OM 45 Colt Convertible Value ?

[PackN]

I would like one of these and need to know what a Fair Price on a 4 5/8" Barrel'd should be?? I was Shell Shocked at one at a Show today when I turned the Price Tag over and it Said "$875" ! I ended up finding a NM Long-Legged One instead but still want that Short Barreled One!! All Valued Opinions will be Deeply Appreciated!!

Thanks in Advance!!
PackN

 

[tacklebury]

Numrich gun parts corp has barrels show up occasionally, although I didn't see a 4-5/8" listed there. I haven't attempted it, because I like my 5.5", but a call to Ruger might score a different barrel, although they might require you to send the gun to them for fitting. Good luck finding your desired gun regardless.

 

[Axehandle]

Any OM BH 45 Colt generally commands a premium. The 4 5/8 version a little more, and even more for the convertible version... For a shooter the budget wise path is to start with a straight up 45 Colt and scrounge up a 45 ACP cylinder for it...

 

[contender]

Due to the few years of production of the OM 45's before they went to the NM's,,, added with the demands a lot of collectors AND shooters have placed on them,, the prices are a bit steeper than many other models. Add in all the SASS shooters who "gotta have a 45" and it has truly driven the prices up.
That said,, the current RENE price guide for a minty 45 Colt OM,, in 4-5/8" bbl is valued at $825. The 7-1/2" one is listed at $755. If you find a brass framed one that letters,,the 4-5/8" will fetch $1700 and the 7-1/2" will be $1780. The convertable 4-5/*" is at $995,, while the convertable 7-1/2" is $880.
That said,, I was LUCKY enough to score a boxed 7-1/2" OM 45 recently for $525,, and over the years,, I've bought them for as little as $160 to as much as $1200. (The lettered brassie, boxed cost me the most,) so it can vary.
Best advice if you want one,, keep looking,, and be prepared to buy w/o hesitation when the deal pops up!

 

[flatgate]

One MUST realize that the production quantities of the OM .45's are SMALLER than the fantastic .44 mag. cal. Blackhawk "Flattops"!!

So, these babies can command some serious value, depending on condition, presence of a proper box and barrel length. The 4-5/8" versions usually attain the highest values.

Be advised that there are also Brass Grip Framed versions of these guns.....

It took me quite some time to get my paws on a decent set of these guns...

JMHO,

flatgate

 

[Bucks Owin]

Be advised that there are also Brass Grip Framed versions of these guns.....


flatgate

I let one slip away for $350 twenty yrs ago..

 

[PackN]

Thank you fellas for giving me all this Valued Info on my next Hunt!!

PackN

 

[jazzman]

I would like one of the OM convertible ones also but realize that I am priced out of the market. What about a new model. I really want a stainless one but I know they stopped making them. What can I expect to have to pay for a new model 45 colt stainless convertible if I can find one.
I know Dale has one that really looks nice.

Jim

 

[Red Cent]

If your reference to a three screw is the old model, what reference do you use for the middle model Blackhawk? We refer to the ist gen Vaquero and the niddle model Blackhawk as the old models.
1st Gen Blackhawk (3 screw), 2nd Gen Blackhawk (old model), 3rdGen Blackhawk (new model).

 

[Ale-8(1)]

The Flattops from 1955 to 1962, and the later versions from 1962 to 1973 are both three-screw Old Models.

The Flattops are usually just called Flattops, snd the 1962/1973 guns referred to as Old Models or "protected sight" models.

Post-1973's are New Models. The original large-frame Vaqueros are New Models, as are all the other guns made with the transfer bar ignition system.

The "generation" classifications haven't really caught on in Rugerdom.

 

[deserttrans]

Very gud definitions Ale.....

 

[Ale-8(1)]

Well, they're just what seems to get used in most of "the books" and on most 'net sites. I surely didn't come up with them.

Red's comments of "generational" distinctions may get more attention as Ruger continues to evolve new models. Right now we basically have Old Models and New Models, with some subdivisions therein.

However, time has a way of marching on . . .