Why Is Buying A Pair of Consecutive Guns A Thing?
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It is one thing to buy a pair of guns NIB and find that they are consecutive, it is an entirely different experience finding something consecutive to a gun you own loose in the wild. The older the gun the greater the rush. Part of the thrill of the hunt I guess. I never thought it was a thing myself until the first time I saw a rifle for sale at a local auction and thought "I think I have the serial number next to this" and thus it started. The CMP has made a business model of auctioning consecutive M-1 rifles, which is kind of cool seeing them united from the assembly line 70-80 years ago (although they weren't necessarily produced in consecutive order), which adds another dimension to collecting that rifle, but to find more mundane martial or civilian arms years later that sit numerically next to something you already have in your collection is one of those "Oh WOW!" moments.
AJ
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Some folks like having the consecutive serial numbered guns and some don't. Just that simple If I had a pair of guns like that I would probably keep them. I would not go looking to buy a set though. As stated the guys buying at CMP's auction site will pay large dollars to get them.
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There are sometimes practical reasons…cowboy action shooters with two gun setup. my brother and I have bought consec guns so we have one each. People buy them for their kids…
I'm not much of a Colt person but who would not want to own these. The Colt Collector's Club had them on display at NRA Atlanta.
I have twin Grandsons and it would be nice to have consecutive serial numbers for when I gift these to them in the future...of course the "oldest" twin should get the earlier serial number...Roger
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Last year I bought some Rock Island Pro Ultra Match and when delivered 5 yes FIVE were consecutive .
This makes the most sense. I am watching a older revolver pair for sale and every single bidder has bid on both items on a different listing.
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I think this dates back to the 1950s / 1960s and Roy Rogers packing two six shooters. You know how impressive it is to have a matching set of revolvers with consecutive Serial Numbers. Also, you had to go thru the factory to get those revolvers.
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I wanted a S&W 25-5 four-inch nickle in 1985. I called S&W and they said one is available at their Distributor in Colorado. I called and bought it, and they sent it to my FFL which was the S&W Law Enforcement Dealer in Monrovia, CA. About two weeks later at a Pawn Shop in East Los Angeles was a slightly used S&W 25-5 four-inch nickle and the Serial Number was off by 40. So that was a nice matching set.
AJ
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Like these? I was given these in the 1950's. They are a matched pair!
Maany many years ago I bought 5 consecutive numbered S&W M-60s...no premium on the price. just so I could buy a M-53 NIB with an extra cylinder from a distributor...the 53 had been DCd... I sold the 4 highest numbered guns to another dealer and got enough of a premium to darn near pay for all 6 guns...many years ago...I later sold the 5th gun to the same dealer. He told me he made a good profit on all of 'em. I bought a bunch of M-29s after Dirty Harry from the same distributor. How he got 5 consecutive guns I do not know
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