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Colt SAA 1st Gen .44-40 or .41?

Big Daddy DonBig Daddy Don Member Posts: 54 ✭✭
edited October 2007 in Ask the Experts
I'd like to get anyone's thoughts on which of these guns might be more valuable. The ones I'm looking at both have the same specs and appear to be in about the same condition: they're 4 3/4", blue (or used to be), rubber grips, and no rust. The Blue Book states that only 4% of the 1st generation SAAs were produced in .41, while 18% were in .44-40, which was second to the .45. To me, that would mean the .41 is more rare and therefore more valuable (all other things being equal), but the book really makes no value distinction among any of the several calibers that were produced ... thanks!
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  • Old-ColtsOld-Colts Member Posts: 22,697 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    From my years of collecting I think the 44-40 will always be the more desirable and valuable of the two calibers. Two of the reasons are the 44-40 is a companion gun to Winchester Model 73's and 92's and the famous as well as unique barrel inscription "COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER" signifying 44-40 chambering on all except the earliest 44's. I do not see a reversal of this collecting opinion in the future. There are other reasons, including the obsolescence of the 41 caliber chambering, but I believe those two are the primary reasons. All of the Colt Single Action collectors and dealers that I know share the same opinion regarding the collectability and value of the 44-40 over other common Colt calibers.

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  • Big Daddy DonBig Daddy Don Member Posts: 54 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Very interesting and informative; thanks ...
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello As old colt stated 44/40 will always be worth more then 41colt if both guns are in any where near the same condition.
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