Buckshot Bob Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 https://www.outdoorlife.com/guns/10-rock-island-auction-guns-1-million-dollars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 I wouldn’t want to own any of them, but I would like to handle and fire Teddy Roosevelt’s Colt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bob Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 8 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I wouldn’t want to own any of them, but I would like to handle and fire Teddy Roosevelt’s Colt. I can’t afford to own any of them. And even if I could I’m not sure I would. It does amaze me that there are enough people with that amount of disposable income that keep the market for art and collectibles going as strong as it is. I guess you can only live in so many homes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Buckshot Bob said: I can’t afford to own any of them. And even if I could I’m not sure I would. It does amaze me that there are enough people with that amount of disposable income that keep the market for art and collectibles going as strong as it is. I guess you can only live in so many homes Same here and I agree. Years ago I met a guy that paid boatloads of money to own things like ball gloves that were worn when a game changing catch was made. He had the knife of some British psycho killer in London. He had guns that were supposedly used by notorious gangsters that I had never heard of. It was his money, so he could do as he pleased. It was odd to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bob Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Same here and I agree. Years ago I met a guy that paid boatloads of money to own things like ball gloves that were worn when a game changing catch was made. He had the knife of some British psycho killer in London. He had guns that were supposedly used by notorious gangsters that I had never heard of. It was his money, so he could do as he pleased. It was odd to me. People bought pet rocks once, at least this makes more sense, at least to me. I guess our differences are what keeps things interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equanimous Phil Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Have to show the article to my spouse who thinks the toys that I buy are expensive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 The “gun that killed Billy the Kid” was in the same collection for 38 years. After that, every time it changed hands, it did so through private sales directly from one party to another. In August 2021, the Colt came to a public auction block for the first time. Thanks to the two famous men who found themselves on either end of its barrel one fateful summer day back in 1881, the revolver received a pre-sale estimate of $2 million to $3 million. It was sold at auction by Bonham’s for an astonishing $6.03 million, becoming the most expensive gun ever sold. It now resides in a private collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bob Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 39 minutes ago, Equanimous Phil said: Have to show the article to my spouse who thinks the toys that I buy are expensive... Good tactics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 They are paying for history, and heritage, as much as anything, and I’m thankful some folks spare no expense keeping certain history alive, and can’t help begrudge the many who spare no expense in destroying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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