Does anyone collect Colt .32 autos?

[John F.]

I have extensively shot and carried these little Colts for just about 20 years now, and they are, indeed, wonderful, accurate and incredibly reliable. The comment was made above:
"Colt made a million and a half .32 Cal. pistols but only a half million .380's. The .380 is much more desirable simply because there are fewer of them."

Actually, per John Brunner's research, Colt made about 570,000 of the .32's, and about 137,500 of the .380's. So, it's quite correct that there are many more .32's than .380's, and the .380s are more in demand both as shooters and for collector purposes, but there are not 2 million of them floating around. The .32's historically could be had for pretty reasonable prices, but in the past few years, even the value of the .32's seems to have really taken off.

They are little jewels, and if anyone here spots a decent one at a fair price, they're well worth looking into... Many have finish wear due to use/neglect but will still shoot beautifully. Those that still retain most of their original finish are gorgeous little pieces indeed.

John