Charter arms engraved!!

[Heathburden123]

Inherited this charter arms 44 special also engraved could anyone tell me a value on this one please??

 

[eb07]

2-300. Maybe 4 with engraving.

 

[BC38]

The answer to that is totally subjective.

To a collector who likes engraved guns, and gold inlay, probably a grand or maybe even a little more.

To someone like me who likes shooters, maybe $100 more than an un-engraved new one - around $500-$600

 

[colt_saa]

That is a nice engraving job. It cost someone lots of money to have that done.

To duplicate it would easily cost several thousands of dollars in today's market

There is no established market or trend for engraved Charter Arms revolvers.

I doubt anyone can put a selling price on that piece other than the person that ends up buying it.

To get any kind of return on investment you need to find a really big fan of Charter Arms revolvers

While I do love engraved firearms, I doubt that you could offer that to me at a price that both interests me and makes you happy

 

[Rammer Jammer]

Even though it looks well done it will be hard to determine a price for an engraved gun from a manufacturer known more for their budget no frills guns than for "fancy" guns that are more typically engraved.

Plus it is a Charco model which is known as about the worst quality firearms produced from the many different owners/operators of Charter Arms revolvers. It looks cool but nobody is going to pay $1000 for a Charco model.

 

[44specialfan]

First off welcome to the Forum; we're glad to have you join. Would love to see additional pictures showing all the engraved work. As you inherited it, see if you can discover anything in estate records showing who did the work as that may help in establishing value. As colt_ssa indicated in post #4 and from what I can see, the work looks very well executed; and while the revolver itself could accurately be characterized as a "budget conscious" firearm, it obviously held enough value to it's owner - for whatever reason - to justify their making a significant investment having this work done. Hope you'll stick around and share more information with you, and once again welcome!

 

[diyj98]

Lipstick on a pig It is a bit surprising someone would put the time and/or money on a Charter Arms. Perhaps the engraver was still in the learning process and didn't want to work on higher dollar firearms yet.

 

[BC38]

Lipstick on a pig It is a bit surprising someone would put the time and/or money on a Charter Arms.

That seems a bit harsh and unnecessary thing to say about a revolver someone inherited.

Perhaps the engraver was still in the learning process and didn't want to work on higher dollar firearms yet.

That thought occurred to me as well. Maybe someone engraved this one while learning engraving. The Charter would make a good, solid, low-cost "canvas" for perfecting the art.

 

[diyj98]

That seems a bit harsh and unnecessary thing to say about a revolver someone inherited.

Normally the smiley face after the comment implies humor, and I'd think it might be a bit more harsh if it was something he'd actually sunk money into versus being free, but the basic meaning was true. Hopefully the OP isn't overly sensitive.

 

[Heathburden123]

I like bacon!!!

 

[colt_saa]

I like bacon!!!

In my house Bacon is the Fifth Food Group

 

[glenwolde]

A high probability it is some engraver's practice gun, but just to cover all the bases I'd call Charter and ask if by chance they commissioned that for someone. Not likely, but possible it was a factory presentation gun. You never know. They are a friendly bunch and would probably get a kick out of that even if they didn't make it.

There was a large collection of Charters sold off a few years ago that contained a lot of prototypes etc, maybe it came from that. I think Collector's Firearms in Houston sold off the collection, but I could be wrong about that.

But engraving students often sell off their practice guns to raise money to do it all over again.

 

[gman51]

In my opinion it is only worth what a buyer might pay. I would think the market for an engraved Charter Arms is possibly quite small in number. For that reason I think the value is more in favor for buyers not the sellers. But then again I am guessing there aren't very many Charter Arms quality engraved like yours either so that might be in the sellers advantage. The engraving does look like quality art and that there is where the value is.
It just goes back to how much would a buyer pay to have it. I don't care for engravings so I couldn't begin to say what it's worth.

 

[BC38]

Normally the smiley face after the comment implies humor, and I'd think it might be a bit more harsh if it was something he'd actually sunk money into versus being free, but the basic meaning was true. Hopefully the OP isn't overly sensitive.

I get the "humor". Sorry, but it just came across sounding like S&W snobbery

 

[Heathburden123]

Ok found out I ha e a letter from the engraver and a pic of him him engraving it will post tonight when I go pick it up

 

[labworm]

Is this the guessing thread?

 

[Heathburden123]

Other engraved

Here’s another one I found on the internet sold??

 

[Heathburden123]

Has a certificate that say o.vergie was the one to engraved it !!

 

[ShivasIrons]

Sweet! That is something that you do not see every day!

 

[OLDSTER]

I'm a CA fan, and that thing is especially beautiful for us Charter guys.