To Restore - Or- Not to Restore?

[Edward Tinker]

Originally Posted by Tundra

There are 6-10 photos of it posted here and there on the board. I've been unable to get a realistic evaluation from anyone. I've had offers of $500.00, but I'm fairly certain I could get somewhere north of $1500.00 if the others available on the internet are anything to go by ($1795 for H.P 454 and $2995 for H.P. 49 - which has serial numbers that seem odd given the other known examples).

Perhaps I could have been clearer, I am willing to entertain offers, and will give preference to board members, which is why I have posted this here.

I have owned 3 HP marked guns, and sold another; some in nicer shape, some worse. I will have to look, if there is a HP marked magazine, then it might be worth $1500, but this is a specialized gun, only those who know that the ground stock lug will fell there is value in it.

I imagine $1200-$1300 is realistic for retail.

And those two you listed, were those Asking prices or realized prices? With holsters, or without? With matching magazine or without?

And trust me, police guns don't sell as fast as army guns, they just don't....

So, post it on the trader section, with a price or list it on an auction site with a dollar and no reserve and you'll see the market value

Ed