Colt Service Model Ace... In stainless ?

MIKE WISKEY

July 28, 2015 03:46

I was at an auction Sun. and they had the above pistol, it would look great alongside my stainless Gold Cup me thinks. Should be able to 'snag' it for < a grand................wrong, bidding toped out at $3,000. are these worth that much??

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  Hawk Carse

  July 28, 2015 06:17

  I have not seen or reliably heard of a stainless steel SM Ace. I have seen the occasional nickel or chrome Ace, though.
  I would want a factory letter or a money back guarantee that it would letter before paying any great amount.
  
  Even a blue SM Ace in sharp condition would sell for more than $1000.

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  dcs shooters

  July 28, 2015 08:28

  I had a nice, shinny, black chrome one yeas ago [;)][^]

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  rufe-snow

  July 28, 2015 08:33

  According to the Blue Book, the 70's vintage Service Model Ace. Wasn't made in stainless.
  
  Either it's a one of a kind, very valuable collectors item. Or more likely to my thinking, a very expensive lesson to the person who sprung $3000 for it.
  
  Question? Was it actually advertised in the auction catalog, and at the auction as being made of stainless steel?

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  MIKE WISKEY

  July 28, 2015 10:20

  "Question? Was it actually advertised in the auction catalog, and at the auction as being made of stainless steel?"............no, just a sm ace. it looked identical to my s.s. Gold Cup. Colt made a 'run' of the G.C.'s in the mid 1990's, I assumed they did the same with the SM ace
  
  
  "Only thing I can think of is, maybe it had been stripped down and polished and left in the bare metal, and the auctioneer didn't know."...........nope, perfect in every way. it looked just like the picture above onle .22. even had a s.s. magazine

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  waltermoe

  July 28, 2015 18:52

  I have been collecting Colt Ace and Colt Ace Sm models for the last 15 years, and reading all printed material that I can find on them. I cannot remember ever finding anything on a stainless steel Ace. I have the serial numbers of the last run Colt made of there Ace sm, starting with #14001 and ending with #43830 if that helps anyway. Only thing I can think of is, maybe it had been stripped down and polished and left in the bare metal, and the auctioneer didn't know.

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