![]() If anything, this revolver was purchased just after the recession and should have experienced some appreciation in value, even if modest.ģ. A recession, where collectible items decrease in value due to less expendable cash available. Artillery model Colt revolvers remain in high demand, especially when of high condition and especially if supported by a John Kopec letter (more on that later).Ģ. Disinterest in the make/model of firearm. The reasons I can think of for a decline in the value of an “investment grade” firearm, which this clearly is, or is marketed as such (or at least this was the case nearly a decade ago) are, as follows:ġ. I think the auction house has its own suspicions about this one, as the pre-auction estimate this time around, for the very same revolver, is $6,000 to $7500. This revolver sold in the Fall of 2008 for $23,000 (pre-auction estimate at this time was $18,500 to $22,500). This is a Colt Artillery revolver, serial number 113986. PROVENANCE: The spectacular collections of Ray Bentley featuring the finest and rarest deluxe antique Winchesters in the world. Lot 2269, with reference to a previous sale of this very same revolver in the Fall of 2008:
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