1960 Marlin 90th Anniversary Model
1960 Marlin 90th Anniversary Model
Model 39A rifle commemorating firm’s ninth decade. Has same general specs as Golden 39A, except for chrome-plated barrel, action; stock forearm of hand-checkered select American walnut; squirrel figure carved on right side of butt stock. Manufactured 1960; only 500 made.
Market Value: $995
Single Action Army revolver; “125th Anniversary—SAA Model .45 Cal.” on left side of 7-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; varnished walnut grips; gold-plated Colt medallions; gold-plated hammer, trigger, trigger guard; balance blued. Originally cased in red velvet-lined box; 7390 made in 1961 only.
Issue Price: $150
Market Value: $1495
Single shot replica of Colt Model 1860 Army revolver; “Civil War Centennial Model—.22 Caliber Short” on left side of 6-inch barrel; 22 Short only; varnished walnut grips; gold-plated Colt medallions; gold-plated frame, backstrap, trigger guard assembly, balance blued; originally in leatherette case; 24,114 made in 1961 only.
Issue Price: $32.50
Market Value: $175
No. 4 derringer replica; “1836—Geneseo Anniversary Model—1961” on left side of 2-1/2-inch barrel; 22 Short only; walnut grips; gold plated in entirety; originally cased in velvet/satin-lined box; made especially for Cherry’s Sporting Goods, Geneseo, Illinois; 104 made in 1961 only.
Issue Price: $27.50
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “1861—Kansas Centennial—1961” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; walnut grips; no medallions; gold-plated in entirety; originally cased in velvet-lined box with Kansas state seal inlaid in lid; made in 1961 only.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $450
Frontier Scout revolver; “1860-61—Russell, Majors and Waddell/Pony Express Centennial Model—1960-61” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; varnished walnut grips; gold-plated Colt medallions; gold plated in entirety; originally cased in rosewood box with gold-plated centennial medallion in lid; 1007 made in 1961 only.
Issue Price: $80
Market Value: $450
1961 Colt Sheriff’s Model
Single Action Army revolver; made exclusively for Centennial Arms Corp.; “Colt Sheriff’s Model .45” on left side of 3-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; walnut grips without medallions; 25 made with nickel finish; 478 blued; made only in 1961.
Issue Price: Nickel, $139.50; Blued, $150
Nickel
Market Value: $5500
Blued
Market Value: $1995
Frontier Scout revolver; “1812—Columbus Sesquicentennial—1962” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; varnished walnut grips with gold-plated medallions; gold-plated in entirety; originally cased in velvet/satin-lined walnut case; 200 made in 1962 only.
Issue Price: $100
Market Value: $550
Frontier Scout revolver; “1812—Fort Findlay Sesquicentennial—1962” on left side of 4-3/4-inch, barrel; 22 LR, 22 WMR; varnished walnut grips; gold-plated in entirety; originally cased in red velvet/satin-lined walnut box; 110 made in 1962 only.
Issue Price: $89.50
Market Value: $650
Cased Pair, 22 LR, 22 WMR (20 made in 1962)
Market Value: $2500
1962 Colt New Mexico Golden Anniversary
Frontier Scout revolver; “1912—New Mexico Golden Anniversary—1962” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; varnished walnut grips; gold-plated medallions; barrel, frame, base pin screw, ejector rod, rod tube, tube plug and screw, bolt and trigger, hammer screws blued; balance gold-plated; originally cased in redwood box with yellow satin/velvet lining; 1000 made in 1962 only.
Issue Price: $79.95
Market Value: $450
Single shot version of Colt Model 1860 Army revolver; “1862—Rock Island Arsenal Centennial Model—1962” on left side of 6-inch barrel; 22 Short only; varnished walnut grips; blued finish; originally in blue and gray leatherette case; 550 made in 1962 only.
Issue Price: $38.50
Market Value: $250
Frontier Scout revolver; “1863—West Virginia Centennial—1963” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; pearlite grips, gold-plated medallions; blued, with gold-plated backstrap, trigger guard assembly and screws, stock screw; originally cased in blonde wood box with gold velvet/satin lining; 3452 made in 1962 only.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $450
Same legend on barrel as 22 version; 5-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; same blue/gold finish as Scout version; same type of casing; 600 made in 1963 only.
Issue Price: $150
Market Value: $1495
1963 Colt Arizona Territorial Centennial
Frontier Scout revolver “1863—Arizona Territorial Centennial—1963” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; pearlite grips, gold-plated medallions; gold plated, with blue barrel, frame, base pin screw, ejector rod, rod tube, tube plug and screw, bolt and trigger screws, hammer and hammer screw; originally cased in blonde-finished box with yellow velvet/satin lining; 5355 made in 1963 only.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $500
Same as Colt Arizona Territorial Centennial Frontier Scout with same legend on barrel; 5 1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; same blue/gold-plated finish; same type case; 1280 made in 1963 only.
Issue Price: $150
Market Value: $1495
Frontier Scout revolver “1863—Battle of Gettysburg Centennial—1963” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; walnut grips; gold-plated medallions; gold plated with blued barrel, frame, base pin screw, ejector rod tube, tube plug and screw, and bolt, trigger and hammer screws; originally cased in blonde-finished wood with yellow velvet in bottom, blue satin in lid; 1019 made in 1963 only.
Issue Price: $89.95
Market Value: $800
Frontier Scout revolver “1663—Carolina Charter Tercentenary—1963” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; walnut grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated, with barrel, frame, cylinder, base pin screw, ejector rod, rod tube, tube plug, tube screw, bolt, trigger and hammer screws blued; originally cased in blonde-finished box with yellow velvet/satin lining; 300 made in 1963 only.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $460
Includes Frontier Scout described above and Single Action Army revolver, with same legend on 5-1/2-inch barrel, 45 Colt only; same finish on grips as Frontier version; larger case to fit both guns; 251 sets made in 1963 only.
Issue Price: $240
Market Value: $1995
No. 4 Derringer replica; “Fort McPherson/1863—Centennial—1963” wiped in gold on left side of 2-1/2-inch barrel; 22 Short only; ivorylite grips, no medallions; gold-plated with blued barrel, bolt, trigger screw, hammer and screw, trigger and stock screw; originally cased in walnut-finished box, with gold velvet/satin lining; 300 made in 1963 only.
Issue Price: $28.95
Market Value: $600
Frontier Scout revolver “1813—Fort Stephenson Sesquicentennial—1963” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips, nickel-plated medallions; nickel-plated finish, with blued barrel, frame, base pin screw, ejector rod, rod tube, tube plug and screw, bolt and trigger and hammer screws; originally cased in blonde-finished wood, with yellow velvet/satin lining; 200 made only in 1963.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $750
1963 Colt General John Hunt Morgan Indian Raid
Frontier Scout revolver; “1863—Gen. John Hunt Morgan Indian Raid—1963” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR; pearlite grips, gold-plated medallions; gold-plated with blued frame, barrel, cylinder, base pin screw, ejector rod, rod tube, tube plug and tube screw and bolt and trigger screw; originally cased in blonde-finished wood, with gold velvet/satin lining; 100 made in 1963 only.
Issue Price: $74.50
Market Value: $850
Frontier Scout/Single Action Army revolvers; sold as set; “H. Cook 1 of 100” on left side of barrels; Scout has 4-3/4-inch barrel, 22 LR only; SA Army has 7-1/2-inch barrel, 45 Colt only; pearlite grips; nickel-plated medallions; both nickel-plated with blued frame, base pin, trigger and hammer screws; originally cased in silver-colored box with blue satin/velvet lining; 100 sets made in 1963 only for H. Cook Sporting Goods, Albuquerque, N.M.
Issue Price: $275
Market Value: $1995
1963 Colt Idaho Territorial Centennial
Frontier Scout revolver; “1863—Idaho Territorial Centennial—1963” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; pearlite grips; nickel-plated medallions; nickel-plated with blue frame, barrel, base pin screw, ejector rod tube, tube plug and screw, and bolt, trigger and hammer screws; originally cased in blonde-finished wood, with gold velvet/satin lining; 902 made in 1963 only.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $650
1964 Colt California Gold Rush Commemorative
Frontier Scout revolver; “California Gold Rush Model” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; ivorylite grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated in entirety; originally cased in blonde wood box; blue velvet lining in bottom, gold in lid; 500 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $79.50
Market Value: $675
Same barrel legend as Frontier Scout version; 5-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; same finish, grips, casing; 130 made in 1966 only.
Issue Price: $175
Market Value: $1250 to $1500
Frontier Scout/Single Action Army revolvers, sold as set; “1929—Cherry’s Sporting Goods 1964” on left side of barrel; Scout has 4-3/4-inch barrel, 22 LR only; SA Army has 4-3/4-inch barrel, 45 Colt only; both have laminated rosewood grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated in entirety; originally cased in embossed black leatherette, with black velvet/satin lining; 100 sets made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $275
Market Value: $1995
Frontier Scout revolver; “1867 Chamizal Treaty—1964” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; pearlite grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish; blued frame, barrel, ejector rod, ejector tube, rod plug and screw, base pin and base pin screw and hammer, trigger and bolt screws; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; yellow velvet/satin lining; 450 made in 1964.
Issue Price: $85
Market Value: $650
Same legend on 5-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; same grips, finish as Frontier Scout version; same type of case; 50 made in 1964.
Issue Price: $170
Market Value: $1595
Includes the two revolvers described above in one oversize case; 50 pairs made in 1965.
Issue Price: $280
Market Value: $1995
Single Action Army revolver; “1815—Col. Sam Colt Sesquicentennial Model—1964” on left side of 7-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; rosewood grips; roll-engraved scene on cylinder; nickel-plated medallions; silver-plated finish, with blued frame, barrel, ejector rod tube and screw, hammer and trigger; originally cased in varnished walnut box with 12 dummy nickel-plated cartridges in cartridge block; burgundy velvet lining; 4750 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $225
Market Value: $1595
Same specs as Col. Sam Colt Sesquicentennial Presentation model except hand-fitted rosewood grips with escutcheons rather than medallions; hand-engraved cylinder; case has plate marked “1 of 200”; 200 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $500
Market Value: $2600
Same specs as Col. Sam Colt Sesquicentennial Deluxe except facsimile of Samuel Colt’s signature engraved on backstrap; lid of case engraved with “1 of 50”; name of purchaser engraved when requested; 50 made in 1965.
Issue Price: $1000
Market Value: $4200
1964 Colt General Hood Centennial
Frontier Scout revolver; “1864—General Hood’s Tennessee Campaign—1964” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips, gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish, except for blued trigger, hammer, base pin, ejector rod, rod head and screw and screws for base pin, hammer, trigger, backstrap and trigger guard; originally cased in blonde-finished wood box with green velvet/satin lining; 1503 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “1864—Montana Territory Centennial—1964” on left side of barrel; “1889—Diamond Jubilee Statehood—1964” on right side; both markings wiped in gold; 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; rosewood or pearlite grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish, except for blued barrel, frame, base pin screw, cylinder, ejector rod, rod tube, tube plug and tube screw, bolt, and trigger and hammer screws; originally cased in walnut-finished box with red velvet/satin lining; 2300 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $650
Same barrel markings as Frontier Scout version; 7-1/2-inch barrel, 45 Colt only; same grips, finish, except frame is color case-hardened; same casing as Frontier Scout; 851 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $150
Market Value: $1595
Frontier Scout revolver “1864—Nevada Centennial—1964” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; pearlite grips; nickel-plated medallions; nickel-plated finish, with blued barrel, frame, base pin screw, cylinder ejector rod, rod tube, tube plug and tube screw, hammer, bolt, trigger screws; originally cased in gray-finished wood with blue velvet-lined bottom, silver satin-lined lid; 3984 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $650
Same legend on barrel as Frontier Scout; 5-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; grips, medallions, finish identical to Scout; same casing motif; 1688 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $150
Market Value: $1595
Includes the two handguns described above in oversized case; 189 standard sets were made, plus 577 sets featuring extra engraved cylinders; made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $240 ($350 with extra engraved cylinders).
Standard Set
Market Value: $1895
With extra engraved cylinders
Market Value: $1995
Frontier Scout revolver; “1864—Nevada ‘Battle Born’—1964” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; pearlite grips; nickel-plated medallions; nickel-plated, with blued frame, barrel, base pin screw, ejector rod, tube, tube plug and screw, bolt, trigger and hammer screws; cased in blue-finished wood box, with blue velvet/satin lining; 981 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $85
Market Value: $650
Same legend on barrel as Frontier Scout version; 5-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; same grips, finish, casing as Frontier Scout; 80 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $175
Market Value: $1595
1964 Colt Nevada Battle Born Commemorative Frontier Scout/Single-Action Army Set
Includes the two handguns previously described in oversize case; 20 sets were made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $265
Market Value: $2695
1964 Colt New Jersey Tercentenary
Frontier Scout revolver; “1664—New Jersey Tercentenary—1964” on left side of barrel; 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips; nickel-plated medallions; blued finish, with nickel-plated barrel, frame, ejector rod tube, tube plug and screw; originally cased in blonde-finished box with blue velvet lining in bottom, silver satin in lid; 1001 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $650
Same legend on barrel as Frontier Scout; 5-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; grips, medallions, finish the same as on Frontier Scout version; same casing; 250 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $150
Market Value: $1595
Single Action Army revolver; “Russell, Majors and Waddell—Pony Express Presentation Model” on left side of barrel. Various Pony Express stop markings on backstrap; 7-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt; walnut grips; nickel-plated medallions; nickel-plated in entirety; originally cased in walnut-finished wood with transparent Lucite lid; lined with burgundy velvet; 1004 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $250
Market Value: $1595
Frontier Scout revolver; “1764—St. Louis Bicentennial—1964” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated, except for blued frame, barrel, cylinder, ejector rod, rod tube, tube plug and screw; non-fluted cylinder: originally cased in blonde-finished wood box; yellow velvet/satin lining; 802 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $650
Same legend on barrel as Frontier Scout version; 5-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; same grips, medallions, finish, casing as Scout version; 200 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $150
Market Value: $1595
Includes the two handguns described above in oversize case; 200 sets made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $240
Market Value: $1995
Frontier Scout revolver; “1864—Kansas Series- Wichita—1964” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; pearlite grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated in entirety; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; lined with red velvet/satin; 500 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $85
Market Value: $650
Single Action Army revolver; “Wyatt Earp Buntline Special” on left side of 12-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; laminated black rosewood grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated in entirety; originally cased in black-finished wood, lined with green velvet/satin; 150 made only in 1964.
Issue Price: $250
Market Value: $2850
Frontier Scout revolver “1890—Wyoming Diamond Jubilee—1965” on left side of barrel; 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; rosewood grips, nickel-plated medallions; nickel-plated finish, except for blued barrel, frame, ejector rod, rod tube, tube plug and plug screw; cased in blond-finished box, with blue velvet bottom lining, silver satin-lined lid; 2357 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $650
Lever-action; single shot; hand-operated rebounding hammer; 22 LR, 22 Long, 22 Short; 18-inch barrel; Western carbine-style straight stock; open rear sight, ramp front. Only 200 manufactured in 1964.
Issue Price: $34.95
Market Value: $295
Model 600 carbine; bolt action; 6mm Rem. only; deviates from standard Model 600 specs only in better walnut; commemorative medallion inlaid into the stock; barrel inscription reads, “1889-1964/75th Anniversary”; 1000 made in 1964 only.
Issue Price: $124.95
Market Value: $595
Model 94 carbine; 30-30 only; 1500 made, distributed exclusively by Billings Hardware Co.; same as standard M94, except for color case-hardened, engraved receiver, commemorative inscription on barrel; brass saddle ring, loading gate; state medallion embedded in stock; made only in 1964.
Issue Price: $100
Market Value: $1495
Frontier Scout revolver; “1865—Appomattox Commemorative Model—1965” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips; nickel-plated medallions; nickel-plated finish, with blued barrel, frame, backstrap and trigger guard screws, ejector rod tube, tube plug and tube screw; originally cased in blonde-finished wood lined with blue velvet on bottom, gray satin in lid; 1001 made in 1965 only.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $650
Same legend on 5-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; grips, finish, casing the same as for Frontier Scout version; 250 made in 1965.
Issue Price: $150
Market Value: $1595
Same specs as the two revolvers described above in one oversize case; 250 sets made in 1965 only.
Issue Price: $240
Market Value: $1995
Frontier Scout revolver; “1858—Colorado Gold Rush—1878” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips; nickel-plated medallions; gold-plated finish, with nickel-plated hammer, base pin and screw, ejector rod head, hammer and trigger screws, trigger, grip screw; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; black velvet/satin lining; 1350 made in 1965 only.
