Mint Colt Trooper MK III just acquired

[slick6]

I just acquired this NIB 1974 vintage, Colt Trooper MK III .357 revolver:

 

[sm]

Congrats!

Very Very Nice!

Check out that Deep Bluing!
Colt sure had some Polishers that knew how to Polish to prep the gun for bluing for sure!!

 

[Steve C]

You got a great pistol! Enjoy it.

 

[slick6]

sm:

You are certainly right about the polishing as well as the quality of the bluing on these Trooper MK III's-which IMHO was better than most any other Brand of revolver except for the Colt Python-which is saying something! Actually, the bluing on the above Trooper MK III, looks even better in person than in my pictures-because my camera's flash had washed out some of the bluing.

 

[Hunter0924]

That is a beautiful Colt! You did a nice job on the pictures as well. Do you plan on shooting the Trooper or just putting it up?

 

[slick6]

I don't intend to shoot this Trooper as it's just so mint. I'd rather shoot something that's less mint. I say this in light of knowing that guns were made to be fired. However, I tend to enjoy keeping guns mint, if I originally had received them in this condition. Thanks for the compliment on my pictures-but, I still have much to learn about taking pictures. Hopefully, in time, my pictures will gradually improve to a much higher standard?

 

[22-rimfire]

Looks good Slick. I wouldn't shoot it either. Shoot the stuff that are <98% finish. Traditionally, collector "grade" is 95% plus depending on the firearm rarity and so forth. All condition rules of thumb are off if it is a rare firearm.

 

[smee781]

price

How much is a trooper worth theese days? I saw one at the local range yesterday and it had a $400 on the tag.

Thanks,

 

[def4pos8]

Beautiful piece! --just like the Smith M-15. . . .

QUESTION #1: Where do you keep your time travel machine and is it available for rental?

QUESTION #2: Did you spend part of your life at Vandenberg AFB?

 

[Black Knight]

Beautiful. Enjoy it.

 

[slick6]

No, I have never been at the Vandenberg AFB! Troopers in mint condition here on the west coast are priced between $550 and $600! All Colt prices have been going through the roof here!

22-rimfire:

Thanks for you comments regarding the "collectibility" rules!

 

[COK]

Nice find !!

 

[def4pos8]

Space Launch Complex #6 is referred to as "Slick 6".

What about that time machine?

 

[glassman]

Great find on a beautiful colt. Anyone know if the internals are as complicated as the python?