Why are these commanding such a high price ?????

[JPGLSG]

I have seen these revolvers all over the place price wise, one went for over a thousand a while back with the white grips. 650 total run who's to say they will not one day make another run of these.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=477007830

 

[44rugerr]

Economics 101! Supply & demand.

 

[toroflow]

They are kinda cute though. Of course, with no adjustable sights, one may have trouble hitting the broad side of a barn while standing INSIDE the barn!

 

[bedrockfred]

How many of these blackbirds are in forum members hands? I have 2 of 650---bedrockfred

 

[k22fan]

They certainly have a distinctive profile. Is the high polish on the one in the linked auction factory?

 

[Fox Mike]

They are kinda cute though. Of course, with no adjustable sights, one may have trouble hitting the broad side of a barn while standing INSIDE the barn!

I built my own for a lot less than that price...including the initial cost plus the stainless gripframe and furniture. A Bisley trigger is in the process of being installed.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

Nice, Mike . . . but yours has the 4-5/8" barrel whereas the "original" has the 3-3/4" tube. Also there's the difference in sights, with yours being more practical in the real world.

Some collectors care about such things. And even if these were offered again at some future point, they would not be in the serial number range of the "originals", another sticky consideration of the focused collectors.

In addition, the "originals" are stainless but yours is blue (which I like better) so more pickiness involved.

Not saying that the picky guys are wrong, just that they have some pretty stringent game rules.

Bob would have called several of these differences "screwdriver variations".

 

[CraigC]

Not saying that the picky guys are wrong, just that they have some pretty stringent game rules.

I reckon it keeps `em busy and off the streets!

 

[Ale-8(1)]

Not saying that the picky guys are wrong, just that they have some pretty stringent game rules.

I reckon it keeps `em busy and off the streets!

If nothing else, they do help us stay aware of all the fine points.

:mrgreen:

 

[xtratoy]

How many of these blackbirds are in forum members hands? I have 2 of 650---bedrockfred

There is one in my safe. NIB!

 

[xtratoy]

They certainly have a distinctive profile. Is the high polish on the one in the linked auction factory?

Yes.

 

[xtratoy]

From a couple years ago. $1505 :shock:

 

[JPGLSG]

$1505.00.......that is crazy money there, one could of had good Colt for that !!!!!!!

 

[Ale-8(1)]

Yup, but note that it took 25 bids to get there. At least two people liked it . . . a lot.

 

[mr surveyor]

I like Mike's better .... but I'm not a "collector".


jd

 

[Fox Mike]

Nice, Mike . . . but yours has the 4-5/8" barrel whereas the "original" has the 3-3/4" tube. Also there's the difference in sights, with yours being more practical in the real world.

If I can't shoot it I don't buy it. I 'collect' but not to the 'never take it out of the safe' collect. I also know what a 'light show' a 4 5/8 bbl and .22WMR give; I can only imagine what a 3 3/4 tube would be. The one I have above is my 'project' revolver. A 3 3/4 tube is also a very distinct possibility in the future.

 

[medicdave]

I'm fond of short barreled six guns, and it's very easy to modify (and relatively cheap) the single six platform into sheriff model. I'm not a collector, I'm a shooter and if Ruger doesn't offer what I want my brother and I build it.

I'm very fond of the talo super shorty my brother worked over for me and wanted a matching 22. I'm not a fan of the wmr cartridge in a short barrel and wanted an unfluted cylinder so we started with a single ten. Stags were as close a match as I could get with real sambar.





Swapped in a Bisley hammer to match shorty. Hammer dimensions six to ten are the same, the pawls are different. No biggy swapped the pawl to the Bisley hammer and trimmed to fit.



Barrel shortened to 3.75" and made a matching front sight that attaches by screw rather than silver soldered on. Little more tweeking and this one will be done.



This one we made up for my wife as a pinto.



This ones next on the block to be converted to .32 H&R with a brass birdshead. Ignore the stainless erh doing a bit of mock up while waiting on the last parts.