Issue Price: $85
Market Value: $675
1965 Colt Dodge City Commemorative
Frontier Scout revolver; “1864—Kansas Series-Dodge City—1964” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; ivorylite grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish, with blued base pin and screw, ejector rod, ejector rod head, bolt and trigger screw, hammer and hammer screw, trigger; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; lined with kelly green velvet/satin; 500 made in 1965 only.
Issue Price: $85
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver: “The ’49er Miner” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish with blued barrel, frame, backstrap and trigger guard assembly, ejector rod, tube and tube plug, ejector tube screw; originally cased in walnut-finished wood; lined with velvet in bottom, blue satin in lid; 500 made only in 1965.
Issue Price: $85
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “Gen. Meade Pennsylvania Campaign Model” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; ivorylite grips, gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish; blued frame, barrel, cylinder, ejector rod tube, tube plug and screw, hammer and trigger screws; originally cased in walnut-finished wood; blue velvet lining in bottom, gold satin in lid; 1197 made in 1965 only.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $650
Same legend on the 5-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; same finish, casing as Frontier Scout version; 200 made in 1965 only.
Issue Price: $165
Market Value: $1695
Frontier Scout revolver; “Reconstruction of Old Fort Des Moines” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; pearlite grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated in entirety; originally cased in white-finished wood; royal purple velvet lining in bottom; white satin in lid; 700 made in 1965 only.
Issue Price: $89.95
Market Value: $675
Same legend on 5-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; grips, finish the same as on Frontier Scout version; same casing; 100 made in 1965 only.
Issue Price: $169.95
Market Value: $1695
Same specs as the two revolvers described above, in one oversize case; 100 sets made in 1965 only.
Issue Price: $289.95
Market Value: $2195
Frontier Scout revolver; “Oregon Trail Model,” wiped in gold, on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; pearlite grips; gold-plated medallions; blued finish with gold-plated backstrap and trigger guard assembly and screws, hammer, trigger and screws, base pin, base pin screw and ejector rod head; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; lined with blue velvet in bottom, gold satin in lid; 1995 made only in 1965.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout/Single Action Army combo; both have “Joaquin Murrietta 1 of 100” on left side of barrels; Scout has 4-3/4-inch barrel, 22 LR only; SAA has 5-1/2-inch barrel, 45 Colt only; grips on both are pearlite, with gold-plated medallions; finish for both is gold-plated with blued barrels, frames, ejector rod tubes; originally in one oversize case of walnut-finished wood; blue velvet/satin lining; 100 sets made in 1965 only.
Issue Price: $350
Market Value: $1995
Frontier Scout revolver; “1565—St. Augustine Quadricentennial—1965” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; pearlite grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish, with blued barrel, base pin, ejector rod, tube, tube plug and screw, frame, hammer and trigger screws, backstrap and trigger guard assembly and screws; cased in blonde-finished wood; gold velvet/satin lining; 500 made in 1965 only.
Issue Price: $85
Market Value: $675
New Frontier Single Action Army revolver: “Abercrombie & Fitch Co.” wiped in gold on left side of 7-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; rosewood grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish, blued barrel, cylinder, hammer, sights, ejector rod tube, ejector rod screw, case-hardened frame; roll-engraved, nonfluted cylinder; originally cased in varnished American walnut with brass-framed glass cover; bottom lined with crushed blue velvet; 200 made in 1966 with “New York” marked on butt, 100 with “Chicago” butt marking; 200 with “San Francisco” butt marking.
Issue Price: $275
Market Value: $1495
1966 Colt Abilene Commemorative
Frontier Scout revolver; “1866—Kansas Series Abilene—1966” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated in entirety; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; blue velvet/satin lining; 500 made in 1966 only.
Issue Price: $95
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “1861—Dakota Territory—1889” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips; gold-plated medallions; blued finish with gold-plated backstrap and trigger guard assembly and screws, ejector rod and head, base pin, trigger, hammer, stock screw; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; red velvet/satin lining; 1000 made in 1966 only.
Issue Price: $85
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “1816—Indiana Sesquicentennial—1966” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; pearlite grips; gold-plated medallions; blued finish, with gold-plated backstrap and trigger guard assembly, base pin and screw, ejector rod head, cylinder, bolt and trigger screw, hammer and hammer screw, trigger, stock screw; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; bottom lined with gold velvet, lid with blue satin; 1500 made in 1966 only.
Issue Price: $85
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “1890—Oklahoma Diamond Jubilee—1965” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips; gold-plated medallions; blued finish with gold-plated backstrap and trigger guard assembly and screws, cylinder, ejector rod head, base pin and screw, bolt and trigger; cased in blonde-finished wood; red velvet/satin lining; 1343 made only in 1966.
Issue Price: $85
Market Value: $650
Semi-automatic rifle; 22 LR, 22 Long, 22 Short; same specs as standard Model 552 except stamp-engraved legend on left side of receiver: “Remington Arms Company Inc., 1816-1966, 150th Anniversary,” with corporate logo; 1000 made in 1966 only.
Issue Price: $58
Market Value: $475
Slide-action rifle; 22 Short, 22 Long, 22 LR; same specs as standard model 572 except stamp-engraved legend on left side of receiver; “Remington Arms Company, Inc., 1816-1966, 150th Anniversary,” with corporate logo; 1000 made in 1966 only.
Issue Price: $60
Market Value: $475
Semi-automatic rifle; 30-06 only; impressed basketweave checkering; has same specs as standard 742 ADL, except for stamp-engraved legend on left side of receiver; “Remington Arms Company Inc., 1816-1966, 150th Anniversary” with corporate logo; 1000 made in 1966 only.
Issue Price: $150
Market Value: $500
Pump-action rifle; 30-06 only; same specs as standard 760 BDL Deluxe model except stamp-engraved legend on left side of receiver: “Remington Arms Company Inc., 1816-1966, 150th Anniversary,” with corporate logo; 1000 made in 1966 only.
Issue Price: $135
Market Value: $595
Slide-action Skeet gun; 12-ga. only; 26-inch barrel; vent rib; specs the same as standard Model 870, except for stamp-engraved legend on left side of receiver: “Remington Arms Company, Inc., 1816-1966, 150th Anniversary” with corporate logo; 1000 made in 1966 only.
Issue Price: $130
Market Value: $550
1966 Remington 150th Anniversary Model 870 SA
Same specs as Remington 150th Anniversary Model 870 SA except recoil pad; 30-inch barrel; trap stock; same stamp-engraved legend on receiver; 1000 made in 1966 only.
Issue Price: $165
Market Value: $700
1966 Remington 150th Anniversary Model 1100SA
Semi-automatic Skeet shotgun; 12-ga. only; 26-inch barrel; vent rib; specs the same as standard Model 1100, except for stamp-engraved legend on left side of receiver: “Remington Arms Company, Inc., 1816-1966, 150th Anniversary” with corporate logo; 1000 made in 1966 only.
Issue Price: $185
Market Value: $700
Same specs as Remington 150th Anniversary Model 1100 SA except recoil pad; 30-inch barrel; trap stock; same stamp-engraved legend on receiver; 1000 made in 1966 only.
Issue Price: $220
Market Value: $750
Semi-automatic; 22 LR; same specs as standard Nylon 66 Apache Black model except stamp-engraved legend on left side of receiver “Remington Arms Company Inc., 1816-1966, 150th Anniversary,” with corporate logo; 1000 made in 1966 only.
Issue Price: $50
Market Value: $495
Model 94 carbine; 30-30 only; same as standard M94 except gold-plated loading gate, buttplate, rear barrel band, hammer; commemorative inscription on barrel, medallion in stock; only 2500 made and distributed only in Nebraska; made only in 1966.
Issue Price: $100
Market Value: $1395
Model 94; rifle and carbine versions commemorate Winchester’s 100th anniversary; produced in 1966 only; 100,478 were made; 30-30 only; rifle version with 26-inch half-octagon barrel; full-length 8-shot magazine; gold-plated forearm cap, receiver; post front sight, open rear; walnut stock forearm with epoxy finish; saddle ring; brass buttplate; commemorative inscription on barrel and top tang. Carbine differs only in shorter forearm; 20-inch barrel; 6-shot magazine.
1966 Winchester Centennial ’66 Commemorative 20-inch Barrel
1966 Winchester Centennial ’66 Commemorative 26-inch Barrel
Issue Price: $125
Market Value: $1206
Market Value: $2400
Frontier Scout revolver; “Alamo Model,” flanked by stars, wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; ivorylite grips, with inlaid gold-plated Texas star below screw on left grip. Gold-plated finish; blued barrel, frame, ejector rod tube, tube plug and screw; originally cased in blonde-finished wood box; blue velvet/satin lining; 4250 made in 1967 only.
Issue Price: $85
Market Value: $650
Same legend on barrel; same grips, finish, but with blued barrel, frame and ejector rod tube and tube screw; same casing; 750 made in 1967 only.
Issue Price: $165
Market Value: $1595
Includes two revolvers described above in one oversize case; 250 sets made in 1967 only.
Issue Price: $265
Market Value: $1995
1967 Colt Bat Masterson
Frontier Scout revolver; “Lawman Series—Bat Masterson” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; checkered rubber eagle grips; nickel-plated finish; cased originally in black leatherette; red velvet/satin lining; 3000 made in 1967 only.
Issue Price: $90
Market Value: $675
Same legend on 4-3/4-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; grips, finish, casing are the same as for Frontier Scout version; 500 made in 1967 only.
Issue Price: $180
Market Value: $1600
Semi-automatic; Model 1911 A1; “1917 World War I Commemorative 1967” on right side of slide; roll-engraved scene on left depicting WWI battle; 5-inch barrel; 45 auto; checkered walnut grips; inlaid commemorative medallions; left grip inlaid with Chateau Thierry battle bar; blued finish with slide scene, serial number, banner, Colt markings wiped in gold; several features including no trigger finger relief cuts, non-grooved trigger, safety lever, adapted from original M1911 design; Standard model cased in olive drab box; Deluxe and Custom models have oiled, waxed teak cases; Deluxe model case inscribed “One of Seventy-Five/Deluxe Engraved/Chateau Thierry Commemoratives”; Custom model case inscribed “One of Twenty-Five/Custom Engraved/Chateau Thierry Commemoratives”; gun bears gold-filled signature of A.A White, engraver; 7400 Standard versions made in 1967-68, 75 Deluxe, 25 Custom.
Issue Price: Standard, $200; Deluxe, $500; Custom, $1000
Standard
Market Value: $995
Deluxe
Market Value: $1450
Custom
Market Value: $2850
Frontier Scout revolver; “1867—Kansas Series—Chisholm Trail—1967” wiped with silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR; pearlite grips; nickel-plated medallions; blued finish, with nickel-plated backstrap and trigger guard assembly and screws, trigger, hammer base pin, ejector rod head, stock screw; originally cased in blonde-finished wood, gold velvet/satin lining; 500 made in 1967 only.
Issue Price: $100
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “1866—Kansas Series—Coffeyville—1966” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; walnut grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish; blued backstrap and trigger guard assembly screws, base pin and screw, ejector rod, ejector rod head, hammer and hammer screw, trigger; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; black velvet/satin lining; 500 made in 1967 only.
Issue Price: $95
Market Value: $650
Model 742 rifle; semi-automatic; 30-06 only; same as standard model except impressed checkering on pistol grip; left side of receiver is engraved with maple leaves, special insignia, “1867-1967—Canadian Centennial Gun,” wiped in white; serial number is preceded by letter C; 1000 made in 1967 only.
Issue Price: $119.95
Market Value: $495
Standard model of 22 rimfire rifle with silver commemorative medal set in the stock; top of the receiver is engraved with a design composed of the Canadian Exposition symbol, branches of the Canadian maple leaf and the words, “Canadian Centennial Guns.” Issued in 1967; 4430 made.
Issue Price: $99.50
Market Value: $550
Model 94 rifle; sold only in Alaska; receiver engraved in 19th Century filigree for “antique” appeal; centered in stock is the official Alaskan Purchase centennial medallion with totem pole symbol of the state; barrel is 26-inch, with magazine capacity of 8 shots; other facets are standard of Model 94. Introduced, 1967.
Issue Price: $125
Market Value: $1695
1967 Winchester Canadian Centennial
Model 64; action obviously is the Model 94; not to be confused with Winchester’s Model 64 boy’s rifle discontinued in 1963. Canadian commemorative is in 30-30 caliber; octagonal 26-inch rifle or 20-inch carbine barrel; black-chromed receiver engraved with maple leaf motif; forearm tip black-chromed; straight stock finished with “antique gloss.” Both versions have a dovetail bead post front sight, buckhorn rear. Carbine comes with saddle ring; 6-shot magazine; the rifle comes with 8-shot magazine. Gold-filled inscription on barrel reads, “Canadian Centennial 1867-1967.” Introduced in 1967.
Issue Price: Rifle or Carbine, $125; Matching Set with consecutive serial numbers, $275
Rifle
Market Value: $1095
Carbine
Market Value: $1075
Matched Set
Market Value: $1950
1968 Colt Belleau Wood Commemorative
Semi-automatic; Model 1911 A1; “1917 World War I Commemorative 1967” on right side of slide; roll engraved scene on left side of machine gun battle; 5-inch barrel; 45 Auto only; rosewood grips inlaid with commemorative medallions; left grip inlaid with Belleau Wood battle bar; blued finish; slide scene, serial number, banner, Colt markings wiped in gold on Standard model; Deluxe version has slide, frame hand engraved, serial numbers gold-inlaid; Custom has more elaborate engraving; the same features of 1911 model adapted to Chateau Thierry model are incorporated; cases are same as Chateau Thierry model, with brass plate for Deluxe engraved “One of Seventy Five/Deluxe Engraved/Belleau Wood Commemorative”; plate on Custom model reads “One of Twenty-Five/Custom Engraved/Belleau Wood Commemoratives”; production began in 1968, with 7400 Standard types, 75 Deluxe, 25 Custom.
Issue Price: Standard, $200; Deluxe, $500; Custom, $1000.
Standard
Market Value: $895
Deluxe
Market Value: $1450
Custom
Market Value: $2850
Frontier Scout revolver; “General Nathan Bedford Forrest” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish; blued cylinder, backstrap and trigger guard assembly; originally cased in dark brown leatherette; red velvet/satin lining; 3000 made in 1968-69.
Issue Price: $110
Market Value: $650
1968 Colt Nebraska Centennial
Frontier Scout revolver; “1867—Nebraska Centennial—1967” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR; pearlite grips; gold-plated barrel, frame, hammer, trigger, ejector rod head, stock screw; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; lined with blue velvet in bottom, gold satin in lid; 7001 made in 1968 only.
Issue Price: $100
Market Value: $625
1968 Colt Pat Garrett Commemorative
Frontier Scout revolver; “Lawman Series Pat Garrett” on right side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; pearlite grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish; nickel-plated barrel, frame, backstrap and trigger guard assembly, ejector rod; loading gate is gold-plated; originally cased in black leatherette with gold velvet/satin lining; 3000 made in 1968 only.
Issue Price: $110
Market Value: $475
Same barrel legend; 5-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; same grips, finish, casing as Frontier Scout version; 500 made in 1968.
Issue Price: $200
Market Value: $1595
Frontier Scout revolver; “1868-Kansas Series—Pawnee Trail—1968” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR; laminated rosewood grips; nickel-plated medallions; blued finish; nickel-plated backstrap and trigger guard assembly and screws, cylinder, base pin, ejector rod head, trigger hammer, stock screw; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; lined with blue velvet in bottom, silver satin in lid; 501 made in 1968.
Issue Price: $110
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “Kansas Series—Santa Fe Trail—1968” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR; ivorylite grips; nickel-plated medallions; blued finish with nickel-plated backstrap and trigger guard assembly and screws, hammer, trigger, stock screw, base pin, ejector rod head; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; green velvet/satin lining; 501 made in 1968-69.
Issue Price: $120
Market Value: $650
Semi-automatic take-down rifle; 22 LR only; commemorates 1868-1968 centennial of S.A. Luigi Franchi; centennial seal engraved on receiver; 21-inch barrel; 11-shot buttstock magazine; hand-checkered European walnut stock forearm; open rear sight, gold bead front on ramp. Deluxe model has better grade wood, fully engraved receiver. Made only in 1968.
Issue Price: Standard, $86.95; Deluxe, $124.95.
Standard
Market Value: $425 to $450
Deluxe
Market Value: $550 to $575
Model 94; available with either 20-inch or 26-inch barrel, both with bead post front sights, semi-buckhorn rear sights. Hammer, trigger, loading gate, forearm tip, saddle ring, crescent buttplate nickel-plated. Barrel, tang inscribed respectively, “Buffalo Bill Commemorative” and “W.F. Cody—Chief of Scouts.” Receiver embellished with scrollwork. American walnut stock with embedded Buffalo Bill Memorial Assn. medallion; rifle with 8-shot tubular magazine, carbine with 6-shot magazine. Introduced, 1968.
