J. Edgar Hoover's Reg. Magnum (Reg. No. 1)

[29-1]

Hoover's RM

Curtis, to me RM #1 is like S130927, the first commercial pre-29. I'd pay more for that one than S147220, which was Elmer Keith's. To each his own, but for me, there's always been just 1 # 1.
Chuck

 

[ddixie884]

This is a very dark and sad story, all in all.

 

[whelenshooter]

Curtis, you'd be stealing it for 20k. I'd go 5 times that in a heart beat and still be getting a good deal.
Chuck

Wow! If you can make that kind of offer, you're in a financial class far and above me! I hope you never fall off your wallet; it sounds like you could get seriously injured!

I'm glad that someone who has this kind of money is interested in things like Smith & Wessons. I've been begining to think that people with your kind of financial ability only have interest in Andy Warhol style art, and attending fundraisers for anti-gun political candidates. I'm sure you worked hard for what you have. Congratulations! My hat is off to you! If you ever get J. Edgar's handgun, please post a photo of it so I can enjoy it vicariously.

 

[whelenshooter]

Concerning the value of Hoover's RM; I wouldn't pay ten cents for it. I would love to own Frank Hamer's Colt, I would love to own George Patton's Colt, I would love to own Tom Horn's Remington, and I would love to own the Colt that Gary Cooper carried in "High Noon", and that is because I have respect for these men. I have no respect for J. Edgar Hoover. I have nothing but contempt for him. I wouldn't want anything that once belonged to him, whether it is his Smith & Wesson or his favorite dress.

If you like the man or not, you still have to admit that what he did to create the FBI, and what he did with the FBI (good or bad), are important parts of United States history. The first registered .357 is an important part of Smith & Wesson history no matter who owned it and what he did with his life. The fact that J. Edgar owned it makes the gun also part of United States history. To me, having this gun would be GREAT! Maybe I'm overly sentimental and give excessive value to such things, but being able to touch that gun would make me feel like I was somehow linked to the amazing events in the history of this country. It was for this same reason that I visited Elmer Keith at his home in 1979 and I felt honored to shake his hand and hold his personal .44 Magnum.

I'm the first to admit that I really get off on History.

I have a friend who thinks I'm stupid for being interested in history or would be willing to pay a lot of money to own one of Elmer's guns. He would say that Elmer's .44 isn't worth as much as a newer .44 because it isn't made of stainless steel, and it wasn't made with the endurance package. He sees no value in something being rare or the fact that an item was once owned by a famous person.

To each his own!

 

[Leonard]

Does anyone know who has Hoovers dress?

 

[flagman1776]

Keith... now we're talkin'.
Russ

 

[Antibubba]

From everything we know about Hoover now, they should have given him a Ladysmith!

I love History.

 

[K38]

I don't mean this in any way to be disrespectful, but is there any chance he was burried with it?


DLB
FKWG

 

[Leonard]

Perhaps in it?

 

[N_itis]

I think I heard that Nixon gave it to Elvis although no one knows what happened to it after that although someone thought that Nicholas Cage married Elvis daughter in the hopes of getting it but then Michael Jackson might have gotten it earlier but traded it in on the rights to the Lennon/McCartney songs. Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket.

Maybe it was his DEA issue gun.