Colt Single Action Army

[paplinker]

Did some tree work for my retired mechanic couple weeks back and subject on what we collect came up.Told him I am a 60s and older smith accumulator or some nice High Standards. Told me he had some and was looking to part with what he had around as they do not interest him anymore. One other thing he mentioned was a very old Single action army. I know nothing of these and wondered if they are worth looking into.

Where in the scale of a Smith would they fall in?
A Registered Mag?
A Pre 29?

Also without the time to really study this Model what might be the three or four most important things to observe when i do get to take a look at this gun?

Caliber, finish type,serial number seem the norm but anything that should be a tip off to a great gun?

Seems gunbroker is all over the place and this model was made for a very long time to really hard to learn much quickly.

Thanks

 

[arjay]

It's all about original condition and vintage on these.Be careful of faked martial colts from the 19th century.first generation guns (pre WWII) should have matching serial numbers on the frame in front of the trigger guard,the trigger guard and the bottom of the grip frame.
A lot of first generation guns were rebuilt with 2nd generation barrels and cylinders during the fast draw craze in the 50s and 60s and only have shooter value

 

[824tsv]

I would suggest you join and then post some pic's of the SAA looking for info before laying any money down for it over on the Colt Forum. There is a sticky showing variations but SAA's are a collecting genre all to their own. Not something you can learn about quickly.

 

[long colt frazier]

Rich lots of variables with the old colts. I would advise you to find a knowledgeable colt collector to walk you through that valley. I'm not him;-)
Good Luck.
Mark

 

[gregintenn]

$500 to $250K.
There are a LOT of variables to consider.
I'd definitely be looking into it.