Mark I 1903s SOAR in Value!!!!!

[Calif-Steve]

I see this dealer at the big shows all of the time. Lots of fake stuff at crazy prices. He just waits for the one fool to come along. That gun has a HS barrel and a CC bolt. Nice $500.00 shooter.

[Charlie]

I have a large collection of 03's including three Red Star 03's. I don't have even one Mk.1, because a Mk.1 without a Pederson device is just an 03 with a hole in the receiver. What's the point. I always figured that if I ever came into possession of a Pederson device I could find a Mk.1 no problem.

[Calif-Steve]

This dealer is an odd duck. A story: a buddy (another dealer) has a mint pre-war WWII, S&W model 10 revolver. This dealer happens to see it and buys it, gun is gone. About 6 months my buddy sees this dealer wiith a mint S&W with papers from a dead WWII General Officer. Gun is now in WWII shoulder holster and has the General's wife authenticating the revolver from an estate sale. Needless to say it now goes for big bucks. My buddy quickly jots down the serial number and then checks his books later. Sure enough it is the self-same revolver he had sold some 6 months before. Gotta watch everything from this dealer.

[HILLBILLY-06]

This dealer is an odd duck. A story: a buddy (another dealer) has a mint pre-war WWII, S&W model 10 revolver. This dealer happens to see it and buys it, gun is gone. About 6 months my buddy sees this dealer wiith a mint S&W with papers from a dead WWII General Officer. Gun is now in WWII shoulder holster and has the General's wife authenticating the revolver from an estate sale. Needless to say it now goes for big bucks. My buddy quickly jots down the serial number and then checks his books later. Sure enough it is the self-same revolver he had sold some 6 months before. Gotta watch everything from this dealer.

LETS ALL BOYCOTT THE GUY, then he can sit on top of all his fakes and bogous bull until his kids inherit the stuff, likely they may not know enough about any of it to care, so they'll pawn it all. Then we can buy the stuff at normal prices without the bull !

[Rick the Librarian]

I have a large collection of 03's including three Red Star 03's. I don't have even one Mk.1, because a Mk.1 without a Pederson device is just an 03 with a hole in the receiver. What's the point. I always figured that if I ever came into possession of a Pederson device I could find a Mk.1 no problem.

I have one correct/original Mark I (without the PD, of course). That's plenty for me.