You never know what you'll see in the little shows. Guy walks in with a newer Ruger cardboard box. I finally asked what was in it and he pulls out a nearly new .44 Flat Top with a 10" barrel. Had aged ivory (non-factory) stocks on it, but no originals. It looked so good I thought it might be a factory reblue, but there were a few small lightning streaks on the frame that said otherwise. He said he bought it from the original owner and it was unfired outside the factory. It had just a few tiny scratches from being in a box over the years that kept it from being perfect, but it would be hard to find one better.
Wouldn't take a penny less than $2K. If you consider the value of the ivories if sold separately, minus the cost of replacement factory walnuts, I'd say that made the gun about $1650. I've never really pursued having a 10" .44, but it did make me curious what these actually change hands for nowadays (rather than blue book values, which are pie in the sky).
What say ye? Would you have bought at $2K and felt you got a decent or good deal? Or, was he overpriced?
Still really neat to see somewhere outside Tulsa or some other big name show.
Wouldn't take a penny less than $2K. If you consider the value of the ivories if sold separately, minus the cost of replacement factory walnuts, I'd say that made the gun about $1650. I've never really pursued having a 10" .44, but it did make me curious what these actually change hands for nowadays (rather than blue book values, which are pie in the sky).
What say ye? Would you have bought at $2K and felt you got a decent or good deal? Or, was he overpriced?
Still really neat to see somewhere outside Tulsa or some other big name show.