Issue Price: Rifle, Carbine, $129.95 Rifle marked “1 of 300”, $1000
Rifle
Market Value: $1200
Rifle marked “1 of 300”
Market Value: $2750
Carbine
Market Value: $1200
Model 94; “Land of Lincoln,” and a profile of Lincoln engraved on the receiver, with gold-filled inscription on barrel, “Illinois Sesquicentennial, 1818-1968”; gold-plated metal buttplate, trigger, loading gate and saddle ring. Official souvenir medallion embedded in walnut stock. First state commemorative to be sold outside the celebrating state by Winchester. Introduced in 1968.
Issue Price: $110
Market Value: $1495
1969 Colt Alabama Sesquicentennial
Frontier Scout revolver; “1819—Alabama Sesquicentennial—1969” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; ivorylite grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish; nickel-plated loading gate, cylinder, ejector rod, rod head, and tube, base pin and screw, bolt and trigger guard assembly screws, hammer and screw, trigger; originally cased in red leatherette covered wood box; white velvet lining in bottom, red satin in lid; 3001 made in 1969.
Issue Price: $110
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “1819—Arkansas Territory Sesquicentennial—1969” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips; gold-plated medallions; blued frame, backstrap and trigger guard assembly, ejector rod head; gold-plated stock screw nut; originally cased in blonde-finished basswood; red velvet/satin lining; 3500 made; production began in 1969.
Issue Price: $110
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “1769—California Bicentennial—1969” on left side of 6-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish; all screws nickel-plated, except base pin, grip screws; hammer, trigger also nickel-plated; originally cased in California redwood; black velvet/satin lining; 5000 made in 1969-70.
Issue Price: $135
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “1869—Kansas Series-Fort Larned—1969” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR; pearlite grips; nickel-plated medallions; nickel-plated finish; blued backstrap and trigger guard assembly, base pin and screw, cylinder, ejector rod head and tube screw, hammer and stock screw, bolt and trigger screw; originally cased in blonde finished wood; blue velvet lining in bottom; silver satin in lid; 500 made in 1969-70.
Issue Price: $120
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “1869—Golden Spike—1969” on right side of 6-inch barrel; standard barrel markings on left; both wiped in gold; 22 LR only; sand-blasted walnut-stained fir grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish; blued barrel, frame, backstrap and trigger guard assembly and ejector tube plug and screw; originally cased in hand-stained, embossed simulated mahogany; 11,000 made in 1969.
Issue Price: $135
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “Lawman Series—Wild Bill Hickok” wiped in silver on right side of 6-inch barrel; 22 LR only; nonfluted cylinder; pearlite grips; nickel-plated medallions; nickel-plated finish; blued barrel, frame, ejector tube screw; originally cased in black leatherette covered box; bottom lined in blue velvet, lid in silver satin; 3000 made, production began in 1969.
Issue Price: $116.60
Market Value: $675
Same legend on 7-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; same finish as Frontier Scout version, except for nickel-plated loading gate; same casing; 500 made, production beginning in 1969.
Issue Price: $220
Market Value: $1695
1969 Colt Meuse Argonne Commemorative
Semi-automatic; Model 1911A1; “1917 World War I Commemorative 1967” on right side of slide; left has roll-engraved charge on pillbox on Standard; slides, frames on Deluxe, Custom models are hand engraved, serial numbers inlaid in gold; Custom model is more elaborately engraved, inlaid; 5-inch barrel, 45 Auto only; varnished crotch walnut grips; inlaid commemorative medallions left grip inlaid with Meuse Argonne battle bar; blued finish; engraving, numbers et. al., gold wiped on Standard model; same case as earlier WWI Commemoratives; brass plate for Deluxe reads “One of Seventy-Five/ Deluxe Engraved/Meuse Argonne Commemoratives”; plate on Custom case is inscribed “One of Seventy Five/Custom Engraved/Meuse Argonne Commemoratives”; production began in 1969; 7400 Standard, 75 Deluxe, 25 Custom.
Issue Price: Standard, $220; Deluxe, $500; Custom, $1000
Standard
Market Value: $495
Deluxe
Market Value: $1550
Custom
Market Value: $2950
1969 Colt Second Battle of the Marne Commemorative
Semi-automatic; Model 1911A1; “1917 World War I Commemorative 1967” on right side of slide; roll-engraved combat scene on left side of slide; 5-inch barrel; 45 Auto; white French holly grips; inlaid commemorative medallions; left grip inlaid with 2nd Battle of the Marne battle bar; blue finish, with slide engraving, serial number on Standard, banner, other markings wiped in gold; Deluxe and Custom models are hand engraved, with serial numbers gold inlaid; work on Custom model is in greater detail; cases are same as others in series, except Deluxe case has brass plate inscribed “One of Seventy-Five/Deluxe Engraved/2nd Battle of the Marne Commemorative”; Custom case has same type of plate inscribed “One of Twenty-Five/Custom Engraved/2nd Battle of the Marne Commemorative”; 7400 Standard guns made in 1969; 75 Deluxe; 25 Custom.
Issue Price: Standard, $220; Deluxe, $500; Custom, $1000
Standard
Market Value: $995
Deluxe
Market Value: $1550
Custom
Market Value: $2950
Frontier Scout revolver; “1869—Kansas Series—Shawnee Trail 1969” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips; nickel-plated medallions; blued finish; nickel-plated backstrap and trigger guard assembly and screws, cylinder, base pin, ejector rod head, hammer, trigger and stock screw; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; red velvet/satin lining; 501 made in 1969 only.
Issue Price: $120
Market Value: $650
Single Action Army revolver; “Texas Ranger Commemoratives/One Riot-One Ranger” wiped in silver on left side of barrel; “Texas Rangers” roll engraved on backstrap; sterling silver star, wreath on top of backstrap behind hammer; YO Ranch brand stamped on bottom of backstrap; 7-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; Standard model has rosewood grips, silver miniature Ranger badge inlaid in left grip; blued finish; case-hardened frame; nickel-plated trigger guard, base pin and screw, ejector rod and head, ejector tube screw; gold-plated stock screw, stock escutcheons, medallions. First 200 are custom models, with finish decoration to customer’s desires at increasing prices; custom finished guns had deluxe engraved serial numbers, ivory grips with star inlay; originally cased in special hand-rubbed box with drawers, glass top; red velvet lining; 200 Custom, 800 Standard guns made; production began in 1969.
Issue Price: Custom, varying with customers desires; Standard, $650
Standard
Market Value: $2450
Grade III
Market Value: $5200
Grade II
Market Value: $5700
Grade I
Market Value: $6200
1969 Winchester Cowboy Commemorative
Model 94; receiver, upper and lower tang, lever, barrel bands are nickel-plated; butt plate is stainless steel, with tang that extends over top of stock for square comb look; stock is straight grip with extended forearm of American walnut; embedded in right side of stock is medallion of cowboy roping a steer; etched on left side of receiver, “Brave Land—Bold Men.” Opposite side is engraved with coiled lariat, spurs; barrel is 20-inch, carrying “Cowboy Commemorative”; upper tang has inscription, “Winchester Model 1894.” Has adjustable semi-buckhorn rear sight, blued saddle ring; in 30-30 only. Introduced in 1969.
Issue Price: $125; Marked “1 of 300”, $1000
Market Value: $1300
Marked “1 of 300”
Market Value: $2950
1969 Winchester Golden Spike
Model 94; features 20-inch barrel with twin barrel bands plated in yellow gold; yellow gold receiver, engraved with decorative scrolled border on right side, inscribed on other side with railroad spike flanked by dates, 1869 and 1969. Barrel carries “Golden Spike Commemorative” inscription; upper tang bears words “Oceans United By Rail.” Buttstock, forearm are straight-line design of satin-finished American walnut, with fluted comb. Inset in stock is centennial medallion of engines of Central Pacific, Union Pacific meeting on May 10, 1869. It has straight brass buttplate, blued saddle ring; chambered for 30-30; weight is 7 lbs. Introduced in 1969.
Issue Price: $119.95
Market Value: $1295
Model 94 rifle and carbine; made in 1969 only; 49,505 manufactured; 30-30 only; rifle has 26-inch octagonal barrel; 6-shot half-magazine; forearm cap, upper tang, receiver plated with white gold; receiver engraved with American eagle, “26th President 1901-1909,” Roosevelt’s facsimile signature; contoured lever, half pistol grip; medallion in stock. Carbine differs from rifle in shorter forearm, full-length 6-shot tubular magazine; 20-inch barrel.
Issue Price: $125
Rifle
Market Value: $1500
Carbine
Market Value: $1400
Matched set with consecutive serial numbers
Market Value: $2600
Frontier Scout revolver; “1870—Fort Hays—1970” wiped in silver on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; hard rubber grips; nickel-plated finish; blued barrel, backstrap and trigger guard assembly screws, cylinder, base pin screw, ejector tube screw, bolt and trigger screw, hammer screw, trigger; originally cased in blonde finished wood; bottom lined with blue velvet, gold satin in lid; 500 made in 1970.
Issue Price: $130
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “1870—Kansas Series—Fort Riley—1970” wiped in black on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; ivorylite grips; nickel-plated medallions; nickel-plated finish; blued backstrap and trigger guard assembly, cylinder, base pin and screw, ejector rod head and tube screw, bolt and trigger screw, hammer and screw, trigger, stock screw; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; black velvet/satin lining; 500 made in 1970.
Issue Price: $130
Market Value: $650
Frontier Scout revolver; “1820—Maine Sesquicentennial—1970” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only nonfluted cylinder; pearlite grips; gold-plated medallions; gold-plated finish; nickel-plated backstrap and trigger guard assembly, cylinder, base pin screw, hammer and hammer screw, ejector rod, ejector rod head, ejector tube screw, bolt and trigger screw; originally cased in natural knotty white pine; lined with royal blue velvet in bottom; light blue satin in lid; 3000 made in 1970.
Issue Price: $120
Market Value: $650
1970 Colt Missouri Territorial Sesquicentennial
Frontier Scout revolver; “1820-Missouri Sesquicentennial—1970” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; walnut grips; gold-plated medallions; blued finish; gold-plated cylinder, loading gate, base pin, ejector rod head, ejector tube, tube screw, bolt and trigger screw, hammer, trigger, stock screw, top backstrap screws; originally cased in natural finish willow, lined in red velvet; 3000 made in 1970.
Issue Price: $125
Market Value: $650
Same legend on the 5-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; grips, medallions, finish and plating are same as Frontier Scout version, except for case-hardened frame, loading gate; same casing; 900 made; production started in 1970.
Issue Price: $220
Market Value: $1695
1970 Colt World War II European Theater
Semi-automatic; Model 1911A1; slide is marked “World War II Commemorative/European Theater of Operations” on left side; right side is roll-engraved with major sites of activity; 5-inch barrel; 45 Auto only; bird’s-eye maple grips; gold-plated medallions; nickel-plated finish in entirety; originally cased in oak box with oak cartridge block; lid removable; seven dummy cartridges included; infantry blue velvet lining; 11,500 made; production began in 1970.
Issue Price: $250
Market Value: $995
1970 Colt World War II Pacific Theater
Semi-automatic; Model 1911A1; slide is marked “World War II Commemorative/Pacific Theater of Operations” on right side; left side roll-engraved with names of ten major battle areas; both sides of slide bordered in roll-marked palm leaf design; 5-inch barrel; 45 Auto only; Brazilian rosewood grips; gold-plated medallions; nickel-plated in entirety; originally cased in Obichee wood; light green velvet lining; seven nickel-plated dummy cartridges in cartridge block; 11,500 made; production began in 1970.
Issue Price: $250
Market Value: $995
Frontier Scout revolver; “Lawman Series—Wyatt Earp” on right side of barrel; standard model markings on left side; 12-inch Buntline barrel; 22 LR only; walnut grips; nickel-plated medallions blued finish; nickel-plated barrel, cylinder, ejector tube plug, ejector tube screw, rod head, base pin and base pin screw, hammer, trigger and backstrap and trigger guard assembly; originally cased in black leatherette-covered box; bottom lined with burgundy velvet; lid with red satin; 3000 made; production started in 1970.
Issue Price: $125
Market Value: $695
Same legend on barrel, but wiped in silver; 16-1/8-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; same grips, medallions as Frontier Scout version; blued finish; case-hardened frame; nickel-plated hammer, trigger, base pin, base pin cross latch assembly; same casing as Frontier Scout; 500 made; production began in 1970.
Issue Price: $395
Market Value: $2950
Marking the Marlin Centennial, 1870 to 1970; same specs as standard Model 39A except for square lever; fancy walnut straight-grip uncheckered stock; forearm; 20-inch octagonal barrel; brass forearm cap; nameplate inset in stock buttplate. Produced only in 1970.
Issue Price: $125
Market Value: $850
Combines presentation-grade Model 336 centerfire, rimfire Model 39, in luggage-type case; matching serial numbers, for additional collector value. Both rifles have fancy walnut straight-grip stocks, forearms; brass forearm caps, brass buttplates, engraved receivers with inlaid medallions. Model 336 is chambered for 30-30 only; Model 39 for 22 LR, 22 Long, 22 Short. Only 1000 sets were manufactured in 1970.
Issue Price: $750
Market Value: $1550
1970 Savage Anniversary Model 1895
Replica of Savage Model 1895; hammerless lever-action; marks 75th anniversary of Savage Arms Corp. (1895-1970); 308 Win. only; 24-inch octagon barrel; 5-shot rotary magazine; engraved receiver, brass-plated lever; brass buttplate; brass medallion inlaid in stock; uncheckered walnut straight grip stock, Schnabel-type forearm. Made only in 1970; 9999 produced.
Issue Price: $195
Market Value: $895
Model 94; produced in rifle version with 26-inch barrel and carbine with 20-inch length. Receiver, upper and lower tang, lever, forearm cap, magazine tube cap all are gold-plated; buttplate is crescent shaped, solid brass. Stocks are American walnut with half pistol grip, fluted comb; commemorative medal with faces of Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, William Travis, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett is inset in right side of stock. Left side of receiver is engraved with star and dates, 1845, 1970; both sides are bordered with series of stars; barrel carries inscription, “Lone Star Commemorative.” Upper tang has “Under Six Flags,” referring to banners of Spain, France, Mexico, Texas Republic, Confederacy and United States, which have flown over territory. It has bead post front sight, semi-buckhorn rear, plus saddle ring. Introduced in 1970.
Issue Price: Rifle, Carbine, $140; Matched Set with consecutive serial numbers $305
Carbine
Market Value: $1500
Rifle
Market Value: $1600
Matched set
Market Value: $2500
Frontier Scout revolver; “1871 Kansas Series—Fort Scott—1971” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; checkered rubber, eagle-style grips; nickel-plated finish; blued barrel, cylinder, base pin screw, ejector tube screw, bolt and trigger screw, hammer, hammer screw, trigger; originally cased in blonde-finished wood; gold velvet/satin lining; 500 made in 1971.
Issue Price: $130
Market Value: $450
1971 Colt NRA Centennial Commemorative Single Action
Single Action Army; “1871 NRA Centennial 1971” wiped in gold on left side of 4-3/4-inch, 5-1/2-inch, or 7-1/2-inch barrels; 357 Magnum, 45 Colt; Goncalo Alves grips; gold-plated NRA medallion inlays; blued finish; case-hardened frame; nickel-silver grip screw escutcheons; originally cased in walnut, with inlaid NRA plate; gold velvet/satin lining; 2412 357 Magnums, 4131 45 Colts made; production began in 1971.
Issue Price: $250
357 Magnum
Market Value: $1495
45 Colt
Market Value: $1695
1971 Colt NRA Centennial Commemorative Gold Cup
Semi-automatic; Gold Cup National Match model; “1871 NRA Centennial 1971/The First 100 Years of Service/.45 Automatic Caliber” wiped in gold on left side of slide; MK IV barrel; Eliason rear sight; 5-inch barrel; 45 Auto only; checkered walnut grips; gold-plated NRA medallion inlays; blued; same type of case as NRA commemorative SAA; 2500 made; production began in 1971.
Issue Price: $250
Market Value: $1495
1971 Harrington & Richardson Anniversary Model 1873
Replica of Officer’s Model 1873 Trapdoor Springfield commemorating 100th anniversary of H&R (1871-1971); single shot action; 45-70 only; 26-inch barrel; engraved receiver, breech block, hammer, lock plate, buttplate; hand-checkered walnut stock with inlaid brass commemorative plate; peep rear sight, blade front; ramrod. Made only in 1971. Production limited to 10,000.
