please help with the value of these

[fol4321]

colt bisley 32wfc s/n 240236
colt bisley 41 colt s/n 284968
colt bisley 44-40wfc s/n 282258
colt bisley 44-40 colt frontier s/n 274442
colt bisley 45 colt s/n 309700

remington frontier model 1875 s/n 11

i cant seem to find my gun value book and my coworker has these. all are in excellent condition 70% and up. all fire and original. thanks for the help

 

[fol4321]

???

 

[rcmodel]

Collector gun value is all about desirability, condition, scarcity, condition, and last of all, condition.

Without pictures and many more details, nobody can tell you squat about the value.

excellent condition 70% and up

Really means nothing as far as gun condition grading goes.

Post pictures, barrel lengths, finishs, stocks, etc, and somebody can give you a much better estimate of values.

rc

 

[CraigC]

If they were guns made in the last 50yrs it would be easy. However, the things that seperate a $2000 blackpowder-era Colt and a $20,000 specimen are often the minute details. Need more of them and pics would be a huge plus. It usually takes an expert eye to discern the difference between original and refinishes. What looks like 70% to the untrained eye may in reality be 70% of a very poorly done refinish.

 

[fol4321]

i will try and get pics from him

 

[Dr.Rob]

I won't be back from Phoenix until next week so I don't have my usual resources at hand. I'd like to move this to firearms research so our experts can at least tell you when they were made for starters.

 

[fol4321]

i do have a list of the dates i looked up at on a colt website

 

[Dr.Rob]

colt bisley 32wfc s/n 240236 one of 13,291 made in that caliber, this one in 1903
colt bisley 41 colt s/n 284968 one of 3,159 made in .41 Colt, this one in 1906
colt bisley 44-40wfc s/n 282258 one of 6,803 made in .44-40, this one in 1906
colt bisley 44-40 colt frontier s/n 274442 one of 6,803 made in .44-40, this one in 1906
colt bisley 45 colt s/n 309700 one of 8,005 made in .45 Colt, this one in 1909

Bisleys are somewhat rarer than SAA's as you can see by production numbers.