Increased value?

[BraceCreek]

I have a Ruger 77 tang safety with a low serial number, a friend has a 50th. Anniversary with the same last two digit serial number as the tang safety model.

Would there be a considerable increase in value in having both guns together over there individual values, if yes what % would you guess?

Thank you,
Bracecreek

 

[mr.deerstalker]

absolutely!!!. im a marry up guy my self...

 

[contender]

There are a few folks who pay a premium for such things. Sadly,, not enough Ruger rifle collectors to justify a large increase in values of such guns.
And as always, premiums are subject to more details as well.

 

[GasGuzzler]

I am going to be on the "no, not really" side since 77's aren't collector's items like #1's, gold labels, and revolvers. Find the right guy and it means a lot though.

 

[arfmel]

So, the serial numbers each have the last two digits in common, but are different otherwise?

For example
123-45678
451-23478

For me that wouldn't add much value over the value of each rifle sold individually. The condition of the two rifles would have more effect on the value of the pair, IMO.

 

[Johnnu2]

"Would there be a considerable increase in value....."
I'm not a collector of anything, but I would bet some "considerable" money that the answer is a resounding "NO"...IMHO

J.

 

[thinckley]

I agree with @arfmel it would depend on how much alike the serials are. XXX-123456 and YYY-123456 would add some value, to the right buyer, but they are not real collectible otherwise. (Granted, there are some on GB who are convinced they are highly collectable and are priced accordingly.)

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

I agree with the No, not really.

There are plenty of auctions of low number guns from one collection with the same five digits after the prefix that don't seem to add much premium and end up getting split up. Older non-prefix guns with the same serial number get quite a bit of attention though.

 

[sixmranch]

I agree with the consensus, I don't think it would add much value. I've watched a lot of large collections go through the auction, and the same number items are frequently split up.

 

[mr.deerstalker]

I'll try to clarify my first post. I call it bang for my buck. im talking all old model suff here. no, or very limited prefix stuff. consecutive ser #.... yes, same ser #, different model gun yes....s,d,u...guns married to original ser#. yes. and super hard to do. merry up OM with NM...not so much. I don't like the prefixes and don't collect NM.

 

[6GUNSONLY]

Only the really rare 77s seem to have much price premium. Mr. Deerstalker once priced me a 77 RS in 6.5 Remington Magnum that I wish now I'd bought. You still got that one Scott?
I had s.n. 390 model 77 flatbolt in .308 at one time I wish I'd kept. Traded it here on the forum for a flattop .357.

 

[KWend54]

I am going to be on the "no, not really" side since 77's aren't collector's items like #1's, gold labels, and revolvers. Find the right guy and it means a lot though.

I agree the above two rifles hold no real collector value.
But, I disagree with M77’s not being collectors items…. obviously, they don't have the notoriety of the #1's, Flattops, Single Sixes etc. but that doesn't mean they aren't "collectors items"!
I'm a collector and know of many guys that are interested in low numbered, early or unusual M77's. People "collect"all sorts of anything Ruger…. M77 's have their rightful spot!

 

[thinckley]

M77 's have their rightful spot!

that's a very fair statement.

 

[contender]

I will agree that the M77 rifles can be collectable. As noted,, just not as many M77 rifle collectors as there are those who collect other models.
But I think there's a book on collecting the M77's done by a guy named "Ronnie Burke."

 

[gnappi]

Everything made that has had mistakes in production, is out of the ordinary, or becomes rare is collectible, and that's what makes collecting interesting.

I admit to not understanding the level of nuances that collectors of stuff deem worthy of higher value but for the things I do have a collection of (guitars and guns) the very last thing on my mind is purchase price or future sale value when I buy. I'll likely be gone from this earth when they eventually do get sold.

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

I don't dispute that M77's can be collectible.

But if I understood the OP's question correctly, he is wondering if a pair like 70-12396 and 776-21096 (or such) might have a collector premium as a pair due to the last 2 digits being the same than the two individual guns would be worth on their own. To that question, I say "No".

If they are each worth $1000 on their own, as a pair I would think they would be worth $2000. No extra value for the serial numbers ending in the same 2 digits.

 

[The Norseman]

I have a Ruger 77 tang safety with a low serial number, a friend has a 50th. Anniversary with the same last two digit serial number as the tang safety model.

Would there be a considerable increase in value in having both guns together over there individual values, if yes what % would you guess?

Thank you,
Bracecreek

I haven’t seen it, but out of curiosity what
cartridge are these Ruger Rifles.

 

[chet15]

Well, the 50th Anniversary model actually started with 7750-000xx, and there weren't many of that one made, so if he has a two digit of the original tang safety, which would be a non prefix serial number flatbolt, then hell yes its collectible!!