well, it does have front and rear site.
looks right. has a small P on top and has the 2 tone finish.
looks pretty good. not abused.
any thoughts?
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well, it does have front and rear site.
looks right. has a small P on top and has the 2 tone finish.
looks pretty good. not abused.
any thoughts?
Common Rem Rand GI slides are bringing $200-$250 so a US&S if it were mine in that condition should sell in the $300-$350 range. I have a correct High Standard barrel in about the same condition as the slide if you need one.
Why not just post it on Ebay and let it find it's own price? It SHOULD sell well...Quote:
Originally Posted by stuckinthe60s
Why not offer it to forum members first?
I hate ebay.............
I think these estimates im getting are a bit low.
can you post me someone elses for those low prices?
Doubt seriously that there's another one like it on the market but finding the correct frame would be even more difficult. Post it for what ever figure you're comfortable with. I'd ask $350 but maybe you'll be luckier. besides, you can always come down.
If you go high then someone will PM you eventually and make you an offer... Eventually you'll sell it.
yep, I know that game well.
had it now 17 years.
issue I find is all the correct guns are so worn out, putting this like new slide on it doesn't appeal to the collectors.'i had a hs bbl at one time. had all the parts assoc with it too. it was a complete correct upper.
even then....no one wanted it.
odd game indeed.
it turned out to be one of the biggest busts in my gun collecting I ever made. I thought for sure a uss slide would be wanted a little better than 350.00.
im just gonna have to say to myself, the market must be off, because they sure were worth more 17 years ago!
thanks for everyone inputs.
know anyone with a north american for sale? let me know.
Stuck,
I sold a beautiful US&S about 17 years ago and the entire gun brought $1200, which was good at the time. Colts with matching slides were going for 2/3's of that. The slide is a screamer but as is the case with many rare items I've had, the scarcer the item, the more limited the market. Maybe someone, somewhere has a nice US&S frame with the wrong slide with firing proofs the same size who is willing to pay a lot but what's more likely, is that the slide will go for far less to a buyer who is speculating that HE'LL find a frame. When that doesn't happen, it'll be sold at a show to one of the gun magicians who will "create" a frame. It's a great piece and I wish the seller luck.
thanks guys.............
for those that like to know and search for facts on the internet....it sold via word of mouth for 800.00.
I appreciate it the update. Knowing prices serves me well. And congrats on the sell!
Did it end up going to someone that had the frame to match?
unknown. he just bought it.
issue I had in the past was most uss frames are worn. putting the new like slide on one made it stick out.
many collectors avoided it. what he's going to do with it is beyond me. im just glad i passed it on. I lost interest in building one when I hit that brick wall issue on worn frames being mismatched.
With the CMP .45 being now send out and many of them have been updated with new slides and other parts the demand for a correct and new WW2 class slide will be very high.
Do you still have the H/S barrel? PM me with a price if it is still available, please.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldcorps
Thanks.
Mike
I have a slide exactly like the one the OP sold. It's slightly used but excellent and Parkerized. I'd guess it's refinished. Weren't all of the USS pistols originally finished in Dulite blue or did they transition to Parkerizing like Colt and Remington Rand?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7XUtgIVo7k&app=desktop
This is a cool video if you have not seen it before. No sound, but at 6:20 in it references the Du-Lite-ing of the parts. Stick around until 6:25 for the cutest Rosie the assembler you have likely ever seen! My grandfather worked at "The Switch" during the war until he retired. I live @ 8 miles from where it was located. The factory was torn down years ago, (though US&S still maintains a presence in Pittsburgh) and there is a run-down strip mall on the sight now.