Consecutive Colt SAAs

Toolman286

A friend has 4 consecutively #d Colt SAAs in 44 spl. for sale. They are 3rd gen. in a blue box with a white sleeve. 2 are P1740s & 2 are P1750s. All 4 have what appear to be stag grips (no hard rubber grips in the box.) 2 have birds head grips & 2 are standard. Curiously, the ends of the white sleeves (with correct ser#s) all note "blue/case color finish" & all 4 are completely polished blue. Is this right?
I'm also trying to figure a price. They appear unfired but it is too bad someone worked the actions enough to leave faint marks on the cylinders.

perry shooter

I would contact COLT for a letter on all 4 They might have been sent through the CUSTOM SHOP after they were put in their marked boxes

nmyers

Also, look closely at the fit of the grips. When Colt installs grips (new or replacement) on a SAA, they actually grind/polish them as a unit, then refinish the grip frame.

Neal

EDIT: It would help if you could post photos of the box labels; in recent years, all the guns I've seen worked on in the custom shop have Colt Custom Shop labels. I agree with Perry Shooter, you may be able to get information from Colt; I doubt that a factory letter would be worth the cost for a recent gun. In any case, SAA owners & BMW owners don't worry about "value", they just enjoy owning what they like.

Toolman286

Thanks, the grips do match the frames very well. I'm curious how much they affect the value. I see that 44 spl lowers the value. A consecutive 44 pair with standard finish, etc. sold for $2500. What about the faint marks on the cylinders?

charliemeyer007

Turn line on the cylinder will drop the value a lot more than you would think.