Market Value: $895
1971 Marlin 39A Article II
Same general specs as Model 39A; commemorates National Rifle Association Centennial, 1871-1971. Medallion with legend “The Right to Bear Arms” set on blued receiver; 24-inch octagonal barrel; tube magazine holds 19 LR, 21 Long, 25 Short; fancy uncheckered walnut pistol-grip stock forearm; brass buttplate, forearm cap. Produced only in 1971.
Issue Price: $135
Market Value: $575
Same specs as Marlin 39A Article II rifle except straight grip stock; square lever; shorter magazine; reduced capacity; 20-inch octagonal barrel. Produced only in 1971.
Issue Price: $135; Cased Set, $750
Carbine
Market Value: $175
Cased Set
Market Value: $1100
1971 Savage Model 71
Single shot lever-action; replica of Stevens Favorite, issued as commemorative to Joshua Stevens, founder of Stevens Arms Co.; 22 LR only; 22-inch octagonal barrel; brass-plated hammer, lever; uncheckered straight-grip stock, Schnabel forearm; brass commemorative medallion inlaid in stock; brass butt plate; open rear sight, brass blade front. Made in 1971; only 10,000 produced.
Issue Price: $75
Market Value: $395
1971 Winchester National Rifle Association Centennial Model
Introduced in two versions: musket and rifle, both on Model 94 actions; musket resembles Model 1895 NRA musket with military lever to meet requirements for NRA match competition at turn of century; has 26-inch tapered round barrel; full-length American walnut forearm; black-chromed steel buttplate; rear sight has calibrated folding rear leaf, blade front sight; 7-shot magazine. Rifle model resembles Model 64, also made on 94 action with 5-shot half-magazine; 24-inch tapered, round barrel; hooded ramp and bead post front sight; adjustable semi-buckhorn rear sight; contoured lever, blued steel forearm cap. Both models are 30-30; have quick-detachable sling swivels; receivers are black-chromed steel; NRA seal in silver-colored metal is set in right side of stocks; left side of receivers inscribed appropriately with “NRA Centennial Musket” or “NRA Centennial Rifle.” Both were introduced in 1971.
Issue Price: $149.95; Matched set with consecutive serial numbers, $325
Musket
Market Value: $1200
Rifle
Market Value: $1300
Cased set
Market Value: $2400
1972 Colt Florida Territorial Sesquicentennial
Frontier Scout revolver; “1822—Florida Territory—1972” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; cypress wood grips; gold-plated medallions, blued finish; case-hardened frame, loading gate; gold-plated base pin, base pin screw, ejector rod head and screws, hammer, trigger and trigger screws; originally cased in cypress wood box; gold velvet/satin lining; 2001 made; production began in 1972.
Issue Price: $125
Market Value: $650
1972 High Standard Benner Commemorative
Super Military Trophy auto; 22 Long only; 5-1/2-inch bull barrel; checkered American walnut thumbrest grip; micro rear sight; grip angle is that of the 1911 Government model; engraved with the five-ring Olympic insignia to denote the twentieth anniversary of Huelet O. “Joe” Benner’s Olympic Gold Medal win; 1000 guns made; serial numbers, 1 to 1000. Made in 1972.
Issue Price: $550
Market Value: $1650
Same specs as Model 336A except 30-30 only; 22-inch octagonal barrel. Commemorates centennial of Zane Grey’s birth, 1872 to 1972; commemorative medallion attached to receiver; selected uncheckered walnut pistol grip stock forearm; brass forearm cap, buttplate; 10,000 produced with special serial numbers, ZG1 through ZG10,000. Produced only in 1972.
Issue Price: $150
Market Value: $495
Bolt-action; 270 Win., 7mm Rem. Magnum, 308, 30-06, 300 Win. Magnum, 375 H&H Magnum, 458 Win. Magnum; 5-shot magazine in standard calibers, 3-shot in magnum; made on Mauser-type action; classic French walnut stock; hand-checkered pistol-grip, forearm; recoil pad, cartridge trap in butt; sling swivels. Manufactured in England in 1973 to commemorate Interarms’ 20th anniversary. Only 1000 made.
Market Value: $2500
Frontier Scout revolver; “Arizona Ranger Commemorative” on left side of 4-3/4-inch barrel; 22 LR only; laminated rosewood grips; nickel-plated medallions; blued finish; case-hardened frame; nickel-plated backstrap and trigger guard assembly, hammer trigger, base pin, base pin assembly, screw for backstrap/trigger guard assembly, grips; originally cased in walnut with glass window lid; replica Arizona Ranger badge included in case; lined with maroon velvet; 3001 made; production began in 1973.
Issue Price: $135
Market Value: $650
Single Action Army revolver, Frontier Six Shooter configuration; “The Frontier Six-Shooter” etched on left side of barrel, “1873 Peacemaker Centennial 1973” roll-marked on right side; 7-1/2-inch barrel; 44-40 only; checkered rubber eagle-style grips; nickel-plated in entirety; originally cased in leather-covered wood box; brown velvet lining; 1500 made; production began in 1973.
Issue Price: $300
Market Value: $1695
1973 Colt Peacemaker Centennial in 45 Colt
Configuration has “1873 Peacemaker Centennial 1973” roll marked on left side of 7-1/2-inch barrel; 45 Colt only; one-piece varnished walnut grip; blued finish; case-hardened frame, hammer; originally cased in oiled walnut with brass-framed glass cover; maroon velvet lining; 1500 made; production began in 1973.
Issue Price: $300
Market Value: $1695
Includes the two revolvers described above in oversize case of walnut-stained willow; lined with dark maroon velvet; matching serial numbers on guns; 500 sets made in 1973.
Issue Price: $625
Market Value: $3195
Replica of blackpowder 1873 Springfield carbine; 54-caliber; inlaid with gold; heavy engraving; fancy-grade walnut stock; marketed in mahogany case. Each rifle bears the name of a cavalryman who died in the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Manufactured, 1973, in two versions; 25 Officers’ Model, 243 Enlisted Men’s Model.
Issue Price: Officer’s Model, $3000; Enlisted Men’s Model, $2000
Officer’s Model
Market Value: $3995
Enlisted Men’s Model
Market Value: $1995
1973 Remington 1973 Ducks Unlimited Commemorative
Model 1100 autoloading shotgun; 12-ga. only; 30-inch barrel; Full choke; vent rib. Other specs the same as standard Model 1100, except that serial number is preceded by DU; Ducks Unlimited medallion, surrounded by gilded scrollwork is attached to left side of receiver; 500 made in 1973 only.
Issue Price: $230
Market Value: $595
1973 Sako Golden Anniversary Model
Same specs as Sako long-action Deluxe sporter; 7mm Rem. Magnum only; floorplate, trigger guard, receiver feature gold oak leaf, acorn decoration; hand-checkered select European walnut stock hand-carved oak leaf pattern. Commemorates firm’s 50th anniversary only; 1000 made in 1973.
Market Value: $1095
Model 19 357 Combat Magnum; 4-inch barrel; sideplate stamped with Texas Ranger commemorative seal; uncheckered Goncalo Alves stocks; marketed with specially designed Bowie-type knife in presentation case. Commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Texas Rangers. Reported 8000 sets made in 1973.
Market Value: $895
Semi-automatic; 22 LR; 11-inch barrel; forged aluminum frame; walnut pistol grips and forearm. Marketed in a black leatherette, red velvet-lined case. Due to lack of buttstock was classified as a handgun and was legal. Reported 300 made in 1973. Original price unknown.
Market Value: $1000
1973 Winchester Texas Ranger Commemorative
Model 94; features stock forearm of semi-fancy walnut, with the buttstock having square comb, metal butt plate. Chambered in 30-30; 6-shot tube magazine; a facsimile of Texas Ranger star badge is embedded in the stock; saddle ring is included. Of standard grade, only 4850 were released in April 1973, all of them in the state of Texas. Another 150 Special Edition guns, at $1000 each, were released, in presentation cases, only to the Texas Ranger Association. These were hand-checkered, with full fancy walnut stocks, barrel and receiver highly polished; 4-shot magazine; 16-inch barrel; weighs 6 lbs.; standard model weighs 7 lbs.; 20-inch barrel. With Special Edition guns, commemorative star is mounted inside the presentation case instead of in the stock. Also introduced April 1973. Standard model, Issue Price: $134.95; Special Edition, $1000.
Standard model
Market Value: $1395
Special Edition
Market Value: $2950
1974 Charles Daly Wildlife Commemorative
Over/under; 12-ga.; trap and Skeet models only; same general specs as Diamond Grade over/under; fine scrollwork on left side of receiver, duck scene engraved on right side. Manufactured in Japan 1974. Reported 500 guns made.
Market Value: $795
Same specs as Model 472 Brush Gun except brass buttplate; barrel bands and saddle ring; gold-plated trigger; bright blued finish; Indian scenes etched on receiver; select walnut stock and forearm. Limited edition manufactured, 1974 only; numbered 1 through 5,000.
Market Value: $395
1974 Remington 1974 Ducks Unlimited Commemorative
Model 870 pump-action, with gilded scroll-engraved receiver; special serial numbers; DU color medallion set in receiver. Made only in 1974 for auction by DU.
Market Value: $495
Same specs as the Model 500DSPR Pigeon Grade 12-ga. magnum heavy duck gun; features a heavy 30-inch vent-rib barrel; Full choke only; receiver carries an etching of a wood duck. Gun was marketed with a special wall plaque commemorating, with the shotgun, the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Program. Only 1000 made in 1975.
Market Value: $375
1975 Ruger Colorado Centennial
Single-Six revolver; 22 LR; stainless steel grip frame; rosewood grip panels; historic scene roll engraved on cylinder; 6-1/2-inch barrel; inscribed to signify its purpose as a centennial commemorative; marketed in walnut presentation case; 15,000 made in 1975.
Issue Price: $250
Market Value: $595
1976 Browning Bicentennial 78
Single shot Model 78; 45-70; same specs as standard model, except for bison and eagle engraved on receiver; scroll engraving on lever, both ends of barrel, buttplate, top of receiver; high-grade walnut stock forearm. Manufactured in Japan. Marketed with engraved hunting knife, commemorative medallion, alder presentation case. Gun and knife serial numbers match, beginning with 1776. Only 1000 sets made. Manufactured only in 1976.
Issue Price: $150
Market Value: $1950
Over/under; 12-ga.; same basic specs as standard Superposed shotgun, but sideplates engraved, gold-inlaid turkey-hunting scene on right side, U.S. flag, bald eagle on left. State markings are in gold on blue background; hand-checkered American walnut straight-grip stock, Schnabel forearm; marketed in velvet-lined walnut presentation case. Only 51 made; one for each state and District of Columbia. Manufactured in Belgium, 1976.
Market Value: $10,000
Includes Colt SAA revolver, Python revolver and 3rd Model Dragoon revolver, with accessories; all have rosewood stocks, matching roll-engraved unfluted cylinders, blued finish, silver medallion bearing the Seal of the United States; Dragoon has silver grip frame; all revolvers in set have matching serial numbers, 0001 through 1776. Marketed with deluxe three-drawer walnut presentation case, reproduction volume of Armsmear. Made only in 1976.
Market Value: $3195
Slide-action; 12-ga.; basic specs of Model 37 Supreme, except for Bicentennial design etched into receiver; serialized USA 0001 to USA 1976; full fancy walnut stock slide handle. Only 1976 made in 1976. Marketed in presentation case.
Market Value: $795
1976 Mag-Na-Port Mark V Limited Edition
Revolver; built on Ruger Super Blackhawk; 44 Magnum; 5-inch barrel; jeweled, plated hammer and trigger; smoothed trigger pull; front sight altered with red insert; satin nickel backstrap, trigger guard, ejector rod housing, center pin; deluxe blue finish; Mag-na-ported barrel. Marketed in presentation case; made in 1976.
Issue Price: $395
Market Value: $3500 to $3700
1976 Remington Bicentennial Nylon 66
Rifle; semi-automatic; 22 LR; same specs as standard Nylon 66 except specially marked with eagle, shield flanked with scrollwork and underlined with “1776-1976”; dates are gilded; Mohawk brown stock only; 12,000 made.
Issue Price: $84.95
Market Value: $575
1976 Remington Bicentennial Model 742
Same specs as standard Model 742 Woodsmaster except Bicentennial commemorative inscription etched on receiver; different checkering pattern. Manufactured 1976 only.
Market Value: $495
1976 Remington Bicentennial Model 760
Same specs as standard Model 760 Gamemaster except Bicentennial commemorative inscription etched on receiver; different checkering pattern. Manufactured 1976 only.
Market Value: $475
Single shot; same specs as ’76 Deluxe model except filled etching on sidewalls of receiver: 26-inch barrel only; U.S. silver dollar inlaid in stock; marketed in presentation case. Manufactured 1976 only. Only 100 made.
Market Value: $850
1976 Winchester Bicentennial ’76 Carbine
Model 94; same specs as standard model except 30-30 only; engraved antique silver finish; American eagle on left side of receiver, “76” encircled with thirteen stars on right side; engraved on right side of barrel is legend “Bicentennial 1776-1976.” Originally marketed with wooden gun rack with simulated deer antlers, gold colored identification plate. Reported 20,000 made in 1976.
Issue Price: $325
Market Value: $1595
1977 Colt Second Amendment Commemorative
Peacemaker Buntline revolver; 22 rimfire; 7-1/2-inch barrel bears inscription “The Right To Keep And Bear Arms”; polished nickel-plated barrel, frame, ejector rod assembly, hammer, trigger; blued cylinder, backstrap, trigger guard; black pearlite stocks; fluted cylinder; specially serial numbered; marketed in special presentation case, carrying reproduction copy of Second Amendment to the Constitution. Reported 3000 made in 1977.
Issue Price: $194.95
Market Value: $650
1977 Ithaca Ducks Unlimited Commemorative
Limited edition of Model 37 Featherlight pump action; commemorates DU 40th anniversary; 12-ga.; 30-inch Full choke barrel; vent rib; recoil pad; Raybar front sight; commemorative grip cap; receiver engraved with DU anniversary logo, banner commemorating occasion. Also made in high-grade custom version with more elaborate etching, hand-checkered full fancy American walnut stock, custom-fitted carrying case. Reported 5000 made in 1977.
Issue Price: Standard commemorative, $255; Custom model, $600.
Market Value: Standard: $500
Market Value: Custom: $700
Revolver; built on Ruger Super Blackhawk; 44 Magnum; 6-inch barrel; same specs as Mag-na-port Mark V except yellow front sight insert, gold-outlined rear sight blade; gold inlay. 50 made in 1977.
Issue Price: $350
Market Value: $2250
Revolver; built on Ruger Blackhawk; 44 Magnum; Mag-na-ported 4-3/4-inch barrel; Metalife SS finish; smoothed trigger pull; red front sight insert; white outline rear sight; hammer engraved with Tomahawk logo; topstrap engraved with Mag-na-port and Tomahawk logos; serial numbered 1 to 200; 200 made in 1977. Marketed in carrying case.
Issue Price: $495
Market Value: $2000
1977 Smith & Wesson 125th Anniversary
Model 25 revolver; 45 Colt; 6-1/2-inch barrel; blued finish; Goncalo Alves stocks; “Smith & Wesson 125th Anniversary” gold-filled on barrel; sideplate has gold-filled anniversary seal; marketed in case bearing nickel-silver anniversary seal. Included is book, 125 Years With Smith & Wesson. Reported 10,000 issued in 1977.
Market Value: $1095
Same specs as Smith & Wesson 125th Anniversary except Class A engraving; ivory stocks; anniversary medallion on box is sterling silver; book leather-bound. Reported 50 issued in 1977.
Market Value: $1695
Same specs as standard Model 94 except 30-30 only; antique silver-finish engraved receiver; nickel-silver stagecoach medallion inset in buttstock; checkered fancy American walnut stock forearm; curved buttplate. Reported 20,000 made in 1977.
Market Value: $1295
Lever-action rifle; same specs as standard Model 94 carbine except 44-40; made specifically for the Canadian market. Reported 11,220 made in 1977.
Issue Price: $375
Market Value: $1295
1978 Browning Centennial Hi-Power
Commemorates Browning’s centennial anniversary; same specs as standard 9mm Hi-Power except oil-finished hand-checkered walnut stocks; Browning medallion inset on both sides; chrome finish; has centennial inscription with date hand-engraved on side; gold-plated trigger; fixed sights. Issued in fitted walnut case with red velvet lining. Only 3500 produced in 1978, with serial #1878D-0001 through 1878D-3500.
