Question on a TP100, Value, History, ETC

[jonnybigguns]

I have the opportunity to buy a new in the box TP100 from an old boss. He wants 460.00 for it, I'm assuming it's a fair price seeing that a new GP100 would cost me about 510.00. Anyone have one of these or any information on value?

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Hi Johnny,

Welcome to the forum!

Do you mean "GP100", not "TP100"?

Personally, I'd think $460 was a tad high for a used one, but others who are more knowledgeable about the market are sure to offer an opinion.

-- Sam

 

[jonnybigguns]

No it's TP100 with gold controls. I can't figure out how to post pictures. It's new in the box, I guess the only made 600 of them.

 

[jonnybigguns]

Thank's for the welcome!! :lol:

 

[ctkelly]

Might be a dealer exclusive from this place:

http://www.taloinc.com/strum_ruger.htm

If you look at the last gun at the bottom of the page, the SP101 has this info listed:

Ruger KSP-321X TALO Gold
TALO Exclusive SP101 (KSP-321X) Gold SS .357 2" With gold hammer, trigger, cylinder latch, grip screw Special fancy burl walnut grip insert. 650 produced April 2002. We did a similar number of GP-100 at roughly the same time.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Then I will defer to a higher authority. If it's a distributor/dealer exclusive it could be worth more than a standard GP100.

I'm sure someone will be along with info soon. Good luck!

-- Sam