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Pre 1899 is definitely more desirable than post 1898. Cash and carry. No paperwork, no FFL, no record...
This is the case with Winchesters, Colts, etc.
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That statement is absurd.
I am quite familiar with many advanced collectors of Colt and Winchesters. I am confident that none of them limit their interests to 'antique only' firearms.
No point in considering Henry's, and 1866 guns, or 1876 guns as none of them were made post 1898, however there were plenty of 1873, 1885, 1886, 1892, 1894 and 1895 guns made well into the 20th century.
Anyone who even casually follows the results of nearly any good auction company today, is able to see countless numbers of guns selling well into six figures, with no correlation to the BATF determantion of antique status
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But if presented two identical guns at similar prices, one being antique and the other not, I would definitely opt for the antique gun first.
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This caveat does nothing to diminish the flaw in your first statement, other than to say
YOU would 'opt' for the gun without paperwork.