1906 Navy Question

tharpo · 08-25-2008, 08:12 PM

My nephew has spotted a 1906 Navy at a hunting/ sporting goods shop near him and I'm trying to figure out if it is worth looking into. The serial number is 68xxa and the price is $2900 with stock (no holster). Apparently the shop owner is ill and they are selling some of his collection. If this a good price what are the important questions to ask when I call? I know little about Navies except that they a frequently faked. There are no pictures available.

Tom

lugerholsterrepair · 08-25-2008, 09:16 PM

Tom, Without photo's or some other form of inspection there is no way in Denver you are going to know what you have.
Navy stocks are extremely rare and expensive. Original Navy stocks.

If you call... all you will get is BS in my opinion. Unless the person on the other end is a Navy expert or a disinterested party or both.

Navy pistols are both a science and an art form. Looking at one over the phone is going to be frustrating as phone sex.

One good picture is worth a thousand words and even that might not do you any good.

Good 06 Navy starting at $6000
one original stock starting at 3000+

one phone call to a niece of the ill gunsmith= bubkus.

Better send someone there with a camera...

Jerry Burney

Navy · 08-26-2008, 07:36 AM

The former paratrooper has told it straight. Buying a Navy without seeing it is akin to getting a mail order bride.

Tom A

08-25-2008, 08:12 PM	#1
tharpo Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 536 Thanks: 116 Thanked 375 Times in 153 Posts	1906 Navy Question My nephew has spotted a 1906 Navy at a hunting/ sporting goods shop near him and I'm trying to figure out if it is worth looking into. The serial number is 68xxa and the price is $2900 with stock (no holster). Apparently the shop owner is ill and they are selling some of his collection. If this a good price what are the important questions to ask when I call? I know little about Navies except that they a frequently faked. There are no pictures available. Tom

08-25-2008, 09:16 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	Tom, Without photo's or some other form of inspection there is no way in Denver you are going to know what you have. Navy stocks are extremely rare and expensive. Original Navy stocks. If you call... all you will get is BS in my opinion. Unless the person on the other end is a Navy expert or a disinterested party or both. Navy pistols are both a science and an art form. Looking at one over the phone is going to be frustrating as phone sex. One good picture is worth a thousand words and even that might not do you any good. Good 06 Navy starting at $6000 one original stock starting at 3000+ one phone call to a niece of the ill gunsmith= bubkus. Better send someone there with a camera... Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

08-26-2008, 07:36 AM	#3
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	The former paratrooper has told it straight. Buying a Navy without seeing it is akin to getting a mail order bride. Tom A