Issue Price: $495
Market Value: $895
Based on 1860 Army design; commemorates 200th anniversary of U.S. Cavalry, 1777 to 1977; blued barrel, hammer assembly, cylinder, backstrap, trigger; frame, hammer color case-hardened; brass trigger guard; one-piece walnut stocks; naval engagement scene roll marked on nonfluted cylinder; marketed with detachable walnut shoulder stock, accessories, in oiled American walnut presentation case. Reported 3000 units manufactured 1978.
Issue Price: $995
Market Value: $1450
Built on Winchester 94 action but with polished 20-inch barrel; gold-colored inscription reading “Antlered Game;” gold-plated lever; tang and barrel bands match blue of receiver; 30-30 only. Total of 19,999 made in 1978.
Issue Price: $374.95
Market Value: $1350
Model 94 Carbine; 30-30 only; same specs as standard model except 16-inch barrel; full-length tube magazine; antique silver-finish barrel bands; right side of barrel bears silver-colored inscription, “Legendary Lawman”; extended forearm, straight-grip stock; nickel-silver medallion set in buttstock features sheriff standing on Western street. Reported 20,000 manufactured in 1978.
Issue Price: $375
Market Value: $1495
1979 Colt Ned Buntline Commemorative
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; 12-inch barrel; built on New Frontier SAA frame; adjustable rear sight; nickel-plated; black composite rubber grips; marketed in custom presentation case with six nickel-plated 45 cartridges. Reported 3000 manufactured in 1979.
Issue Price: $900
Market Value: $1495
Revolver; built on Charter Arms Bulldog; 44 Special; no front sight; Mag-na-ported 1.875-inch barrel; dehorned, anti-snag hammer; Pachmayr grips; Metalife SS finish; engraved with Mag-na-port logo and Backpacker 1 to 250 serial number; 250 made in 1979. Marketed in carrying case.
Issue Price: $295
Market Value: $400
1979 Mag-Na-Port Bullseye Limited Edition
Semi-automatic; built on Ruger MKI Target Model; 22 LR; Mag-na-ported 5-1/2-inch barrel; gold-outlined rear sight; Clark target trigger; standard black Ruger grips; Metalife SS finish; Mag-na-port logo on end of bolt; lettering, logo gold inlaid; gold bullseye logo on receiver; serial numbered 001-200; 200 made in 1979. Marketed in wild poplar case.
Issue Price: $395
Market Value: $700
Revolver; built on Ruger Super Blackhawk; 44 Magnum; Mag-na-ported 7-1/2-inch barrel; yellow insert front sight, gold outline rear; satin nickel finish on backstrap, ejector rod; deluxe blued cylinder, frame, barrel; jeweled, gold-plated hammer, trigger; polished, gold-plated center pin release, ejector rod; “Mag-na-port Classic” engraved, gold inlaid on topstrap; antique grips with gold grip screw; custom tune-up; other lettering, logos gold inlaid; carries Mag-na-port serial numbers 1 through 250; 250 made in 1979. Hammer, trigger were seal-locked to ensure unfired condition. Marketed in case of wild poplar with Mag-na-port logo.
Issue Price: $590
Market Value: $2500
1979 Mag-Na-Port Safari #1 Cape Buffalo
Revolver; built on Ruger Super Blackhawk; 44 Magnum; 6-inch barrel; Metalife finish; Mag-na-port vent process; yellow front insert on sight, Omega Maverick rear sight; smoothed action; Mag-na-port logo and serial numbers 001 through 200 engraved; stainless steel ejector rod housing; gold-plated hammer, trigger, center pin, center pin release, ejector rod and grip screws; antiqued factory grips inlaid with 44 Magnum case head; Cape buffalos engraved on cylinder. Only 200 made in 1979.
Issue Price: $995
Market Value: $1500
1979 Winchester Legendary Frontiersman
Model 94 Carbine; receiver decorated with scenes of the old frontier; silver-plated finish on receiver; polished, blued barrel, finger lever, hammer and trigger; forearm and straight-grip stock of semi-fancy American walnut; cut checkering; “Legendary Frontiersman” in silver on right side of barrel. Reported 19,999 made in 1979
Issue Price: $549.95 each
Market Value: $1595
1979 Winchester Limited Edition II
Rifle; built on standard Model 94 carbine action but with gold-plated receiver with etched game scenes on each side, gold-plated hammer, lever; rest of metal bright blued; top quality fancy walnut stock forend. Only 1500 made in 1979.
Issue Price: $1750
Market Value: $1895
1979 Winchester Set of 1000 Collector Issue
Combines Model 94 in 30-30 and Model 9422 in 22 WMR; both with game scene engraved on receiver; levers, receivers, barrel bands are gold-plated. Marketed in red velvet-lined wooden case, with brass hardware, lock key. Only 1000 sets made in 1979.
Issue Price: $3000 per set
Market Value: $3000
Pump-action shotgun; 12-ga. only; etched receiver; antiqued parts; deluxe walnut stock; silver-plated parts. Commemorated Ithaca’s 100th anniversary. Unknown number made, 1977.
Market Value: $595
1980 Mag-Na-Port Safari #2 Elephant
Revolver; built on Ruger Super Blackhawk; 44 Magnum; 7-1/2-inch barrel, with custom inverted crown; includes Mag-na-port venting, satin and bright nickel finish; jeweled and nickeled hammer, trigger; custom rosewood grips with inlaid ivory scrimshaw of elephant; engraved elephant on cylinder; scroll engraving at muzzle; Mag-na-port logo on topstrap; smoothed action; white outline rear sight, red front sight insert. Marketed in walnut presentation case inlaid with ivory elephant scrimshaw. Only 200 made in 1980.
Issue Price: $1395
Market Value: $1800
1980 Wickliffe Big Game Commemorative
Single shot; same specs as Wickliffe Model ’76 except glossy stock finish; gold-filled receiver etchings, chambered for 338 Win. Magnum only. Only 200 made. Manufactured 1980 only.
Market Value: $750
1980 Winchester Oliver Winchester Commemorative
Model 94; 38-55 Win. only; gold commemorative plaque featuring Oliver Winchester medallion inlaid in American walnut stock; gold-plated, engraved receiver, forend cap. Reported 19,999 made in 1980.
Issue Price: $595
Market Value: $1895
1981 Browning Waterfowl/Mallard Limited Edition
Over/under; 12-ga.; 28-inch Modified/Full barrels; other specs same as Lightning Superposed model except each gun is inscribed in gold with the Latin scientific name for the mallard, has gold mallard inlaid in receiver, with two ducks on bottom, one on trigger guard; grayed, engraved receiver; French walnut stock forend; 24 lpi checkering; oil-finished hand-rubbed wood; marketed in velvet-lined black walnut case. Only 500 made in 1981.
Issue Price: $7000
Market Value: $5195
1981 Colt John M. Browning Commemorative
Model 1911; 45 Auto; standard model to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the model’s existence. Gold inlay on right side of slide announces the reason for manufacture, with eagle, scrollwork and Colt stallion; right side of slide also features extensive scrollwork; blued hammer and trigger, hand-checkered walnut grips. Reported 3000 made in 1981.
Issue Price: $1100
Market Value: $1095
1981 Mag-Na-Port Safari #3 Lion
Revolver; built on Ruger Blackhawk; 44 Magnum; Mag-na-ported 5-1/2-inch barrel; highly polished blue-black finish; Omega Maverick rear sight, white front sight insert; silver inlay of Mag-na-port logo; custom grip with ivory scrimshaw of lion; lion engraving on cylinder and “Shumba” engraved on backstrap. Marketed in hand-crafted presentation case. Only 200 made in 1981.
Issue Price: $995
Market Value: $1550
1981 Remington Ducks Unlimited Special
Model 1100 LT-20; 26-inch Improved Cylinder, vent-rib barrel; 2-3/4-inch chamber; left side of receiver panel carries words “Ducks Unlimited Special” in script lettering. Right receiver panel has DU mallard head logo with scrollwork. Right side of buttstock has laser-etched reproduction of DU crest. Only 2400 made in 1981, with serial numbers 0001-DU81 to 2400-DU81, for auction by DU.
Market Value: $695
Bolt-action Model 700; 7mm Mauser only; 24-inch barrel; 44-1/2-inch overall length; cut-checkered American walnut stock of Classic design; satin finish on wood; no sights; hinged floorplate; rubber recoil pad; sling swivel studs. Limited production in this caliber only in 1981.
Issue Price: $364.95
Market Value: $725
1981 Remington Atlantic DU Commemorative
Model 1100 12-ga. magnum; 32-inch Full-choke, vent-rib barrel; right side of receiver is embossed with “Ducks Unlimited” and DU mallard head symbol; left side carries the words, “The Atlantic,” surrounded by scroll markings. Made only in 1981; carries special DU serial numbers.
Issue Price: $552
Market Value: $695
1981 Remington Chesapeake
Ducks Unlimited commemorative for 1981; Model 1100; 12-ga. magnum; 30-inch barrel; Full choke; select American walnut stock; cut checkering; recoil pad; gold-colored trigger; ivory bead front sight; left side of receiver decorated with plaque of flying duck scrollwork engraved gold-filled legend; furnished with foam-lined hard carrying case. Only 2400 made for DU auctions with opening bid of $950.
Market Value: $695
Same specs as standard Model 1100 except deep-relief etching, gold highlights, richly figured walnut stock positive cut checkering. Marketed with certificate showing serial number. Only 3000 made in 1981.
Market Value: $995
1981 Winchester John Wayne Commemorative
Model 94 carbine; 32-40 Win. only; pewter-plated receiver; nickel-silver likeness of Wayne inlaid in American walnut stock; cut checkering; receiver engraved with cattle drive scene on one side, stagecoach under attack by Indians on other; scenes are edged with titles of Wayne’s films. Reported 50,000 made in 1981, some marketed by U.S. Repeating Arms.
Issue Price: $600
Market Value: $1795
1982 Browning Waterfowl/Pintail Limited Edition
Over/under; 12-ga.; 28-inch Modified/Full barrels; same specs as 1981 Mallard Limited Edition except hand-sculptured inlays of pintails in flight against background of cattails; gold-inlaid head of pintail on trigger; inscribed in gold are “American Pintail” and the scientific name, “Anas Acuta.” Stock is of French walnut, with checkered butt. Marketed in velvet-lined black walnut case. Only 500 made in Belgium in 1982.
Issue Price: $8800
Market Value: $5195
1982 Colt John Wayne Commemorative
Single Action; 45 Colt; ivory grips; etched, gold-plated portrait of Wayne on cylinder, eagle and shield on barrel with name; gold-filled Wayne signature on backstrap; marketed in presentation case. Reported 3100 made.
Issue Price: $2995
Market Value: $2195
1982 Colt John Wayne Deluxe
Same specs as John Wayne Commemorative except silver-plated, hand-engraved finish with 18-karat gold inlaid motif; two-piece ebony grips with ivory insert, gold-plated image of Wayne on horseback etched on right side of cylinder. Only 500 made.
Issue Price: $10,000
Market Value: $7700
1982 Colt John Wayne Presentation
Same specs as John Wayne Commemorative except blued finish, gold plating, 24-karat gold inlays, two-piece checkered ivory grips with gold inlay. Only 100 made.
Issue Price: $20,000
Market Value: $12,500
Same specs as the 1981 Remington Classic except 257 Roberts; limited production of approximately 7000 in this caliber only in 1981.
Issue Price: $381.95
Market Value: $460
Model 870; 20-ga. lightweight; 2-3/4-inch chamber, 26-inch Improved Cylinder barrel; decorated with gold-filled scrollwork inscribed with mallard logo, words, “Ducks Unlimited Special”; has gold-colored trigger, ivory bead front sight. Only 3000 made; serial numbers are 0001-DU82 to 3000-DU82.
1982 Remington Ducks Unlimited Special
Issue Price: $550
Market Value: $675
Same specs as standard Model Four semi-automatic except etched receiver; 24K gold inlays; all metal parts with high-luster finish; 30-06 only. Only 1500 made in 1982.
Market Value: $1195
1982 Remington River DU Commemorative
Model 670; 12-ga. magnum; 30-inch Full-choke, vent-rib barrel; dedicated to the Mississippi Flyway; left receiver panel has engraved bronze medallion of mallard duck flanked by script lettering of gun’s model and commemorative title, “The River,” set off by scroll markings filled in gold color. Special serial numbers are DU82-0001 to DU82-3000. Only 3000 made.
Issue Price: $425
Market Value: $695
1982 Ruger Model 1 Limited Edition
Mark I Target Model semi-automatic pistol of stainless steel introduced January 1, 1982, to mark the end of production of the standard model. Pistol was marketed in the same type of wooden case and printed inner box in which the original Ruger auto was shipped at the beginning of production in 1949. Each pistol was accompanied by an exact reproduction of the original automatic pistol brochure. Barrel of each pistol was marked “1 of 5000” and the receiver roll marked with a replica of the signature of the inventor, William B. Ruger. Only 5000 made in 1982.
Issue Price: $435
Market Value: $695
1982 Winchester Annie Oakley 22
Rifle; 22 LR, 22 WMR; 20-1/2-inch barrel; based on Model 9422; barrel inscription gold inlaid; receiver roll engraved on right side with portrait of Annie Oakley, on left side with Oakley standing in saddle, shooting from moving horse; available with sling swivels, saddle ring on special order. Reported 6000 manufactured.
Issue Price: $699
Market Value: $1795
Over/under; 12-ga.; 28-inch Modified/Full barrels; same specs as 1981 Mallard Limited Edition except 24-karat black ducks inlaid in receiver; words, “Black Duck” and Latin designation “Anas Rubripes,” engraved in gold within gold banners. Marketed in velvet-lined black walnut case. Only 500 made in Belgium in 1983.
Issue Price: $8800
Market Value: $5195
1983 Colt Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Commemorative
Single Action Army; 45; 4-3/4-inch barrel etched with gold-plated figure of Colonel Cody on unfluted cylinder, cowboys, Indians and buffalo on barrel with commemorative inscription; two-piece walnut grips; blued finish, color case-hardened frame; marketed in cherry-stained hardwood case. Only 500 made.
Issue Price: $1349.95
Market Value: $2095
Revolver; built on stainless steel Ruger Super Blackhawk; 44 Magnum; four variations in the series; rear sight is original Omega white outline; front sight is C-More by Magnum Sales, with different colored inserts; barrels are Mag-na-ported with Mag-na-port logo etched on each cylinder. “Alaskan Series” is etched into the barrel, “One of 200” into the topstrap, with appropriate animal’s profile also etched into the cylinder; each gun was delivered with Mag-na-port seal as guarantee the hammer had never been in cocked position. Each gun marketed in walnut presentation case with appropriate animal’s head branded into wood. Introduced, 1983.
1983 Mag-Na-Port Alaskan Series, Grizzly
Motif included 50 of the 200 guns in series; barrel had been cut to 4 5/8-inch and recrowned; C-More front sight carried a green insert.
Issue Price: $695
Market Value: $850
1983 Mag-Na-Port Alaskan Series, Dall Sheep
Same as Grizzly with 50 guns issued except barrel cut to 5 1/2-inch, recrowned; replacement C-More front sight carries pink insert of high-contrast DuPont acetal.
Issue Price: $695
Market Value: $850
1983 Mag-Na-Port Alaskan Series, Caribou
Issue includes 50 guns with 6-1/2-inch recrowned barrel; insert of C-More sight is blaze orange in color.
Issue Price: $695
Market Value: $850
Comprises 50 guns with standard 7-1/2-inch Blackhawk barrel; C-More sight insert is bright yellow.
Issue Price: $695
Market Value: $850
Revolver; built on stainless steel Ruger Super Blackhawk; 44 Magnum; 4-5/8-inch Mag-na-ported barrel; velvet hone finish; gold-plated hammer, trigger, ejector rod, center pin, center pin release; Omega white-outline rear sight, red insert front sight; rhino head hand-engraved on cylinder; Mag-na-port serial numbers 001 through 200 hand-engraved on frame. Marketed in walnut presentation case with overlay of African continent and hand-painted head of rhino. Only 200 made in 1983.
Issue Price: $895
Market Value: $1450
Same specs as Classic limited issue of previous years except 300 H&H Magnum only. Approximately 3500 made in this caliber only in 1983.
Issue Price: $421.95
Market Value: $675
Model 870 12-ga. magnum; 32-inch Full-choke, vent-rib barrel; right side of receiver embossed with words, “Ducks Unlimited,” DU mallard head symbol; left side of receiver carries title of gun, “The Mississippi,” with scrollwork.
Issue Price: $454
Market Value: $650
1983 Winchester Chief Crazy Horse Commemorative
Rifle; built on Model 94 action; 38-55 Win.; 24-inch barrel; stock decorated with brass tacks; medallion in stock symbolizes united Sioux tribes; Chief Crazy Horse inscription engraved in barrel; receiver engraved, gold filled on both sides with Indian scenes, names of Sioux tribes in English, Lakota Sioux; saddle ring. Reported 19,999 made.
