Why Is Buying A Pair of Consecutive Guns A Thing?
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S&W sold a few consecutively numbered pairs of revolvers and charged a slight premium for them. S&W's invoices identify them as a consecutively numbered pair. Buying a set like this is different than buying two or more guns that are consecutively numbered but were shipped separately usually to different locations on different dates.
Bill
Bill
I recently bought two new pistols that were consecutive for my adult children. Otherwise it wouldn't matter much to me. There would have to be more provenance to older guns besides just consecutive SNs for me to get excited.
I had a ffl buddy order a pair of 1911-22's for me and my son.. he ordered 5.. all consecutive showed up.. sold one pair to father son friends one pair for me.. he kept the middle one for himself.. interesting but not sought after...
Grayfox
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Some people just like the uniqueness of a consecutive pair. Its just something you don't see that often.
I find myself drawn to guns with interesting serial numbers similar to poker hands. Straights, two pair, three or four of a kind. Nothing really special about them. I won't pay extra for one. I just find them interesting.
I find myself drawn to guns with interesting serial numbers similar to poker hands. Straights, two pair, three or four of a kind. Nothing really special about them. I won't pay extra for one. I just find them interesting.
If find a set like that, why not? It gives you an excu.......reason to buy another gun.
Pizza Bob
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Not something I actually set out to do, it just kind of happened that way.
I bought a gun on-line and it was shipped to me in a presentation case that did not match the gun. It was for a model I was unaware of, so I set out to find the correct model to fill that presentation case (a 629-1). As luck would have it, I actually found a pair of the correct guns and they had everything with them - original boxes and shipping cartons, all docs and tools and they were consecutive serial numbers. All this at a price I couldn't pass up. Here they are...
These were a bank premium obtained by buying a CD. The bank contracted with S&W for 1000 of them and both the presentation case and the barrel rollmark specify "1 of 1000". However - that was not to be. The bank failed before the contract was completed so only 545 of these were made. In addition to the rollmarks shown, they also had a special serial number prefix of "AKI" (Alaska Iditarod) and were only marked ".44 Caliber" on the barrel as opposed to ".44 Magnum Ctg"
As I said, not something I set out to do, but I'm very pleased with the outcome, the only downside (if you could call it that) is that I still have the one unfilled presentation case - LOL.
Adios,
Pizza Bob
I bought a gun on-line and it was shipped to me in a presentation case that did not match the gun. It was for a model I was unaware of, so I set out to find the correct model to fill that presentation case (a 629-1). As luck would have it, I actually found a pair of the correct guns and they had everything with them - original boxes and shipping cartons, all docs and tools and they were consecutive serial numbers. All this at a price I couldn't pass up. Here they are...
These were a bank premium obtained by buying a CD. The bank contracted with S&W for 1000 of them and both the presentation case and the barrel rollmark specify "1 of 1000". However - that was not to be. The bank failed before the contract was completed so only 545 of these were made. In addition to the rollmarks shown, they also had a special serial number prefix of "AKI" (Alaska Iditarod) and were only marked ".44 Caliber" on the barrel as opposed to ".44 Magnum Ctg"
As I said, not something I set out to do, but I'm very pleased with the outcome, the only downside (if you could call it that) is that I still have the one unfilled presentation case - LOL.
Adios,
Pizza Bob
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Back in the 1950's my FIL and GFIL bought 2 outboard motors. They turned out to be consecutive. I'm sure they never even knew it. After both passed my MIL gave them to me. My OB motors are a collection, and thus I have all of them logged in a spreadsheet. Since both were rare and collectable, I was able to trade one of them for 2 others. I didn't need to have 2.
OTOH, I have two sets of consecutive revolvers. In both cases I bought them on purpose and they will always stay together as a set. Just my interest.
The 1851 Navys in my avatar are one of the sets.
OTOH, I have two sets of consecutive revolvers. In both cases I bought them on purpose and they will always stay together as a set. Just my interest.
The 1851 Navys in my avatar are one of the sets.
I just need the gun to go boom 6 consecutive times when I pull the trigger.
These are my two Pre-Model 40’s that I posted about 5 years ago that were selected as the thread of the week. Consecutive numbers from my birth year. Bought separately, finding the second one and discovering it was consecutive was a great feeling.
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