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Old 08-06-2017, 10:50 PM
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How bad will I kick myself for not getting this pistol? A lot of honest wear, very little bluing left, but was USN 1000. Sn 5233. Sold for cheaper than I thought it would, but it was in poor cosmetic shape. Stated that it was good mechanically. What would you have paid for this pistol? Fair price?
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Old 08-07-2017, 01:18 AM
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That gun has been rode hard and put away wet! it's a rare gun, but so are collectors that would pay more than maybe $600 to $750 just to have an example, until they could upgrade it. IMO. Ed.
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Old 08-07-2017, 10:15 AM
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I have a weakness for stuff like that, but I expect you would be kicking yourself as soon as you tried to find the proper ejector rod knob.

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Old 08-07-2017, 10:30 AM
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The problem is, how far was the winning bidder willing to go? You can speculate all you want, if the winner had more gas in the tank, he/she may have been willing to go alot higher.
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Old 08-07-2017, 10:51 AM
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Out of curiosity, how much was the final price?
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Old 08-07-2017, 10:58 AM
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How bad will I kick myself for not getting this pistol? A lot of honest wear, very little bluing left, but was USN 1000. Sn 5233. Sold for cheaper than I thought it would, but it was in poor cosmetic shape. Stated that it was good mechanically. What would you have paid for this pistol? Fair price?
I have one in fairly nice condition... it was around $1700, pretty expensive but I was glad to get it. My own collecting philosophy is to only look at pretty nice original condition or I just wait. I've also stopped short of several that I regretted later. I try to remember that collecting old guns is a hobby of patience where the length of the search adds considerably to the joy of acquisition.
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Old 08-07-2017, 11:35 AM
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In the event that the new owner is a member of the forum, I hate to give the purchase price. I do not know what the etiquette is for such revealance?
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You might answer the question in a PM to the one that asked it. I agree releasing purchase price wouldn't be correct, but if this was bought on an on-line auction or gunbroker, the price paid is listed on line for all to see.
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Old 08-07-2017, 12:09 PM
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The correct extractor rod nobs are available.

The surface condition of this gun looks to have a lot of significant pitting. That might deter some potential buyers.

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Is posting the gunbroker link appropriate?
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Okay, it was on liveauction. Don't have an account so it'll have to remain a mystery. LOL.
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Your mailbox is full. Can't reply. Thanks for the information.
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I think it was this one. Sorry guys, sometimes you overthink stuff. This is public information.
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Nothing wrong with it that a trip to Ford's wouldn't fix.
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If I had a $0.01 for every time I over thought something, I would now have $0.02.
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