Which One of You Guys Bought this Colt?

[Mr Weebles]

Historic Colt pistol sells for $920,000 in Maine

FAIRFIELD, Maine - The sale price of a historic Colt Walker pistol has broken a record for all guns made by the company, an auctioneer in Maine said.

An anonymous bidder paid $920,000 on Tuesday for the .44-caliber revolver, said officials from the James D. Julia auction house. It was made for U.S. marshals in the 1840s and its previous owner said he never fired it.

The price included a buyer's fee of $120,000 charged by the auctioneer.

Julia was also the auctioneer for the previous Colt record of $480,000.

The gun was an heirloom passed down from John McBride's great-great-uncle. The 80-year-old from Montana said some of the money will be used to buy land in that state.

 

[pipmaster1971]

My guess is Fred.

 

[pernox]

I bet it was this guy.

 

[doobie]

My new toy. I was going to donate it to NES, but then I saw the colt and decided to get it instead.

 

[matt]

only msnbc could have that story and NOT show a pic of it...

 

[Knob Creek]

I bid up to $850,000 and had to let it go

 

[jdubois]

Maine? It was obviously our own Capt Walt!

 

[Plural of Mongoose]

only msnbc could have that story and NOT show a pic of it...

Here ya go.....

http://www.juliaauctions.com/firearms.asp

 

[vellnueve]

Fred.

 

[EddieCoyle]

Maine? It was obviously our own Capt Walt!

Yeah. He paid for it with lighters.

 

[Hoppy]

I bid up to $850,000 and had to let it go

I bid 1$.... i thought it worked like the price is right

 

[TomH]

Wish it was me, thats a nice pistol.

 

[drgrant]

Bah, I bet Fred already has 3 or 4 of those.

-Mike

 

[Jay G]

Fred's got a matching set signed by Sam Colt hisself...

 

[Mr Weebles]

Yeah. He paid for it with lighters.

This is funny.

 

[scouter-rick]

I hear the buyer insisted that it be delivered to him during a fun filled day out on his boat after the payment in lighters cleared!! hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. <grin>