Issue Price: $600
Market Value: $1595
Replica of Colt Model 1860 Army blackpowder 44 revolver; 8-inch barrel; extensive gold etching of Western scenes; bonded ivory stocks and powder flask; brass accessories; marketed in lined display case. Reported 2500 manufactured in Virginia gun factory, 1984.
Issue Price: $1950
Market Value: $895
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; same specs as standard Model 1927 Thompson except highly polished walnut buttstock, pistol grip, forend; gold-plated activator knob, Cutts compensator, rear sight base, trigger, sling swivels; commemorative medallions set in buttstock, pistol grip; special serial numbers, KW0001 through KW1500. Reported 1500 made by Auto Ordnance, 1984.
Issue Price: $1,195
Market Value: $1295
Reproduction of WWII combat rifle; select-grade walnut stock; highly blued finish; gold plating on smaller parts. Reported 2500 made by Springfield Armory in Illinois under special order; carried serial numbers WW0001 through WW2500. Marketed, 1984, with walnut display case.
Issue Price: $1695
Market Value: $1195
Single action; 22 rimfire; based on Colt New Frontier model; 6-inch barrel; blued, color case-hardened frame; ivory-colored stocks; gold artwork in Western motif on barrel; marketed in custom cherry case with hardbound copy of Kit Carson’s Own Story; 950 made.
Issue Price: $549
Market Value: $650
Single Action Army revolver; 44-40; 7-1/2-inch barrel; fluted cylinder; checkered ivory stocks with fleur-de-lis pattern; gold inlaid frame borders, outline of state or capital city on recoil shield; gold-inlaid rampant colt on loading gate; gold-inlaid “USA” on left side of barrel; two gold-inlaid barrel bands; gold-inlaid ejector tube band; silver- and gold-inlaid stars; only 100 made.
Issue Price: $4995
Market Value: $5000
Single action; based on Colt SAA; 7-1/2-inch barrel; 44-40; hand-fitted ivory stocks; backstrap bears gold TR monogram; barrel, cylinder hand engraved; marketed in oak presentation case; 500 made.
Issue Price: $1695
Market Value: $1995
Same specs as earlier Classic Limited issues except 250-3000 Savage. Approximately 2500 made in this caliber in 1984.
Issue Price: $420.80
Market Value: $465
1984 Texas Longhorn South Texas Army Limited Edition
Revolver; single action; all centerfire pistol calibers; 6-shot cylinder; 4-3/4-inch barrel; grooved topstrap rear sight, blade front; one-piece fancy walnut stocks; loading gate, ejector housing on left side of the gun; cylinder rotates to left; color case-hardened frame; high polish blue finish; music wire coil springs; hand made; “One of One Thousand” engraved on barrel; marketed in glass-covered display case. Only 1000 made.
Market Value: $1695
Rifle; bolt-action; 300 Weatherby; same specs as standard Mark V except accents gold-plated; top-grade walnut stock with inlaid star. Reported 1000 made in Japan, 1984.
Issue Price: $2000
Market Value: $1100
1984 Winchester 9422 Eagle Scout Commemorative
Same specs as Model 9422 XTR except receiver deep etched, plated in gold; left side has Boy Scout law, right side has Boy Scout oath; frame has “1910-1985” inscription; checkered stock, forend, high-luster finish; Eagle Scout medallion embedded in right side of stock; crescent steel buttplate; gold-plated forend cap; jeweled bolt. Marketed in oak presentation case; 1000 made.
Issue Price: $1710
Market Value: $3500
1984 Winchester 9422 Boy Scout Commemorative
Same specs as Model 9422 except receiver roll-engraved, plated in antique pewter; frame carries “1910-1985” anniversary inscription, Boy Scout oath, law; lever has engraved frieze of scouting knots; “Boy Scouts of America” inscribed on barrel; medallion embedded in stock; 15,000 made.
Issue Price: $495
Market Value: $1195
1984 Winchester Grouse Model
Limited edition over/under based on Model 101 configuration; custom built for the Ruffed Grouse Society; 20-ga. only; engraved scene of grouse on action; fancy walnut woodwork. Only 225 made in 1984.
Market Value: $1450
Both guns 44-40 Win.; carbine with 20-inch barrel; tube magazine; 38-1/8-inch overall length; follows basic Model 94 specs except horse-and-rider trademark, WC monogram etched in gold on left side; gold-etched portrait of Oliver Winchester on right; right side of barrel has rendering of original Winchester factory; additional gold scrollwork; crescent buttplate; deep-cut spade checkering; semi-gloss finish on American walnut woodwork. Colt is Peacemaker SAA model with backstrap bearing Sam Colt signature in gold; WC monogram is gold-etched on left side of cylinder; barrel bears serpentine Colt logo in gold; right side of barrel has gold etching of original Colt factory; gold-plated scrollwork; oil-finished American walnut grips; 7-1/2-inch barrel; 4440 sets made.
Issue Price: $3995
Market Value: $2950
Semi-automatic; 30 Carbine; same specs as M1 Carbine standard military version except highly polished; American walnut stock; mirror-polished barrel, receiver; gold-plated rear sight, windage knob, front sight, trigger, magazine release, barrel bands, safety, slide stop; special serial numbers are WW0001 through WW2500. Reported 2,500 made under special contract by Iver Johnson Arms, 1985.
Issue Price: $695
Market Value: $595
1985 Colt Texas Sesquicentennial
Single action; 45 Colt; built on SAA Sheriff’s Model; 4-inch barrel; Texas legend, dates inlaid on barrel in gold; gold star in shield on cylinder; marketed in French-fitted oak presentation case; 1000 made.
Issue Price: $1836
Market Value: $1695
Same specs as Texas Sesquicentennial; built on SAA design; 45 Colt; 4-3/4-inch barrel; 24-karat gold-plated trigger guard, backstrap; engraved gold-inlaid scenes of Texas history, including the Alamo; scrimshawed ivory grips; marketed in four-sided glass presentation case; 75 made.
Issue Price: $7995
Market Value: $5000
Same specs as earlier versions except 350 Rem. Magnum. Approximately 6500 made in this caliber only in 1985.
Issue Price: $474.70
Market Value: $475
Semi-automatic; 44 Magnum; same specs as the standard Ruger Model 44 except medallion in stock commemorating the 25th anniversary of the carbine’s manufacture; the last year the model was made. Made only in 1985.
Market Value: $450
Same specs as Model 226 except deep black non-reflective finish; ornately carved wooden grips; trigger, hammer, magazine release, decocking lever and slide stop all are gold-plated, all stampings on slide are gold-filled. Slide marking reads, “125 Jahre SIG Waffen 1860-1985”; marketed in leather presentation case. Only 200 imported into U.S. in 1985.
Issue Price: $2500
Market Value: $1195
Combo trap set; 12-ga.; 34-inch single-barrel; 30-inch vent-rib over/under Winchoke barrels; engraved with Amateur Trapshooting Assn. Hall of Fame logo; serial numbered HF1 through HF250; first 60 were auction items at 1985 Grand American; marketed in fitted luggage style case; only 250 made in 1985 in Japan by Winchester-Olin.
Issue Price: $2795
Market Value: $2750
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; basic specs of 1927 Thompson except highly polished blued finish; gold-plated rear sight, front sight and Cutts compensator, trigger, sling swivels; American walnut stock, forearm, with inset medallions; receiver carries gold-filled commemorative inscriptions, serial number, issuing organization, Thompson patent numbers. Reported 1500 made by Auto Ordnance Corp., on special order, 1986.
Issue Price: $1,295
Market Value: $1295
Semi-automatic; 30-06; same specs as M1 Garand military version except polished Fajen select American walnut stock; gold-plated front sight, rear sight base, trigger, windage knob, elevation knob, stacking swivel, sling swivels, safety; barrel, receiver and other metal parts mirror polished; gold-plated medallion inset in stock. Reported 2500 made, 1986, serial numbers KW0001 through KW2500.
Issue Price: $1895
Market Value: $1195
Same specs as standard Browning A-Bolt rifle except 270 Win. only; checkered stock is high-grade walnut with high-gloss finish; has brass spacers under grip cap, recoil pad; deep relief engraving; big horn displayed in 24-karat gold. Only 600 made in Japan. Introduced, 1986.
Market Value: $1250
Same specs as 1886 High Grade lever-action rifle except different stock design; engraving on receiver reads “Montana Centennial”. Only 1,000 made in Japan, 1986.
Issue Price: $995
Market Value: $1895
Single Action Army revolver with 10-inch barrel, royal blue finish, authentic old-style frame with “B” engraving coverage, Goncalo Alves grips; anniversary logo is etched in 24K gold on backstrap, plus gold-etched signature panel. Marketed in an oak case with silver blue velvet lining; top of lid branded “1836-Colt-1986”; inside of the lid has inset 150th anniversary medallion; 1000 made with serial numbers AM-0001 through AM-1000. Made in 1986 only.
Issue Price: $1595
Market Value: $1995
1986 Colt 150th Anniversary Engraving Sampler
Single Action Army; 4-3/4-inch barrel; blued or nickel finish; carries four styles of hand engraving; Henshaw, Nimschke, Helfricht and Colt Contemporary, with each style contained on one part of the gun; ivory grips are scrimshawed with the names of the four patterns. Made only in 1986.
Issue Price: Blued, $1612.95; Nickel, $1731.50
Market Value: $2500 to $3000 depending on finish, caliber and barrel length.
Two-gun set of stainless steel, including the Python Ultimate with 6-inch barrel and a polished Officers Model 45 ACP automatic. Both guns carry matching serial numbers and rosewood grips as well as the Double Diamond logo. Marketed in a cherrywood presentation case with a framed glass lid; lining is black velvet. Serial numbers extend from 0001-DD through 1000-DD. Only 1000 sets made in 1986.
Issue Price: $1574.95
Market Value: $2000
King Cobra AA3080; 357 Magnum; 8-inch barrel, vented rib; red insert in front sight ramp, fully-adjustable white outline rear; rubber combat-style grips; transfer bar safety; brushed stainless steel finish; barrel marked on left side, “Whitetailer II”; furnished with 1-1/2-4x variable Burris scope, with brushed aluminum finish; Millett satin nickel mounts. Marketed in soft-sided custom carrying case. Produced in 1986; 1000 made.
Issue Price: $807.95
Market Value: $1595
Rifle; bolt-action; 22 rimfire; honors stockmaker Len Brownell. Has high-grade, full-length, Mannlicher-type stock. Reported 500 made, 1986.
Market Value: $1500
1986 Remington 1986 Classic
No changes in the basic design except 264 Win. Magnum only.
Issue Price: $509.85
Market Value: $495
Revolver; single action; same specs as South Texas Army Limited Edition except with 3/4-coverage engraving, antique gold, nickel finish; one-piece ivory stocks. Marketed in hand-made walnut presentation case. Only 150 made in 1986.
Market Value: $2500
Model 94 carbine; 44-40 only; anniversary medallion in left side of receiver, with horse-and-rider trademark; right side of receiver carries gold-etched portrait of Oliver Winchester; signature is on the tang; right side of barrel has rendering of original Winchester factory; gold-plated scrollwork on barrel and receiver; magazine cap, front sight blade are gold-plated; has hoop-type lever, crescent buttplate. Only 1000 made in 1986. Serial numbers are WRA0001 to WRA1000.
Issue Price: $950
Market Value: $1895
Special issue in 12-ga. only; 28-inch barrels, vent rib. Each gun marketed in a custom leather carrying case, complete with snap caps and silver initial plate. Only 101 made in 1986.
Issue Price: $5200
Market Value: $2995
Same specs as Model 1 Derringer except solid brass frame; stainless steel barrel, stag grips. Made in 38 Special, 44-40, 44 American, 45 Colt. Produced in 1987.
Market Value: $295
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; 4-3/4-inch barrel; same general specs as Colt Single Action Army but made in Italy by Uberti; all exposed metal silver-plated; engraved frame, cylinder, barrel; faux ivory grips with Patton initials. Serial numbered P0001 through P2500. Reported 2500 made, 1987.
Issue Price: $1495
Market Value: $1495
1988 American Historical Foundation M14 Vietnam Commemorative
Semi-automatic rifle; 7.62mm NATO; version of maker’s M1A; 22-inch barrel; highly polished blued metal; some gold-plated parts; select walnut stock. Reported 1500 in Army motif, 1500 in Marine motif made by Springfield Armoury, 1987.
Issue Price: $1600
Market Value: $1195
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; polished lacquer American walnut stock; same general specs as standard Model 1927 except gold-plated small parts; roll-engraved; gold-filled legend on receiver. Reported 1500 made by Auto Ordnance with special serial numbers, 1987.
Issue Price: $1295
Market Value: $1295
Same specs as standard Browning A-Bolt except 243 Win. only; extensive detailed engraving; pronghorn in gold on each side of receiver; stock has skip-line checkering, high-gloss finish, brass spacers under pistol-grip cap, recoil pad. Only 500 made in Japan. Introduced, 1987.
Market Value: $1100
Same specs as the standard model except polymer grips scrimshawed with map of Texas, Texas state flag, yellow rose with green leaves; other scrimshawed depictions available. Marketed in French-fitted American walnut presentation case. Manufactured in 1987.
Market Value: $200
Bolt-action rifle commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 22 Long Rifle cartridge; tastefully engraved; match barrel; select walnut stock; skeleton buttplate. Reported 100 manufactured in 1987 with serial numbers C-1 through C-100.
Market Value: $2600
Replica of Parker Bros. side-by-side shotgun; 12-, 20- and 28-ga.; extensive engraving follows original pattern. Reported 100 made in Japan, 1987, specifically for Parker Reproductions.
Issue Price: $3975
Market Value: $4800
Same specs as other Model 700s in Classic Series except 338 Win. Magnum only. Approximately 3000 made in this chambering only in 1987.
Issue Price: $421
Market Value: $450
Semi-automatic; 9mm Para.; same basic specs as P-5 model except heavy engraving. Marketed in walnut presentation case. Number made, original price unknown. Introduced, 1987.
Market Value: $2350
Similar to sporter magnum except select walnut classic-style stock old-style swivel bases, steel floorplate, grip cap, trigger guard; hand-engraving on barrel, receiver, magazine cover, trigger guard; inscription on barrel, “The Rifleman’s Rifle 1937-1987”; hand engraved receiver, floor- plate, trigger guard, grip cap, crossbolt; chambered for 300 Win. Magnum only; 500 made.
Issue Price: $939
Market Value: $1350
Limited edition blackpowder Colt Model 1860 replica; 44 blackpowder revolver; 8-inch barrel; gold-etched scene on cylinder; stag grips. Marketed in presentation case with replica brass cavalry buckle. Reported 2500 made in U.S., 1988.
Issue Price: $1650
Market Value: $895
Semi-automatic; 9mm Para.; basic specs of standard Uzi except highly polished blued finish; gold-plated magazine release, barrel ring nut, pistol-grip bushing, sear and trigger pivot pins, trigger, stock screws and nuts, sling keepers and cocking knob; furniture-finished woodstock carrying medallion with words, “The American Armed Forces Around The World.” Marketed with gold-plated sight-adjustment tool. Reported 1500 made under special Israeli Military Industries contract, 1988.
Issue Price: $2195
Market Value: $1500
1988 American Historical Foundation Commemorative Texas Paterson
Five-shot revolver; blackpowder; 36-caliber; part of Samuel Colt Golden Tribute Collection, commemorates 150th anniversary of gun’s production; gold-plated, hand-engraved in Italy by Pedersoli; hand-fitted burled walnut grips; 9-inch octagonal barrel. Marketed with combination tool, extra cylinder. Reported 950 made, 1988.
Issue Price: $1495
Market Value: $1495
Semi-automatic; 7.62mm NATO; same specs as M14 military issue except high-quality Fajen stock; gold-plated components; patriotic inscriptions etched and gold-filled on operating rod and receiver. Made in two configurations, 500 Deluxe Museum Edition and 500 Collector Edition by Federal Arms under special contract, 1988, with special serial numbers.
Issue Price: Deluxe Museum Edition, $1,595; Collector Edition, $1,395
Deluxe Museum Edition
Market Value: $1195
Collector Edition
Market Value: $995
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; same specs as standard 1928 Thompson subgun except highly polished American walnut buttstock, grip and vertical foregrip; gold-plated frontsight, Cutts compensator; sling swivels. Receiver roll-engraved, gold-filled legend; police shield medallion in buttstock, rear grip carries medallion with police motto. Marketed with night stick carrying same serial number as gun. Reported 1500 made on special order by Auto Ordnance, 1988.
