No other gun represents mid american history and the "taming" of the west more than the Colt SAA. That fact and the glamorization of these guns by Hollywood left deep impresssions on kids who are now in a position to more or less afford these guns.
There are three generations of Colt SAA revolvers, the first being the most desirable, etc.
Serial number one sold for more than 1MM some short years ago.
I think part of the issue is that the Colt SAA was the first true "collectible" handgun in the US, which means that collections were being amassed earlier and longer than any other handgun. So the vast majority of interesting Colts are already in major collections or museums, thus leaving precious few for a new collector out there. THis is why there are such high premiums on interesting pieces. The only place I ever bought Colts at a reasonable price is while living in Mexico. You could find them at the Sunday fleamarket in Tepito and they exchanged hands with no paperwork or control whatsoever.
I left my collection of about 10 pistols with an advanced collector in Mexico City rather than go through the headache of importing them to the US.
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