The gun is no longer stock, it's been altered. Unless the work was done by Clark Custom (or another high end GS), that lowers the value some. In short, it's no longer possible to be a Colt collectible.
I'm thinking well below $2K, somewhere in the $1200-1300 range?
Sight unseen, I would say $1000 would be about the most you could expect. If the barrel is well-fitted and the gun still has the original barrel, box, etc., it would be worth a little more IMO. $1300 or so would be my guess.
Originally Posted By ken_mays: Sight unseen, I would say $1000 would be about the most you could expect. If the barrel is well-fitted and the gun still has the original barrel, box, etc., it would be worth a little more IMO. $1300 or so would be my guess.
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Would you agree or disagree that the bbl change completely drops it from any sort of collector desirability? Can't put toothpaste back in the tube sort of thing?
I also wonder if there's a bump in accuracy from the Colt bbl to the Bar-Sto bbl? There certainly would on a Springfield bbl, but I'm not positive on a Colt?
The way OP described it, the 9mm barrel is a second barrel. If it was fitted halfway decently, it'll probably be noticeably more accurate. Assuming the original barrel is still with the gun, there's no value lost IMO.
Originally Posted By ken_mays: The way OP described it, the 9mm barrel is a second barrel. If it was fitted halfway decently, it'll probably be noticeably more accurate. Assuming the original barrel is still with the gun, there's no value lost IMO.