Posted: 12/16/2009 12:38:14 PM EDT
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Guys,
I ran across 2 of these one hi polish blue and one high polish crome. Does any one have a clue what these are worth? he bought them in 1991 and never took them out of the box. From what I've found out they ariginally sold for $1100 each by Lew Horton and they only made 350 of them. I called Lew Horton and they have no idea of what they are worth. and I can't find much on the web. I like them and wouldn't mind getting them but I have no idea what they are worth or if they are worth even buying? some one here has to know something about these guns. JD |
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We'll I guess everyone has their own view of beauty..LOL I don't care for the crome but the blue one is a very nice looking gun. anyone else????? I mean no offense I am kind of a traditionalist when it comes to 1911's I do not like the decorate or make them pretty. Everyone has their way they make their own cup of tea and I get that. |
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Custom Colts can be tricky. Lew Horton guns are pretty as are the Colt Shop guns but gaudy is as gaudy does so there is a limited market for them. It isn't that they don't have worth, as they are well made, but only certain folks like that look. In my opinion, they are at least worth 8 or 9 hundred for an easy sale and you might even be able to sell them for more, given time for a buyer to pop up....but if you are trying to make money on a turnaround, I'd be darn careful. They are not common....but that doens't mean they are rare...and even if they were, what makes them rare isn't anything of any great importance because they are simply custom shop guns. |
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Lew Horton has been the driving force for marketing custom smiths and colts for decades.
I've yet to see one appreciate in value significantly at gunshows I've worked. Still it is a nice custom shop piece, you might price it through the custom shop as a guide. google fu http://www.lewhorton.com/elsoldado.html I like shiny 38 supers though. 
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Just like TALO Distributors, Lew Horton commissions "one off" factory pieces in limited numbers. They are usually very niche oriented but not necessarily "collectible" as are factory limited editions gun. Just because its shiny doesn't mean it has appreciated in value. If you like them, figure out what your willing to pay and make the guy an offer, but don't go into the deal thinking one day you'll profit handsomely. |
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Lew Horton has been the driving force for marketing custom smiths and colts for decades. I've yet to see one appreciate in value significantly at gunshows I've worked. Still it is a nice custom shop piece, you might price it through the custom shop as a guide. google fu http://www.lewhorton.com/elsoldado.html I like shiny 38 supers though.
Really. Like a Colt Boa? edit |