Issue Price: $1595
Market Value: $1295
1988 American Historical Foundation Teddy Roosevelt Commemorative
Revolver; 45 Colt; same specs as Colt Single Action Army except 7-1/2-inch barrel; gold-plated ejector rod housing, trigger, hammer and cylinder; all other external metal parts sterling silver-plated; ivory/polymer grips, with buffalo head raised on right panel; TR monogram on left; extensively engraved in Nimaschke pattern of Roosevelt’s original SAA. Reported 750 made in Italy by Uberti, 1988.
Issue Price: $1995
Market Value: $1495
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; same specs as standard Model 1911A1 except ten gold-plated parts; slide etched, gold-filled with U.S. Army seal, legend; Herrett burled walnut grips with Army medallion. Reported 1911 made on special order by Auto Ordnance, 1988.
Issue Price: $995
Market Value: $750
Semi-automatic; 5.56mm; same basic specs as M16 military issue except high-gloss black finish; gold-plated flash suppressor, trigger, selector lever, bolt catch, rear sight windage knob, take-down pins, sling swivels; pistol grip and buttstock carry commemorative medallions. Marketed with adjustable black leather military-type sling. Reported 1,500 made by Colt on special order, 1988.
Issue Price: $1995
Market Value: $1795
Slide-action shotgun; 20-, 28-ga.; 2-3/4-inch chamber; 26-inch barrel; reproduction of the Winchester Model 12; has cut-checkered walnut stock; high-post floating rib, grooved sight plane; crossbolt safety in trigger guard; polished blue finish. Limited edition; 8500 Grade I, 4000 Grade V guns made in Japan in 1988. Imported by Browning.
Issue Price: Grade I, 20-ga., $734.95; Grade I, 28-ga., $771.95; Grade V, 20-ga., $1187; Grade V, 28-ga., $1246.
Mint Grade I
Market Value: $650
Mint Grade V
Market Value: $995
1988 Colt Heirloom Limited Edition
Officers Model 1911A1; 45 ACP; produced in Colt Custom Shop on individual order, with serial numbers to order, combining numbers with family names or initials; full mirror finish; Combat Commander hammer; extended trigger; wide combat grip safety; ambidextrous safety; jeweled barrel, hammer and trigger; ivory grips; special grip medallion. Marketed in mahogany presentation case. Made in 1988-89.
Issue Price: $1500
Market Value: $1395
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; smooth walnut grips; 7-1/2-inch barrel; blued finish; U.S. Marshal medallion set in left grip panel; on left side of the barrel, marking is “U.S. Marshals Bicentennial 1789-1989”; on right side, legend reads “One of Five Hundred.” Marketed in glass-topped case, with French blue velvet lining; U.S. Marshal’s badge included. Produced for U.S. Marshals Foundation; 500 made in 1988.
Issue Price: $775
Market Value: $1495
Bolt-action rifle; 270; 20-1/2-inch barrel; full-length Mannlicher-type stock; gold-plated trim and scrollwork on metal parts; serial number inlaid in gold. Made in Germany. Imported by Beeman Precision Arms, 1988.
Issue Price: $2375
Market Value: $2300
Same specs as earlier rifles in the series except 35 Whelen. Approximately 7000 made in this caliber in 1988 only.
Issue Price: $440
Market Value: $495
1989 American Historical Foundation Browning Model 1885 Deerhunter Limited Edition
Lever-action; 45-70; same specs as original Winchester 1885 except has complete engraving coverage of receiver featuring a deer in a wreath; hand-finished walnut stock, forearm. Reported 100 made, 1989.
Issue Price: $2775
Market Value: $1750
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; same specs as standard Model 1911A1 except gold-plated hammer, trigger, safety, slide stop, magazine catch, magazine catch lock and grip screws; slide engraved with Oriental dragons, carries bannered legend; American oak grips with medallion. Reported 2500 made by Auto Ordnance on special order, 1989.
Issue Price: $1095
Market Value: $795
Model 1885 lever-action rifle; 25-06; same basic specs as standard model except tapered octagon barrel, No. 5 walnut stock, Wyoming state seal, centennial logo inlaid in gold. Reported 2000 made in 1989. Marketed by Sports, Inc.
Issue Price: $1200
Market Value: $1200
Colt Combat Government Model; 45 ACP; commemorates the 75th anniversary of California’s Beverly Hills Police Department; gold-plated scene on both sides of slide includes city hall, police car, motorcycle officer foot patrolman; city insignia on rear of slide in gold; city seal inset in grips; gold-bannered commemorative buckle included; special serial numbers, BHPD001 to 150; 150 guns made in 1989. Marketed in red velvet-lined presentation case.
Issue Price: $785
Market Value: $950
Government Model auto; 45 ACP; blued finish; fixed sights; smooth walnut grips; left side of the slide covers Foss’ life through WWII with gold-plated figures of farmhouse, Marine Corps seal, Marine aviator’s wings, cannon and Grumman aircraft; at rear of the slide is bordered rampant colt. On the slide’s right side, the gold-plated figures represent Foss’ post-WWII career, including South Dakota capitol, a hunter, Mount Rushmore figures, and an F16 fighter aircraft, with words “A Tribute To Joe Foss” Serial numbers are JF0001 through JF2500; 2500 made in 1989. Marketed in walnut presentation case with red velvet lining. Included are brass plate and medallion.
Issue Price: $1375
Market Value: $995
Colt Python models; 357 Magnum; two guns in set; 2-1/2-inch barrels; one gun has blued finish, other is stainless steel; Snake Eyes name appears on left side of barrels; ivory-like grips with scrimshaw snake eyes dice on left side, royal flush poker hand on right; matching serial numbers EYES001 through EYES500 positioned on butt of each gun; glass-front presentation case is etched with gold letters, trim; interior of case is lined with green felt; interior lighting; Colt-marked poker chips, playing cards are French-fitted. 500 sets made in 1989.
Issue Price: $3500 per set
Market Value: $2700
1989 Colt Wyoming Centennial
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; 4-3/4-inch barrel; rosewood custom grips; gold-plated rampant colt medallion; left side of barrel carries roll-marked gold-washed logo with “1890 Wyoming Centennial.” Unfluted cylinder carries gold-inlaid state seal on one side, centennial logo on the other. Only 200 made in 1989. Marketed in French-fitted walnut case with commemorative plate by Sports, Inc., Lewiston, Montana.
Issue Price: $1250
Market Value: $1395
1989 Mossberg National Wild Turkey Federation Limited Edition
Same specs as standard Mossberg Model 835 Ulti-Mag 12-ga. pump-action shotgun, except camo finish; Wild Turkey Federation medallion inlaid in the stock. Marketed with a 10-pack of Federal 3-1/2-inch turkey-load shotshells. Made in 1989.
Issue Price: $477
Market Value: $295
Same specs as earlier caliber chamberings in the series except 300 Weatherby Magnum. Approximately 6000 made in this caliber only.
Issue Price: $485
Market Value: $495
Revolver; honors the famed Western artist’s 100th anniversary as an associate of the National Academy of Design; 44 blackpowder 1886 Army replica; gold etching on 8-inch barrel, trigger, cylinder frame and gripstraps. Marketed with cased accessories. Reported 1000 made, 1990.
Issue Price: $1500
Market Value: $750
Blackpowder 44 replica revolver; 8-inch barrel; silver-plating on gripstraps, trigger guard and cylinder; colorcase-hardened frame, loading lever; gold etched barrel, frame. Marketed in case with accessories. Reported 1000 made in U.S., 1990.
Issue Price: $1585
Market Value: $995
Single Action Army 45 Colt revolver; 4-3/4-inch barrel; gold-plated cylinder; gold etchings on barrel, gripstrap, frame; stag grips. Marketed in presentation case. Reported 2500 made, 1990.
Issue Price: $1550
Market Value: $1495
Same general specs as Roy Rogers Cowboy Edition except extensive inlays and heavy engraving. Reported 250 made, 1990.
Issue Price: $4500
Market Value: $2995
Replica of 44 blackpowder 2nd Model Dragoon revolver made in England for Sam Colt; 7-1/2-inch barrel; hand-engraved case-hardened action; walnut grips with sterling silver plaque. Reported 1000 made, 1990.
Issue Price: $2450
Market Value: $1995
Rifle; 32-20; 7-shot half-length magazine; 22-inch round, tapered barrel; 39.5-inch overall length; weighs 6.8 lbs.; post bead front sight, open adjustable rear; cut-checkered select walnut stock, forend; metal grip cap; blued finish. Only 5000 produced in Japan. Based on Winchester Model 92 design. Introduced, 1990; dropped, 1991.
Issue Price: $675
Market Value: $595
Dressed-up version of the Colt Government Model 38 Super; highly polished Ultimate stainless finish; Pearlex grips; “El Presidente” and rampant colt are engraved on left side of the slide. Only 350 made in 1990 for Lew Horton Distributing. Marketed in special soft case with Colt logo.
Issue Price: $800
Market Value: $1695
Bolt-action rifle; 223 Remington; French walnut stock with shadow cheekpiece, slim forend; 22-inch barrel; round-top receiver; steel buttplate; scope mounts furnished. Introduced, 1990 in extremely limited numbers.
Market Value: $1600
Same specs as previous 700 Classic models except 25-06 only; 4-shot magazine; 24-inch barrel. Made only in 1990.
Issue Price: $520
Market Value: $495
Same specs as standard Model 29 except 7-1/2-inch full lug barrel; highly polished finish; target hammer, trigger; ergonomic Goncalo Alves grips with carnuba finish. Marketed in cherrywood case with gold-embossed leather lid, fitted velvet interior, black leather sight box, sight assortment, test target, certificate of authenticity; factory accurized; barrel laser-etched, “1 of 3000.” 1550 were made in 1990.
Issue Price: $999
Market Value: $1200
Same specs as Model 29 MagnaClassic except stainless steel; same markings; marketed with same accessory package. 1450 were made in 1990.
Issue Price: $999
Market Value: $1200
1990 Winchester Wyoming Centennial Commemorative
Model 94-30-30; features coin-type finish on receiver, barrel bands; receiver engraved both sides with Wyoming scenes; left side carries engraved banners, “1890-1990” and “Wyoming Centennial”; 20-inch barrel; full buckhorn Marble sight; special serial numbers; only 999 made. Marketed exclusively by Cherry’s.
Issue Price: $895
Market Value: $1395
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; 4-3/4-inch barrel; engraving replica of that on Kornblath Interpol Model; silver-plated, with faux ivory grips; marketed in book-like leather case. Only 154 manufactured by Colt on special order, 1991.
Issue Price: $4500
Market Value: $2995
1991 American Historical Foundation WWII Commemorative Hi-Power
Semi-automatic; 9mm Para.; same specs as standard Hi-Power model except overall gold plating; carries deep-etched inscriptions, scrollwork; custom-finished walnut grips; inset with victory medallion. Marketed with extra magazine and cleaning rod, both gold-plated. Reported 500 made on special order by Browning 1991.
Issue Price: $1795
Market Value: $1295
Built on the Glock 17 9mm Parabellum configuration; legend on the right side of the slide reads, “Operation Desert Storm January 16 - February 17, 1991”; on the left side is “New World Order” and the Glock 17 logo. On top of the slide are listed the 30 countries of the United Nations that took part in the campaign. Marketed with a field knife in a glass case bearing the Desert Storm shield. Only 1000 made in 1991.
Issue Price: $900
Market Value: $900
Semi-automatic; 30 U.S. Carbine; same specs as standard version except deluxe American walnut stock; red, white and blue American enameled flag embedded in stock; gold-filled, roll engraving with words “50th Anniversary 1941-1991” on slide; Parkerized finish. Introduced, 1991; still available.
Issue Price: $384.95
Market Value: $375
Same Model 700 specs as other rifles in the annual series except 7mm Weatherby Magnum only; 4-shot magazine. Produced only in 1991.
Market Value: $495
Same specs as the standard Remington Model 7400 except receiver engraved with company’s 175th Anniversary scroll design, American eagle; high-gloss American walnut stock; deep-cut checkering; 30-06 only. Introduced, 1991; dropped, 1992.
Market Value: $350
Same specs as the Model 11-87 Premier except engraved receiver carries anniversary design with American eagle; walnut stock, forend with high-gloss finish; 28-inch vent-rib barrel; 12-ga. only. Marketed with Rem Choke tubes. Made in 1991.
Issue Price: $618
Market Value: $450
Same specs as Model 110G except 250-3000, 300 Savage, 7×57; high-luster fancy-grade American walnut stock, cut checkering, swivel studs, recoil pad, polished barrel; Savage logo is laser-etched on bolt. Marketed with gun lock, shooting glasses, ear plugs, sight-in target. Introduced, 1991; still available.
Market Value: $350
1991 Winchester 125th Anniversary Commemorative Model 94
Rifle; 30-30; features John Ulrich-style, full-coverage engraving; right side has 24-karat gold relief bull moose; left side has gold figures of buck and doe; 20-inch octagon barrel, lever are engraved, gold inlaid; full buckhorn rear sight; hand-checkered American walnut stock; marketed in French-fitted walnut presentation case exclusively by Cherry’s. Only 125 made in 1991. Issue Price: $4995.
Market Value: $5500
Semi-automatic; 22 LR; same specs as Ruger Mark II except faux ivory grips with red Ruger medallion inset in right grip, black medallion in left grip; gold-plated trigger, trigger pivot, hammer pivot, gripscrews, bolt handle, bolt stop, scrollwork; 40th Anniversary inset in barrel in gold. Reported 950 made, 1992.
Issue Price: $995
Market Value: $495
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; same basic specs as Colt Model 1911A1; blued finish; faux ivory grips; issued in honor of six major battles in Pacific, six in Europe; explanatory legend etched in gold on slide; grips carry historical quotations, details of campaigns, rampant colt insignia. Reported 250 pistols made by Colt, 1992, for each of the twelve campaigns; guns numbered 001 through 250 with prefix appropriate to each campaign. Marketed in OD-lined presentation case with serially numbered Basic Field Manual.
Issue Price: $995
Market Value: $995
Revolver; 45 Colt; same basic specs of Colt Single Action Army model except 12-inch barrel; all metal parts gold-plated; heavy engraving in Texas scroll pattern; hand-fitted walnut grips. Marketed in walnut wall display case with glass lid, brass hardware. Reported 950 made in Italy by Uberti, 1992.
Issue Price: $2195
Market Value: $1495
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; 4-3/4-inch barrel; hand-fitted stag grips; blued steel barrel, trigger guard, gripstraps; gold-plated frame; gold-etched scenes on cylinder. Marketed in velvet-lined display case with glass lid. Marketed in conjunction with the Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City. Reported 1000 manufactured in 1992.
Issue Price: $1600
Market Value: $1600
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; Springfield Armory-made Model 1911A1; 5-inch barrel; 7-shot magazine; checkered walnut grips with inset bronze medallions; blued slide carries gold decoration. Marketed in velvet-lined display case with Eisenhower’s signature etched in walnut lid; framed photo of Ike autographed by his son, John. Reported 2500 made, 1992.
Issue Price: $1675
Market Value: $995
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; 5-1/2-inch barrel; mother of pearl grips; silver-inlaid engraving; gold-inlaid highlights. Marketed in leather-bound display case bearing gold-embossed signature of singer/gun fancier Torme. Reported 100 manufactured by Colt on special contract, 1992.
Issue Price: $4500
Market Value: $2995
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; blued steel; sterling silver decoration; faux ivory grips with incised signature. Reported 1000 made by Colt in 1992.
Issue Price: $1495
Market Value: $1650 to $1700
1992 Springfield Armory Gulf Victory Special Edition
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; same specs as Model 1911A1 except decoration; highly blued finish; gold plating on slide, small parts; marketed in padded, embroidered carrying case with jacket patch, window decal and medallion. Number made unknown.
Issue Price: $869
Market Value: $775
Lever-action carbine; 30-30; same specs as standard Model 94 carbine except varnished select walnut stock, decoration; lever, receiver, barrel bands gold- plated, other metal parts blued; right side of the receiver etched with scene of Arapaho life, left side carries scene of buffalo hunt with a banner reading, “The Arapaho Commemorative.” Reported 500 made exclusively for Cherry’s by USRAC/Winchester, 1992.
Issue Price: $895
Market Value: $1295
1992 Winchester Kentucky Bicentennial Commemorative
Lever-action carbine; 30-30; same specs as standard Model 94 except receiver engraved in Italy, then bone charcoal case-colored; checkered stock, forearm. Banner on left side of receiver reads, “Kentucky Bicentennial 1792-1992”; racehorse etchings also featured. On right side is a Kentucky horse barn. Reported 500 made by USRA/Winchester exclusively for Cherry’s, 1992.
