Colt Boa auction, warning!!!!

UncleEd · Dec 15, 2021

GB has a Colt Boa .357 up for auction.
Currently 63 bidders now at
$30,000 +. I am among them.

Fair warning, if anyone here outbids
me, three days to go, I'm going to
find you and punch you in the tummy
hard, really hard, really really hard.
So get out of my way!

gobsauce · Dec 15, 2021

UncleEd said:
GB has a Colt Boa .357 up for auction.
Currently 63 bidders now at
$30,000 +. I am among them.

Fair warning, if anyone here outbids
me, three days to go, I'm going to
find you and punch you in the tummy
hard, really hard, really really hard.
So get out of my way!

Pretty bold of you to assume I have 30,000.01$ at my disposal.

UncleEd · Dec 15, 2021

gobsauce said:
Pretty bold of you to assume I have 30,000.01$ at my disposal.

Your very name reeks of excess wealth.

dh1633pm · Dec 15, 2021

I am going to silently wait until the very last moment and then snatch it away. And then promptly get thrown out of the house. Good luck. For those wishing to bid:

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/917941429

Charlie Martinez · Dec 15, 2021

Pretty gun, to me it looks just like a 6" Python. What's the difference?

I hope you get it and don't worry about getting outbid by me.

BigBlue 94 · Dec 15, 2021

Whoa...!

mcb · Dec 15, 2021

The finish is beautiful, but it's a Colt and thus the cylinder release goes the wrong way. :neener:

I struggle to see how its worth a fraction of the current bid price and wouldn't trade you a well worn Model 10 for it. Good luck in winning your auction, "one man's trash is another man's treasure."

gobsauce · Dec 15, 2021

UncleEd said:
GB has a Colt Boa .357 up for auction.
Currently 63 bidders now at
$30,000 +. I am among them.

Fair warning, if anyone here outbids
me, three days to go, I'm going to
find you and punch you in the tummy
hard, really hard, really really hard.
So get out of my way!

In all honesty @UncleEd , what makes this worth the 30k$+?

Charlie98 · Dec 15, 2021

I'm curious as well.

FWIW, I can think of about 25 firearms I'd rather have for $30K over just one... but I'm a shooter, not a collector.

I think I paid about $30K for the last 1000box of primers, however...

UncleEd · Dec 15, 2021

gobsauce said:
In all honesty @UncleEd , what makes this worth the 30k$+?

It's just a freaky collectors' item, a hybrid Python with
non Python (Trooper) lock work. Not many were made
and it was among Colt' s last gasps at revolver
making until the recent resumption a few years
ago.

I'm not a Colt fan, as my postings indicate, but
I found it interesting so many bidders on a gun
few shooters at the time gave two hoots about.

But to be fair, a real Colt fan needs to jump in
and explain the Boa's fascination.

Old_Grouch · Dec 15, 2021

UncleEd said:
Fair warning, if anyone here outbids
me,

I assure you, at $30,000.00, you have nothing to fear from me.

UncleEd said:
a hybrid Python with
non Python (Trooper) lock work.

Thanks for that. I actually saw this auction on GB earlier today and had no idea how it differed from a Python. I was going to look it up but got distracted.

Pat Riot · Dec 15, 2021

I could not afford that gun. Even if I could I couldn’t afford the divorce or the heating bill for my house as it would be very cold for a very long time if a divorce did not occur. :rofl:

Old_Grouch · Dec 15, 2021

Pat Riot said:
I could not afford that gun. Even if I could I couldn’t afford the divorce or the heating bill for my house as it would be very cold for a very long time if a divorce did not occur.

I had a similar reaction. For a brief moment I thought "maybe if it were the 4" version"; then I remembered that over the years I've gotten used to sleeping inside the house.

Styx · Dec 15, 2021

UncleEd said:
GB has a Colt Boa .357 up for auction.
Currently 63 bidders now at
$30,000 +. I am among them.

Fair warning, if anyone here outbids
me, three days to go, I'm going to
find you and punch you in the tummy
hard, really hard, really really hard.
So get out of my way!

Thanks for the heads up! Guess after I get punched in the tummy really really hard, I can sue you for damages. The gun will practically pay for itself.

I have to wonder that the taxes will on that thing?

Dave T · Dec 15, 2021

Looks like a 6" Python with a bad set of stocks/grips. Not worth $3K in my world, let alone with the extra zero. (smile)

Dave

tightgroup tiger · Dec 15, 2021

That's a hefty turn line on that cylinder for a "new in the box" description.
That turn line would turn me off right there, for $30 grand.
By the way I out bid you by $25.25 ! :rofl:

Lnf Crzr · Dec 15, 2021

Turn line looks very prominent- It shouldn’t have one at all. Plus it should have solid gold bullets in silver cases…A box or at least a cylinder full. Pretty silly in my opinion. To each there own.

.38 Special · Dec 15, 2021

Gun collectors are weird. That thing looks like an over-polished Taurus. "The perceived value of rarity"...

MosinT53Hunter · Dec 15, 2021

Makes one wonder what kind of ammunition one would fire from such a treasure?

Platinum cased cartridges? Palladium hollow point bullets?

NorthBorder · Dec 15, 2021

For $30,000? I'd buy a truck.

Paul7 · Dec 15, 2021

mcb said:
The finish is beautiful, but it's a Colt and thus the cylinder release goes the wrong way.

That's what many of us say about S&W.

tuckerdog1 · Dec 15, 2021

I remember passing on one at a San Antonio gun show for $8K. Guess another one slipped through my fingers.

dickydalton · Dec 15, 2021

hahahahahahahahaha

ArchAngelCD · Dec 15, 2021

You have no fears from me Sir. I wouldn't pay 30K for any gun even if you gave me half of it. Have at it!!!

Riomouse911 · Dec 16, 2021

I’d put a down payment on a retirement place if I had a spare 30K.

Rare Colts are cool, but worrying about a gun that pricy wouldn’t bring me much joy.

Stay safe.

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