If you are just discovering antique firearms, be sure to check your local laws before attempting to ship a firearm to your door. Beware, however, that some states and municipalities have specific rules and laws about what are considered “antique” firearms, and carrying an antique for self defense generally falls under the same laws as other carry laws. Within the “pre-war” or “first generation” of Colt Single Actions, the first 175,000 were manufactured prior to Januwhich classifies them as antiques meaning they can be openly bought and sold without a federal gun dealer license, called an FFL, and they do not require any NICS check or 4473 form.
Second generation colt single action serial numbers#
What is recognized today as the most valuable or collectable of Colt Single Actions are the “first generation” revolvers which were manufactured from 1873-1940, serial numbers 1 thru approximately 357,000. The Colt Single Action now serves as a cultural icon to many Americans while also serving as a physical reminder of its purpose, a tool of its time when America was as young as it was free. To get on with our story, the legacy of the Colt Single Action lived on even after “the west was tamed” and its image was immortalized to many generations of Americans, in particular the baby boomers, through television and radio programs such as Gun Smoke and Bonanza, as well as on the silver screen with actors such as Tom Mix, Gene Autry, Audie Murphy and John Wayne. Most of the details here were provided by RIA, and we will take a look at some of the lots from this auction to demonstrate as we go along. To buy or sell extremely collectible firearms, you really need an expert in the middle, and we have found that expert to be the team at Rock Island Auction. Collectible guns are very specific, and they are easily faked. Some of these guns actually came from GunsAmerica customers, and they demonstrate why sometimes a gun isn’t best sold exclusively online. This coming weekend, the 6th, 7th and 8th, RIA will feature over 1,000 Colts, including over 150 First Generation Single Actions. They are our partner in helping people liquidate estates and large collections of collectible guns. You have probably seen ads on GunsAmerica from Rock Island Auction. There is no gun more associated with the American frontier than the Colt Single Action. Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders carried the Single Action Artillery models as they charged up San Juan Hill. It was the Colt Single Action Army that rested on the hips of the 7th Cavalry that infamous day in July of 1876 and it was the championed side arm on both sides of the law as it was said to be weapon of choice for Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson, and the Dalton gang to name a few. It was the Colt Single Action that was put to work in the coal fields of West Virginia to the Silver mines of the western territories and beyond. There is no firearm more recognizable than the Colt Model of 1873 Single Action Army Revolver aka the “Peacemaker.” The Colt Single Action served as the most popular sidearm of cowboys, cavalry men, outlaws, sheriffs, gun slingers, and gambling men. This is by no means a comprehensive instruction, but if you are new to collecting old Colts, it should at least get you on your way, and guard you from getting ripped off. This is a unique opportunity to see into one of the greatest collection of Colt Single Actions, while learning a little about collecting the most classic of all classic firearms.
Next week all of these classic Colts will be on their way again to the next private collection, and some of them will never to be seen again in the collector market.
Many of these guns have no comparison anywhere in the market, and several will sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars, including factory engraved Colts taken from the dead bodies of the Dalton Gang.
Most of these Colts are from the famous Gateway Collection and contain pictures of the documents proving their provinance right on the RIA website.
It is amazing what some of these guns go for at auction, and even as a spectator, interested in only the antiquity of old Colts, just seeing them come through the auction is a once in a lifetime birdseye opportunity to learn about the individual history of these specific guns. We took this as an opportunity to gather a basic overview of collecting Colt Single Actions, with specific examples from the auction included here, to give the project an immediately tangible benefit. They are auctioning over 1000 Colts, including over 150 first generation Colt Single Actions, this coming weekend. This article came about as an opportunity from Rock Island Auction.
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