Colt DiamondBack
I inherited a pristeen 22 cal diamondback with a 6 inch barrel from my dad and I was wondering what it would be worth. I doubt it's had 100 rounds thru it. Any thoughts?
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Does anyone know if Colt will refinish these revolvers? 0 -
If you have a source for 6 inch Diamondback .22 LR's NIB for the low $500's, I would like to order some........!
Blue Book of Gun Values gives a price of $780.00 for such a gun. Gun List has had several advertised and sold during the past six months for prices between $850, (without paperwork and box), and $950 with box and paperwork......a far cry from the "low $500's." A same gun in .38 Special is shown in the Blue Book for $650, but have seen a few sell for a little less than that for some reason. Appears the .38 special doesn't command the money a .22 LR does, but then there are a lot more of the .38's around than there are the .22's.
Maybe its a "Regional Thing" in Kalifornication probably because most of them don't think any gun's worth anything down there and the market is probably "smaller" because it more than likely isn't on the Kalifornication "Approved List" of safe guns........Oh Dear!
By the way, are you saying you have two Diamondback .22's or two Python .22's? I understand that although advertised, there was never a Python .22 shipped to any dealer.
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Edited by - RancheroPaul on 10/05/2002 14:02:500 -
If it's really in mint conditon(that means like new),I'd like to be able to buy it for low $500's. Might find a .38 for that price but a .22? - in my area the condition would have to be down around 95% for that price. There's a NIB unturned perfect example on another site right now at $860 ....40 bids and a week to go,it's even a more recent version. From what I've seen, the $800-$900 price is more like the selling price for a perfect .22 Diamondback now days,I've seen many asking several hundred dollars more. Condition is key for the high prices. 0 -
You guys win. I pulled my two posts and swear that I will NEVER quote a firearms value EVER again. I don't like to do it for just that reason. So, the Colt Diamondback was produced from around 1967 until the end of production in 1986. It was based on the popular Colt D frame and stocks from any D frame model will fit the Diamondback. This allows for a large number of options. Blued 2-1/2" and 4" in both .22lr and .38 were the first in production with a suggested retail price of $115. This was a bit pricey since a Detective Special was selling for $85 and a blued Python could be had at $160. You could also purchase an S&W K-22 for 98 bucks so the Diamondback had stiff competition. I have owned five of these revolvers- 3 in .38, which I have since sold and 2 in .22- one 6" and one 4", both of which were purchased at auction. These are fine pistols and well worth whatever price you pay...and I'll leave that amount for the other "experts" to determine.
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I hear you Mark. I've been hammered on a few times for quoting a price that some thought was too high or too low. There really is quite a difference in price across the U.S.A. 0 -
we have a diamond back at the shop, but i cannot remember if its a 4" or a 6". if your interested email me at waltsgun@aol.com and ask for big mike. its got a reasonable price on it.
i too have been flamed for price quoting. i can only tell people my opinion based on my reference materials, auction history, and what i see in my area at shops and shows. i try to help, but i have refrained as of late, because i am tired of being slammed.
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Hey guys, I wasn't slamming anybody. I even managed to buy one NIB about 3 years ago from a dealer for $450 but I wouldn't hold my breath for another deal like that. I am price quoting internet auction prices with a national customer base.I'm also talking a true 100% or NIB piece, not the "excellent condition" rating with no other description that is so common on the auction sites,could mean anything from 90-99%. It's still possible to snag a good deal at a local show once in a while if you're lucky and the seller isn't up on current prices. I don't know why the Diamondbacks are so expensive anyway,there doesn't seem to be a shortage of them around and they are nice guns but I'll take a pinned barrel S&W K-22 of any vintage over a Diamondback any day ...even if they were the same price. 0 -
There seem to be a lot of authorities here, so if I may ask, I have a 22LR 6" nickel NIB. Are there any comparables for this one.
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I'd like a 6" .22 in nickel ....wanna sell it cheap? Don't see those real often,think they only made around 2000 of them. I turned one down a few years back for $900, thought it was too much. They are asking so much now that I don't really pay much attention, but without checking I think most want from $1200-$1500 for a NIB gun - don't know if they get it though. 0 -
Going into Pricing and worth of a gun brings out a list of variables which is very complex and extremely large.
First, Perspective enters into this first and foremost. If you are a dealer, your perception of worth is determined by some "method" which may be only used by you and you alone. For instance, you might grade the gun on a percentage scale. After doing so, you use your own pricing scale to determine what you will pay.....something like taking 60% of the Blue Book value of what you have determined to be the condition of the gun. You might want to pay say $600 for a gun which has a "book value" of $1,000. That way you have "profit" in your transaction and some room to discount it a little and still make money on the transaction.
If you are a Collector of certain firearms, you attempt to make the best possible buy so as to maximize your chances of your investment appreciating and making you money in the "long run" while you collect your guns. Most Collectors try to buy low enough to insure they have "equity" in the gun from the beginning. Some times this isn't as important as it is to just "have" the gun they want......even if they are only "even" on the purchase price, or maybe slightly in the hole.
The buyer of a gun whose only desire is to own a particular type and to use it for its manufactured purpose: (shooting 1,000's of rounds), then it is generally more important to get the gun that has been determined to be "what is wanted" for whatever reason. These folks seem to be more price oriented and attempt to pay "less than Retail."
These three examples show how a perspective would result in Three Different prices for the same gun.......because of the reasons involved in getting ownership of the gun. Obviously, each one of these scenarios could be at a very different price and for a very different reason. The real solution to pricing becomes the same in the end, however.
Pricing, (Value), ends up being what a ready and willing buyer will pay for the gun and whether or not the seller will accept that to sell it.
This all said, there still is the Guides to value available out there as well as past sales history from auctions sites as well as many others past experiences with like guns. Although the sum of all these resources may or may not reflect the actual price, (value), of the particular gun in you neighborhood, it still is going to be quite accurate......IF you buy it "wearing the hat" of the type of Buyer you are or trying to become. Just my opinion and related here to give food for thought.......not to chide or deride anyone's opinion of method of gun value.....we all have our own system that works for us. A generalization of "VALUE" is all that is possible....by anyone!
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