb...+1
Shoot, Rob Rowen has a 5 year wait list just for a set of his grips! That is why he was so willing to let me spend time at his house and shop to learn his techniques just so he could have an alternative he could recommend for folks that may not have that long to live! This set of custom Freedom Arms grips I am working on for a client from California is a referral from Rob simply because the man is in his late 70's and wants a set of custom grips but may not live long enough for Rob to get to them. This man had his pilot fly him up in his private plane to Oregon just to bring me the gun, make a clay impression of the size he gri he wanted and pick his wood. There are folks that elect to spend their disposable income on such things.
Yaworski
Hawkeye
What's with the goofy front sight?
FWIW, I have never paid that much for a car.
FWIW, I have never paid that much for a car.
Yaworski
Hawkeye
Only in my wildest dreams.
In my business, people often say who on earth would pay $10,000 for a stove. That's a good question.
I know a guy who makes about $300,000 a month. He has a nice house, a nice car, gives to charity. What else can he do with it? He buys whatever he wants.
Talegunner
Bearcat
Way back in the mid eighties a new gunsmith on the scene ,did a "Bob Job" on a 7 1/2" Ruger Redhawk . It became a round butt ,2 3/4" barreled snubbie. I met him at a Knoxville gun show where he had some of his early work displayed, including an example like I had built . Really nice young man .......
According to bid history, the guy that bought the first one bid 10k + on the second one, let it go.
For some reason, people always assume it's "more money than sense", as if these folks have piles of money laying around and don't know where to throw them. In reality, those folks are more careful with their money and make more wise decisions than your average debtor. It's not them anyway, it's mostly just dedicated shooters who are passionate about revolvers and choose to spend their money on them. Those that would rather have one truly fine gun than 5-10 mediocre ones. When I had my first custom built, I was making $10/hr. I worked a lot of overtime, took my lunches, saved and sacrificed to pay for it.
The same folks that scoff at spending $10k on a custom gun will throw $1000 or more at a new phone every year, a new vehicle every three or four years, or just throw it away on beer & cigarettes.
The same folks that scoff at spending $10k on a custom gun will throw $1000 or more at a new phone every year, a new vehicle every three or four years, or just throw it away on beer & cigarettes.
Clearly. Seems to be a lot of that going around.
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