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Sunday bump

$700 **SOLD**: I have a nice 1917 S&W 45 acp Army issue revolver. Finish is mostly gone but appears to be from handling not polishing. Bore and cylinders look very good. Mother of pearl grips, no originals. A modified original holster and some 45 AR cartridges in hand tooled leather holders are...

Wow! "An 1886 Winchester rifle that once belonged to a man who helped capture Apache leader Geronimo has sold for $1.2 million at an auction. The Rock Island Auction Co., of Illinois, says it became the most expensive single firearm ever sold at auction when it was presented for sale in late...

Took additional pics showing both sides.

I took some additional pictures, hopefully they show things in better detail. I don't know if the holster is correct for a 1917, looks like its been highly modified. Do the grips look like MoP? One detail of note is the "S" + a number over the serial number under the barrel and inside the...

Dang, guess I was hoping a gun of this age and condition would go for more than that :( Seems I saw a couple on Gunbroker in the 600-1000 range. Oh well, Ill try and get some additional pics up later today.

Thanks for the help guys, knew I came to the right place. Would it hurt its value if I cleaned the bore and cylinders? Would I increase the value vs the money spent by trying to find the correct stocks, of course they wouldn't be original to the pistol. Would a holster increased the value by...

I have a 1917 Army version. I inherited this pistol along with several others and have spent some time learning what each pistol is to the best of my ability. I want to sell this pistol so am trying to get an approximate value, retail/wholesale, I realize it's difficult to tell and my...

I have a Model 1 1/2, second issue I believe, correct me if I'm wrong. I inherited this pistol along with several others and have spent some time learning what each pistol is to the best of my ability. I want to sell this pistol so am trying to get an approximate value, retail/wholesale, I...