SA SBT at auction tomorrow

[Bill Murphy]

I was surprised to see the SA sell for $10,000 plus 20% buyer's premium for internet buyers. The Daly Regent Diamond sold for $11,000 plus BP. I guess single traps aren't all that out of favor. I have been looking at both guns at the Chantilly VA show for a year or two, made fair offers on the SA, but somehow my offers were refused and the two guns showed up at the auction. I offered more than the consigners will get, but I assume the dealer who had the guns at Chantilly was taking a cut also. Chuck, does the actual stock book show Grade 4, or are we going by the Serialization Book entry? I had no doubts about the gun and hope someone here got it.

[Pa SxS]

As per Murphy's request, I'm showing what the stock book records for this gun. It looks like the "C" in "SC" may have been X'd out but that's just a guess. The other thing is that it is listed as a CPG, not a straight grip which gun currently has. The butt stock looks like a Parker stock and the checkering looks correct. The beavertail looks to me like a SC checkering panel however I haven't seen other SA grade guns to see what a correct checkering panel should look like. The engraving on the receiver is very fine scroll but looks like it has worn down through years of use. Also, the Acme steel barrel vent rib has non Parker brass beads.

I'm not making any clams as to the originality of this gun, just pointing out the discrepancies. I'd want to make darn sure it's original before I would pay 12K for it.

I was interested in the back action gun but it had decarbonized steel barrels which were blued. For me, it would just be a wall hanger but not for $1320.