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Thread: Colt Agent .38 special Value????

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    I bought a d frame, looks to be unfired, 1910-1911 production. It's got a great trigger and is smooth handling. With the plethora of grips available for your Agent, making it shoot well should not be a problem
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    My experience is the Detective Specials and Cobras in 95% + condition sell for $450-500. The Agents I have seen sell for a little less. The one you describe is not minty so $350-400 is realistic.

    I would offer $350 to a stranger but would probably go $400 for a friend. At $400, you will both make out OK.
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    Nice Colt I would say 400.00 ish range unless you have the box which would bring the value up considerably. I have an older Agent 1956, wish I had the box for my gun. They shoot great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jake'sDad View Post
    Your comment suggests you think you know more than you do.

    I've spent a bit of time on the Colt forums, having been a Colt collector for 30+ years. I'm also a member at the S&W and Ruger forums, since I collect those as well. I post, ask, and answer questions on all three, plus a couple others. They're invaluable for getting good info on various models.

    However, seeking pricing information from a specialty forum, where you will only receive a handful of opinions, that may come from those with an agenda, will likely not prove as accurate as searching through actual sales that have taken place. It's just like selling a house. What you think it's worth, isn't as important as what someone will actually write a check for it.

    If the OP had an extremely rare gun, then those types of forums might be the best resource, as previous sales information would be difficult to find. He doesn't. He has a very common gun, not in collector condition, with hundreds of recent auctions to refer to.
    What agenda? They have no dog in the fight. He is asking for a fair offer to a person selling a gun. Explain how someone who may have an agenda is going to affect what he offers?

    You tell him to search gunbroker, which is rife with individuals who are trying to sell firearms for more than they are worth.

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    Where to get original grips for Colt Special Agent .38

    I inherited my dad's .38 Colt Special Agent. There was a crack in the wooden grips so I replaced it with pacmyer grips. Anyone know where to get some original wooden grips?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Timbonez View Post
    What agenda? They have no dog in the fight. He is asking for a fair offer to a person selling a gun. Explain how someone who may have an agenda is going to affect what he offers?
    The agenda's I referred to may come from collectors on forums who overvalue their "appraisals" of guns they collect, or lowball in an attempt to purchase the gun.

    Quote Originally Posted by Timbonez View Post
    You tell him to search gunbroker, which is rife with individuals who are trying to sell firearms for more than they are worth.
    Reading comprehension can be fundamental....

    I said to search through "completed listings", for "actual sales that have taken place". Not for what people are asking for their guns on GB. I said those prices are a "pipe dream".

    That will indeed prove more accurate than listening to random "experts" opinions of value on collector forums. What someone actually pays is what your gun is worth, not what someone says it's worth..
    Last edited by Jake'sDad; 04-17-13 at 10:25.

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    Quote Originally Posted by klty View Post
    I inherited my dad's .38 Colt Special Agent. There was a crack in the wooden grips so I replaced it with pacmyer grips. Anyone know where to get some original wooden grips?
    Ebay, Gunbroker, gun shows, or if you have a good local gun store, sometimes they will have a big box of takeoff grips they've collected over the years. Original Colt revolver grips continue to go up in value, and I'm constantly reminded of the hundreds of them I sold for a couple bucks each or gave away.

    All of the Agent's have the short grip frame, so make sure you get the right ones.

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