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Checkman
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Auction Find. Colt Army Model 1917 45ACP revolver.
14/11/15 01:18 PM

So I went to an estate auction today. The gentleman who passed was a serious gun collector. All of the pieces were in fantastic condition. There were three revolvers that I was interested in. A New York State police S&W Model 520. A Colt Army Model 1917 and a S&W Model 65 with a 3" barrel. First up was the Model 520. My pain threshold was $600.00. It sold for $875.00. Next up was the Model 1917. I expected it to also go soaring pass my cut-off. But ,as I listened to the bidding, I was surprised at how sluggish it was. The auctioneer eventually dropped it down to $200.00 before anyone started to bid. Well I jumped in and won with a bid of $550.00. Now figure in the Buyer's Premium (10%) and the Idaho Sales Tax (6%) and the final figure was $641.30, but I'm satisfied with that price. Very clean and mechanically it's in excellent condition. Serial number is 304*** . Seems appropriate with it being the 100th anniversary of World War I. Incidentally this is a massive revolver. It weighs in at 40 ounces unloaded. However even though it was made under wartime conditions the craftsmanship is excellent.

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Auction Find. Colt Army Model 1917 45ACP revolver.	Checkman	14/11/15 01:18 PM
Re: Auction Find. Colt Army Model 1917 45ACP revolver.	Iowa_303s	14/11/15 06:12 PM
Re: Auction Find. Colt Army Model 1917 45ACP revolver.	Ash	14/11/15 10:02 PM
Re: Auction Find. Colt Army Model 1917 45ACP revolver.	Checkman	15/11/15 02:04 AM
Re: Auction Find. Colt Army Model 1917 45ACP revolver.	Checkman	19/11/15 11:38 AM
Re: Auction Find. Colt Army Model 1917 45ACP revolver.	Rockdoc	19/11/15 01:33 PM
Re: Auction Find. Colt Army Model 1917 45ACP revolver.	CptCurl	14/11/15 10:57 PM
Re: Auction Find. Colt Army Model 1917 45ACP revolver.	Birdhunter50	15/11/15 12:15 AM

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