Got a spare 1.75 million bucks? Winchester Model 70 serial numbers 1 and 2

[1KPerDay]

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1085955890

what say ye... worth the price? Or hopeless dreamer?

 

[horsemen61]

Nope not to me even if I had the money

 

[General Geoff]

Nope. Not even 1% of that.

 

[jmorris]

I'd probably blow it on them before I did many, much more valuable paintings...

 

[MarshallDodge]

Not my thing. I would rather own a nice airplane and a $2K rifle, that I could fly and shoot, than a $1M rifle that sits on the shelf. The $1M rifle will probably appreciate, but I would find the airplane to be more useful.

 

[luv2safari]

I already have one close enough, serial # 3XX. I'd use $1.25M for a piece of hunting property and the rest to fence the heck out of it.

 

[InTheSwamp]

Pass.

 

[PavelSJ]

I have hard time imagining a buyer for those. People with that kind of money to spend usually order made to fit: Hofer, Purdey, H&H, Fabbri,....

 

[Scooter22]

Not today. Someone should send a message if they kick in s/n 3 they'll go 2 mil.

 

[CapnMac]

Wow, I'm not sure Morphy's or RIAC could get those sorts of numbers, even if more likely to attract people with that sort of jingle-jangle.

 

[Walkalong]

Wow! But no, at least not me, even if I had it.

 

[Riomouse911]

If I had the money to burn, and several other much higher priorities already handled, then sure.

Until then…

Stay safe.

 

[redneck2]

Hey, some dude paid over a million to buy a banana taped to a picture frame.

 

[Mars5l]

1.7 and you only got 9 pics

 

[Slamfire]

I am honestly surprised that Winchester sold serial number one. Guess it meant nothing to the company.

 

[SterlingBullet]

Too bad its not ebay. They often have fancy fountain pens in the $250,000 to $500,000 range with no minimum bid. I often bid $25.00 bucks just to annoy the sellers and the hope that someday, somebody makes an error and accepts the bid.

 

[Galil5.56]

My God, even Jack O'Connor would be outraged... Because they aren't in .270

 

[1948CJ2A]

I definitely appreciate the rifles, but not for that amount.

 

[Scooter22]

Hey, some dude paid over a million to buy a banana taped to a picture f

Saw that. Makes me want to be a banana dealer. "Psssst. you wanna a banana my friend? I even throw in the tape"

 

[tark]

The seller won't get that kind of money. I assume that 1.75 Mil is his reserve. If the guns were N.I.B. with papers...that's a different story, but I still doubt he would get half that much.

A few years back the R.I.A. Company sold a one-off special build Model 70...in 32-20. It was custom made for a Winchester executive. It was the only Model 70 ever made in that caliber, making it the rarest of all the M-70 chamberings.

If I remember correctly, it didn't even reach six figures.

 

[Mauser lover]

If the seller gets that kind of money, I gotta wonder if there’s more money laundering going on than firearm collecting. Same with the banana art. I just can’t see even serial #1 of an iconic rifle going for that kind of money. I’m with MarshalDodge. There’s a Comanche 260 B or C with Garmins that would have my name on it before those rifles for that price. And all the training I could possibly want. I’m sort of wondering who he’s hoping to sell to. Most of us are pretty much cheapskates.

 

[BreechFace]

I was about to pull the trigger on this, but they require the buyer to pay the shipping costs…

 

[Steve S.]

1KPerDay knows the markets and he also knows that that amount of capital is chump change to some - well healed, that cost is a rounding error.

 

[Jim Watson]

There is the story that a collector approached the owner of SN 9 and was told “I gave $103 for that gun and won‘t take a penny less.”

 

[CapnMac]

Ok, so, I'm scanning the May RIAC Auction for cool stuff, and found these.
https://www.rockislandauction.com/d...s-marine-corps-shipped-colt-model-1911-pistol

Excellent and Rare World War I U.S. Marine Corps Shipped Colt Model 1911 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Estimated Price: $25,000 - $35,000​

And, this one:
https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/4094/330/us-colt-model-1907-military-pistol-serial-number-9

U.S. Colt Model 1907 Military Semi-Automatic Pistol Serial Number 9 with Factory Letter
Estimated Price: $30,000 - $50,000​

And, this one as well:
https://www.rockislandauction.com/d...-contract-colt-model-1900-sight-safety-pistol

Outstanding and Rare Documented U.S. Navy Contract Colt Model 1900 "Sight Safety" Semi-Automatic Pistol with Factory Letter
Estimated Price: $16,000 - $25,000​

And those very early Colts, even in 38acp pull in dollars from collectors

Now, that May auction also has a transferable Stoner 63 "Estimated Price: $95,000.00 - $160,000.00"