Condition is everything , and it sounds like this one is as good as it gets .
Most of the time some fool winds up with a gun like this and takes it to the range and shoots it . They are only "unfired except at the factory 3 rounds ,every other chamber" until someone decides to shoot it, then it no longer has that degree of collectability , and can never again have it. That being said , a 28 is certainly no 27 as far as collectability but, they do have a solid hardcore following , and as 27s are slipping out of a lot of peoples price range, many are turning to the slightly more affordable, although not as handsome , model 28. A real nice example is easily a $ 700-$ 800 gun , and that's one that has been fired a bit, no box papers or tools.
This one, as described , would be a very scarce find , because as I mentioned earlier , most people , other than the serious collector, do not respect the rarity and collectability of a true unfired gun (outside of the factory) and they run right out and devalue the gun hundreds of dollars at the first chance they get . I would put a value on it around $ 1,000 .
If you think that's high , you are a shooter and not a collector, and this would not be the correct gun for you. After all, a very nice 98 % shooter can be had for around $ 750- $ 800 . Leave the collector grade guns for the collectors , please. Less than 1 % of the guns out there are truly unfired except by the factory . Ten years from now, that percentage will drop to about 1/3rd of 1 % as most of the younger generation doesn't care about collecting . When grandpa passes on and they inherit his unfired pride and joy which has managed to survive 50 years in the box at the very back of his underwear drawer,
they are going to shoot it . I Guarantee it . And this situation is happening a hundred times a day , all across this nation. Think about it .
Lewis
