Modified Colt 1917 - Value? - The Firearms Forum

rhmc24 · 01-17-2012, 04:20 PM

Function & bore EXC, grips ebony, silver inlays. Info & comments appreciated.

StoneChimney · 01-17-2012, 09:44 PM

See, this one I like a lot less than the other two. Not nearly as visually appealing and I really can't get with the grip mod and the grips themselves.

A few hundred, perhaps, but probably not more than $500. A lot of that is subjective, but with these after-market embellished guns that is where a lot of the value comes from.

USNative · 01-18-2012, 03:00 AM

Pretty Gun, I love the Longhorn engraving. Pretty Fancy Indeed!

Bill DeShivs · 01-18-2012, 01:34 PM

The amateur engraving is quaint.

rhmc24 · 01-19-2012, 06:07 AM

I guess the word 'subjective' applies. I did it as a fanciful project. At least one 'qualified' gunperson (besides myself) loves it. Got major interest from local gunshop owner - who is owner of some super-fine pieces.

I know my engraving has suffered over time, becoming 'quaint'. My SAA and TL S&W posted here I did 30 years ago. Now at 88 I don't do anything as good as I did then. That said, to Joe Sixpack an engraved gun is an engraved gun - no gradation. Fine work is 'casting pearls' ----

Jim Hauff · 01-19-2012, 09:19 AM

rhmc,
I'd be proud to own that piece and display it - I think it is a great interpretive piece - and the .45 bore doesn't detract from it. But, hey, what the heck do I know, I collect H&Rs.

01-17-2012, 04:20 PM	#1
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01-17-2012, 09:44 PM	#2
StoneChimney Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,087	Re: Modified Colt 1917 - Value? See, this one I like a lot less than the other two. Not nearly as visually appealing and I really can't get with the grip mod and the grips themselves. A few hundred, perhaps, but probably not more than $500. A lot of that is subjective, but with these after-market embellished guns that is where a lot of the value comes from. __________________ Full service gunsmithing and firearm manufacturing shop. Licensed FFL 07/02 Manufacturer. Visit our website!

01-18-2012, 03:00 AM	#3
USNative V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Montana Posts: 373	Re: Modified Colt 1917 - Value? Pretty Gun, I love the Longhorn engraving. Pretty Fancy Indeed! __________________ WINCHESTER....Hail To The King Baby!!! "A man has an inborn right to bear arms. Any government claiming a "right" to regulate a "right" is the definition of a tyranny !!!"

01-18-2012, 01:34 PM	#4
Bill DeShivs Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Contributor Posts: 1,478	Re: Modified Colt 1917 - Value? The amateur engraving is quaint. __________________ Bill DeShivs www.billdeshivs.com

01-19-2012, 06:07 AM	#5
rhmc24 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ardmore, OK Posts: 530	Re: Modified Colt 1917 - Value? I guess the word 'subjective' applies. I did it as a fanciful project. At least one 'qualified' gunperson (besides myself) loves it. Got major interest from local gunshop owner - who is owner of some super-fine pieces. I know my engraving has suffered over time, becoming 'quaint'. My SAA and TL S&W posted here I did 30 years ago. Now at 88 I don't do anything as good as I did then. That said, to Joe Sixpack an engraved gun is an engraved gun - no gradation. Fine work is 'casting pearls' ----

01-19-2012, 09:19 AM	#6
Jim Hauff Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 2,980	Re: Modified Colt 1917 - Value? rhmc, I'd be proud to own that piece and display it - I think it is a great interpretive piece - and the .45 bore doesn't detract from it. But, hey, what the heck do I know, I collect H&Rs. __________________ Jim Hauff ~ H&R Collector In Memory of Bill Goforth and Jim Ritchie