Issue Price: $995
Market Value: $1295
Lever-action carbine; 30-30; same specs as standard Model 94 except pewter finish of some parts; fancy walnut stock, decoration; right receiver panel carries Ontario game scene and portrait of conservation officer; left panel carries etching of moose, beavers in wilderness setting; replica of conservation officer’s badge is set in stock. Reported 500 made by USRA/Winchester exclusively for Cherry’s, 1992.
Issue Price: $795
Market Value: $1295
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; Colt-made Model 1911A1; 5-inch barrel; blued finish; gold/silver bald eagle etched on each side; gold-plated safety, sights, hammer, grip screws. Marketed in blue velvet-lined walnutcase with American flag and brass identification plate. Reported 2500 made, 1993.
Issue Price: $1950
Market Value: $1950 to $2000
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; Colt-made Model 1911A1; 4-inch barrel; blued finish; gold-etched on the slide are USS Constitution, USS Ticonderoga, plus appropriate legend; rosewood grips with Colt medallion. Reported 1997 made, 1993.
Issue Price: $1570
Market Value: $995
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; blued steel finish, decorated with gold inlays of music scores; Jones’ name on barrel; bonded pearl grips. Reported 950 made, 1993.
Issue Price: $1575
Market Value: $1495
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; 5-1/2-inch barrel; grips of black water buffalo horn; blued finish; frame, barrel, cylinder decorated with sterling silver. Marketed in velvet-lined cherrywood display case. Reported 950 manufactured, 1993.
Issue Price: $1675
Market Value: $1650
Same specs as Cowboy Edition except in addition to silver decoration it has deep engraving, gold inlays and a leather case embossed with William Boyd’s monogram. Only 100 made, 1993.
Issue Price: $4500
Market Value: $2995
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; 5-1/2-inch barrel; blued steel; silver and gold decoration on metal, including cattledrive scene. Minted gold portrait medallion of Heston inset in single-piece walnut grips. Reported 500 manufactured in 1993.
Issue Price: $1850
Market Value: $995
Lever-action rifle; 44-40; 44-inch overall length; same specs as original Henry repeating rifle except receiver scrolled with dogwood, cotton flowers, magnolias; high-gloss blued finish; gold-plated trigger, follower, front sight blade and lifter; oil-finished walnut stock; left side of receiver with gold-filled Confederate seal, right side with portrait of Lee and Confederate flag. Reported 250 made in Italy by Uberti, 1993.
Issue Price: $2495
Market Value: $1500
1993 American Historical Foundation Showcase Edition Colt M16
Semi-auto; 5.56mm; same specs as standard Colt M16 military version except receiver, sights, barrel mirror polished or glass-beaded, then nickel-plated; plastic stock has heavily textured finish; sterling silver plaque inset in stock reads “The Showcase Edition Colt One of One Hundred”; same legend etched on magazine well, surrounding rampant colt. Reported 100 with special serial numbers made by Colt, 1993.
Issue Price: $1995
Market Value: $1795
Semi-auto M16; 5.56mm; HBAR match configuration; heavy barrel; custom-textured buttstock, pistol grip and hand guard; gold-plated trigger, magazine release, safety, pivot pins, windage knob, elevation knob, flash suppressor, sling swivels; medallion in pistol grip displays Vietnam ribbon and legend. Reported 1500 made, 1993, on special order by Colt, serial numbers VI0001 through VI1500.
Issue Price: $1995
Market Value: $1795
1993 American Historical Foundation Special Edition S&W Model 629 Hunter
Revolver; 44 Magnum; same specs as standard Model 629 except 6-inch Mag-Na-Ported barrel with integral scope base, variable underweight; heavily engraved; finger-grooved Goncalo Alves grips. Marketed with Tasco scope mounts, 2x Nikon pistol scope, S&W Performance Center shooting bag, Tasco shooting glasses, Silencio ear plugs. Only 50 made by S&W under special order, 1993.
Issue Price: $3795
Market Value: $1795
1993 Winchester Nez Perce Commemorative
1993 Winchester Nez Perce Commemorative Engraving
Lever-action carbine; 30-30; same specs as standard Model 94 except for decoration; nickel-finished receiver, lever, barrel bands; other parts blued; left side of the receiver etched with bust of Chief Joseph, map of tribe’s travels; right side features Nez Perce encampment against mountain background. Reported 600 made by USRAC/Winchester on special order, 1993. Serial numbered NEZ001 through NEZ600.
Issue Price: $950
Market Value: $1295
Rifle; 45 Colt; same specs as Winchester Model 94 Wrangler except gold-plated loop-style lever; gold-plated barrel bands, action; right side of receiver with buffalo highlighted in nickel, Indian-head penny mounted ahead of ejection port; left side features buffalo hunt in nickel, with buffalo-head nickel adjoining. Reported 300 made by USRA, 1994.
Issue Price: $1295
Market Value: $1195
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; Colt-made Model 1911A1; decoration etched on left side of the slide, including Air Corps wings and Master of the Sky legend, nickel-plated; remainder of slide gold-plated; right side carries insignia of all sixteen Army Air combat units of the World War II era; gold-plated safety, sights and grip screws; rosewood custom grips inset with Colt medallion. Reported 500 made, 1994.
Issue Price: $1500
Market Value: $995
Revolver; 44-caliber replica of Colt 1860 Army Model; 8-inch barrel; blued finish; select walnut grips; cylinder etched with panorama of Pickett’s charge; barrel marked with gold, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1863 and line from Lincoln’s address. Marketed in velvet-lined walnut display case; inset leather lid carries silhouette of a general, with “Gettysburg 1863” stamped in gold. Reported 1863 made, 1994.
Issue Price: $1350
Market Value: $995
Revolver; 36-caliber blackpowder Colt Paterson replica; 12-1/2-inch overall length; bonded pearl grips; blued finish; decorated with 24-karat gold; titles of Cash’s hit songs on barrel. Marketed in black-finished hardwood display case bearing Cash’s signature. Included was a copy of Cash’s biography. Reported 1000 made, 1994.
Issue Price: $1350
Market Value: $995
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; Model 1911A1 design; 5-inch barrel; gold-plated slide, safety, grip screws, sights; slide etched with WWII battles on right side, appropriate legend and Iwo Jima flag raising on left; custom rosewood grips with gold-plated Colt medallion; 500 made by Colt, 1994.
Issue Price: $1500
Market Value: $995
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; Model 1911A1 design; 5-inch barrel; gold-plated slide, safety, grip screws; slide etched with appropriate inscriptions, classes of ships that participated in the Pacific in World War II; custom-checkered rosewood grips inset with U.S. Navy seal. Reported 500 made on special order by Auto Ordnance,1944.
Issue Price: $1500
Market Value: $995
Semi-automatic; Model 1911A1 design; 5-inch barrel, gold-plated slide, safety, sights, grip screws; slide etched with regimental badges of units under Eisenhower’s command on D-Day; rosewood grips inset with gold commemorative medallion. Reported 500 made on special order by Colt, 1994.
Issue Price: $1500
Market Value: $1995
Semi-automatic; 40 S&W; dedicated to the right to bear arms; same specs as standard Browning Hi-Power except silver plating overall, with gold-plated hammer, trigger, magazine release, safety, slide release, grip screws; scroll-etched frame, slide; polished rosewood grips, 2nd Amendment medallion inset in left grip. Reported 500 made on special order by Browning, 1994.
Issue Price: $1995
Market Value: $1295
1994 American Historical Foundation Colt Heritage Edition SAA
Revolver; 45 Colt; 4-3/4-inch barrel; honors Sam Colt and company history; same specs as standard Single Action Army model except heavy scroll engraving on frame barrel, cylinder, hammer; gold inlaid decoration, including rampant colt on recoil shield, company insignia on loading gate, bronc rider on frame, Colt 45 Single Action Army bannered in gold inlay on left side of barrel; walnut grips; Colt grip medallions. Marketed in stand-up glass/walnut case. Reported 250 made by Colt, 1995.
Issue Price: $2995
Market Value: $2995
1994 American Historical Foundation Limited Edition Colt Anaconda
Double-action revolver; 44 Magnum; 8-inch barrel; same specs as standard Anaconda except major parts plated with black and gold titanium; identifying legend, rampant colt trademark etched in left side of barrel, gold-filled; polished rosewood grips inset with special Colt medallion. Reported 1000 made, 1995; serial numbers LE0001 through LE1000.
Issue Price: $1595
Market Value: $1675
1994 American Historical Foundation Smith & Wesson Bank Note Limited Edition
Revolver; 45 ACP; stainless steel construction; same specs as S&W Model 625; 3-inch barrel, underlug; left side of frame has “45” hand-cut, surrounded by Bank Note engraving pattern; right side hand-engraved, “Bank Note .45”; etched on right side of barrel “.45 Cal. Model of 1989”; custom Hogue Bill Jordan grips of patented synthetic. Reported 100 produced, 1995.
Issue Price: $2195
Market Value: $1495
Lever-action rifle; 44-40; 12-shot tube magazine; 24-inch tapered octagonal barrel; 407/8-inch overall length; weighs 6-1/2 lbs.; checkered semi-fancy American black walnut stock, forearm; brass buttplate; carbine front sight, adjustable semi-buckhorn rear; lever, bolt, lever engraved in Italy. Commemorates 100th anniversary of model. Reported 2500 made, 1994.
Issue Price: $1087
Market Value: $1150
Single shot rifle; 45-70; 34-inch round/octagon barrel; hand-checkered American walnut stock; hand-fitted German silver forend cap; color case-hardened receiver, buttplate; tasteful engraving; hooded front sight, long Vernier tang rear; weighs 12 lbs., 2 oz. Reported 280 made on special order for Cherry’s, 1995.
Issue Price: $1495
Market Value: $1795
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; 7-1/2-inch barrel; blued finish; 24-karat gold etchings of crossed sabers on each side of barrel, unit designation, mixed cavalry and Indian symbols on cylinder; Custer portrait laser-carved in faux ivory grips. Marketed in walnut presentation case with replica cavalry belt buckle. Reported 500 made, 1995.
Issue Price: $1500
Market Value: $1495
1995 America Remembers American Indian Tribute
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; 4-3/4-inch barrel; genuine hand-fitted stag grips; blued finish; decorated with gold, nickel; left side of frame with Indian battle scene etched in gold; on right side etching of two bison. Individual edition number is stamped on right side of barrel, “The American Indian” on left. Marketed as a companion piece to 1994 issue American Indian Carbine in glass-topped cherrywood case, with brass plaque. Reported 300 made, 1995.
Issue Price: $1495
Market Value: $1495
1995 America Remembers Buffalo Bill Sesquicentennial
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; 4-3/4-inch barrel; stag grips; blued finish; left side of frame with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West etched in gold, right side carries American bison, Chief Scout Cody in Cheyenne territory; cylinder with gold-etched art of Cody’s career. Issue commemorates 150th anniversary of his birth. Reported 500 made, 1995.
Issue Price: $1500
Market Value: $1495
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; 5-inch barrel; checkered rosewood grips; silver-plated with gold and blued decorations; left side carries etching of breaking the sound barrier and Yeager’s signature; right side portrays subject as WWII fighter pilot with P-51 and Messerschmitt aircraft. Marketed in blue velvet-lined walnut case with signature laser-carved on lid. Reported 500 made on special order by Colt, 1995.
Issue Price: $1750
Market Value: $995
1995 America Remembers Navajo Code Talkers Tribute
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; Colt-made Model 1911A1; 5-inch barrel; blued finish; stippled slide, with engraved Navajo Code Talkers Commemorative in banner; ironwood grips inlaid with silver, red coral and turquoise, silver figures of code talkers and Iwo Jima flag raising. Marketed in ironwood case with David Yellowhorse custom-made knife featuring stippled, gold-plated bolsters, handle of silver, turquoise, red coral and ironwood inlaid with flag-raising. Reported 300 sets made, 1995.
Issue Price: $3000
Market Value: $1500
1995 America Remembers North American Rodeo Tribute
Lever-action carbine; 30-30; loop-style lever; 16-inch barrel; other specs the same as standard Model 94 Winchester except for gold-finished barrel bands, gold etching on trigger, trigger guard, hammer. On left side of receiver, “The Great North American Rodeo” in gold banner, steer wrestling and bronc riding in gold against a nickel background; right side has bull rider and barrel racer featured in gold, nickel. Reported 500 made by USRA/Winchester, 1995.
Issue Price: $1600
Market Value: $1495
1995 America Remembers Roy Rogers WinchesterTribute
Lever-action rifle; 30-30; same specs as standard Model 94 Winchester except jeweled hammer and breechbolt, gold-plated lever, barrel bands and front sight hood; left side of receiver features portrait of Rogers in gold and nickel; right side with Rogers on rearing horse, six-guns leveled, also in nickel and gold. Reported 300 made on special order by USRA/Winchester, 1995.
Issue Price: $2100
Market Value: $1395
1995 America Remembers Tom Mix Classic Edition
Single Action Army revolver; 45 Colt; blued finish; 5-1/2-inch barrel with TM brand in 24-karat gold; Mix brand also on each chamber of cylinder; gold signature on backstrap, portrait of Mix on recoil shield, repro of monument erected at the sight of his death on left; faux ivory grips carry Mix name, Stetson hat and TM brand. Marketed in walnut case with red velvet lining; included is Tom Mix comic book, circa 1948-1953. Reported 200 made by Uberti in Italy, 1995.
Issue Price: $1395
Market Value: $995
Same specs as the Classic except barrel carries gold-filled edition numbers 1 through 50. Each gun also furnished with an original-edition Tom Mix Big Little Book of the 1930s. Fifty guns made by Colt, 1995.
Issue Price: $2595
Market Value: $1750
1995 America Remembers The Confederate Enfield Limited Edition
Single shot muzzle-loading rifle; 58 caliber; overall length, 55-inch; barrel length, 39-inch; European walnut stock; blued finish; gold-finished buttplate, hammer and lock, trigger guard, barrel bands, barrel design. Replica of Confederate belt buckle inlaid in right side of stock. Marketed in wall-mount display case with Confederate gray lining and uniform buttons of the eleven Rebel states as decoration. Reported 500 made, 1995.
Issue Price: $1695
Market Value: $1250
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; Model 1911A1; 5-inch barrel; checkered rosewood grips inset with gold Colt medallion; blued finish, except for safety, hammer and grip screws; decoration on slide; top of slide carries engraved legend, gold seal; left side with gold portrait of Admiral Nimitz, with dive bomber, battleship; right side with Douglas MacArthur in victory wreath with his words at surrender ceremony. Reported 250 made, 1995.
Issue Price: $1495
Market Value: $995
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; same specs as standard Colt Gold Cup but all exterior surfaces gold-plated, except backstrap. Banner carries legend, “Gold Cup Edition” and “One of 100”. Reported 100 made, 1995.
Issue Price: $2195
Market Value: $1495
Semi-automatic; 40 S&W; 4-1/2-inch barrel; same specs as standard Sigma model except gold-filled etched scrollwork on slide, special commemorative medallion inset in grip; special serial numbers. Reported 250 made, 1995.
Issue Price: $1995
Market Value: $750
Semi-automatic; 45 ACP; gold-etched receiver follows military acorn motif; gold-plated trigger, rear sight base, Cutts compensator, actuator knob, sling swivels; American walnut stock inset with three medallions; special serial numbers. Reported 500 made by Auto Ordnance on special order, 1995.
Issue Price: $2495
Market Value: $1295
Marlin 1895 Century Limited
Lever-action; 45-70; commemorates company’s 125th anniversary, 100th anniversary of model; same specs as original 1895 model except black walnut stock; French gray-finished receiver, etched with centennial dates; inletted steel buttplate. Unknown number made, 1995.
Issue Price: $1105
Market Value: $1195
Lever-action carbine; 44 Special/44 Magnum; same specs as standard Marlin Model 1894 except decoration; receiver and bolt engraved in Italy; left receiver panel engraved with old Dodge City street scene with portrait of Masterson inset; right panel carries the names of towns where he enforced the law, with his derby, badge, a buffalo skull and other artwork; gold-plated action, other metal parts blued. Reported 500 made exclusively for Cherry’s by Marlin, 1995.
Issue Price: $895
Market Value: $995
Lever-action carbine; same specs as standard Model 94 except decoration; lever, receiver, barrel bands gold-plated; barrel hammer, bolt, magazine tube deep-luster blued; left receiver panel engraved with state seal, state bird and Kennedy Space Center launch; right panel features Everglades with alligator, crane and airboat; checkered semi-fancy French walnut stock; special serial numbers FL001 through FL500. Reported 500 made exclusively for Cherry’s, 1995.
Issue Price: $1195
Market Value: $1495