Most expensive gun you've seen for sale at a gun show?

[Cortland]

I've been to a lot of gun shows in the last few years working as an NRA recruiter with my club and I rarely see anything for sale over about $5000. This past weekend, however, I went to the gun show in Richmond and it seems that must be where all the high rollers sell their wares.

I saw an M2HB displayed on a table and offerred for the low, low price of $25,000. I also saw an M1903 Mark I Springfield with Pedersen device, asking price $36,000. Pity I left my checkbook at home

So -- what's the most expensive firearm YOU'VE seen for sale at a gun show?

 

[P95Carry]

I was remembering some pricey stuff ... and then saw your prices ... nope, sure can't beat those!!!!!

 

[tankertom]

There was a Borchardt pistol at the Dulles Show that was in the 30K+ range.

tt

 

[3 gun]

$57,000 for a double barreled bolt action rifle. It was right handed and the single bolt handle worked both bolts at the same time. I don't know how well it worked but it was a thing of beauty to look at the workmanship. It was at the last OGCA show of 2004. I have seen other guns at the show with a higher value but they weren't for sale at the time. OGCA shows are know for bringing out big dollar firearms and collectibles.

 

[Preacherman]

Most expensive I've ever seen were the four matched shotguns by Perazzi - 12, 20 and 28 gauge and .410. IIRC, the price was somewhere north of $400,000 for the matched, boxed set...

(Including tax, of course! )

 

[Fred Fuller]

-some sort of detachable stocked long barrelled Luger, at this weekend's Dixie Gun and Knife Classic in Raleigh, NC- for $50,000.00 even. Same dealer had a couple of others, one for $36K and another for $32K.

Not my cuppa tea, good thing because that's just a smidgen outside my budget.

lpl/nc

 

[Dave Markowitz]

Most expensive I've noticed was an original Colt Paterson with an asking price of $36K.

 

[Rembrandt]

A Winchester 1873 lever action, "1 of 1000" with all the paperwork and documentation (only 136 ever got built)....dealer said if you didn't have a six figure checkbook you probably couldn't afford it.

 

[NoHarmNoFAL]

$86,000 M-249 SAW, only three Transferable in the US at Knob Creek of course.

 

[USP45usp]

A Scorpian(sp) 9mm (I think) from Jeff Coopers private collection, around $7500 IIRC. This last weekend at the gun show.

And yes, it was the same one from the last gun show that I went to last year. Same dude, same table, same gun.

Wayne

 

[JohnBT]

"-some sort of detachable stocked long barrelled Luger, at this weekend's Dixie Gun and Knife Classic in Raleigh, NC- for $50,000.00 even. Same dealer had a couple of others, one for $36K and another for $32K."

I've seen that $50k gun, but I thought the other two were only $27k. Must be inflation at work or just another case of CRS.

JT

 

[HankB]

At the SCI convention some years back Holland & Holland was showing one of their then-new .700 NE rifles. The guy actually let me hold it.

Base price was $100,000.

When I was living in the People's Republic of Minnesota, I'd occasionally see double express rifles and high-grade English shotguns for $8k - $35k.

The most expensive I recall seeing at the local Austin, TX gun show was a gas-trap Garand for somewhere around $10k.

 

[jefnvk]

Seen an old lever gun for $35,000 once. Can't remember what it was, though.

 

[jsalcedo]

M60 for 15,000

Vickers .303 for 22,000

A custom double rifle for 40,000

 

[cslinger]

I was at Knob Creek when the transferable mini gun from Predator changed hands. Big big big bucks.

Chris

 

[cordex]

I was at Knob Creek when the transferable mini gun from Predator changed hands. Big big big bucks.

I saw that for sale there a few years ago. Asking price was about $105,000, I think. So someone actually bought it?

 

[Mr. Mysterious]

I went to my first gun show this past weekend, the Indy 1500, supposodly the largest gunshow east of the Mississippi. Well, I thought that there was a lot of junk there, but I was suprised at the number of full autos that were there: Mp5's, Sten's, M60s, M2's, M16's, Bren's, Uzi's, Mac10s, and a load of others. Somehow, if I was someone that had a big enough checkbook to afford the $10-50K for the expensive ones, I don't think I'd happpen upon one at the gun show. Those just are not splurge purchases, although I can imagine someone spontaneously buy a $2500 Mac10 or other *affordable* full auto.

 

[LiquidTension]

M16 for $30,000. Naturally, I'm looking at it thinking, "They usually go for half that, I can get an M60 for $30k...what is this guy thinking?"

 

[Cortland]

M16 for $30,000. Naturally, I'm looking at it thinking, "They usually go for half that, I can get an M60 for $30k...what is this guy thinking?"

Were you at the show on a Saturday? The guy was probably figuring the increase in market price that would occur by Sunday. :banghead:

 

[kfranz]

Not the most expensive I've seen, but there is a guy who does local shows that has a Liberator pistol listed for $2,300...

 

[Mr. Mysterious]

$2300 for a liberator, not bad for a gun that was like a buck to make and was dropped over France in the plane loads. That my friend is a gun that knows how to increase its value.

 

[SmershAgent]

Not the most expensive I've seen, but there is a guy who does local shows that has a Liberator pistol listed for $2,300...

Interesting. I see one of those occassionally at the shows around here, and usually the price is below a grand. Perhaps the one describe is in better condition, or there's something that makes it a rarer variety.

 

[spartacus2002]

transferable full auto M14, $10K

 

[mjb]

A long time ago I saw a gold engraved Parker Brothers double barrel shotgun for $12,000.

 

[GE-Mini-Gun]

Richmond VA show couple years ago, guy had some beautiful Holland & Holland’s; there were two that caught my eye both double rifles. .375 H&H @ $45,000 the other a .600 Nitro Express @ $75,000. The guy had about 15 guns and not one of them was under $15,000, most impressive table I have seen.