MrBill Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 I am interested in the thoughts of the members on two BAR's First is a Winchester listed on Gunbroker #847825927 .Condition and current price? The second is listed at Autoweapons.com and it is a 1919 Colt #305-2096 and I emailed for a rice $79,999. Question …..Are the early 1918 worth that much more? At the RIA auction on 12-1 a Colt monitor sold for $115000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim c 351 Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 The Colt 1919 has been for sale at Autoweapons ever since Christ was a carpenter. So I guess most collectors think 80K is a bit much.The Winchester is very nice but I thought you recently bought a Win for 10 K less.Jim C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 All of Autoweapons.com's pricing is ridiculous; I don't think they ever actually sell anything. IIRC the owner has some serious legal issues going on, best to avoid entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black River Militaria CII Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) With 1918 BARs Colts are the top dog, then Winchester, Marlin, with all other considerations included. The Monitor would bring a hefty premium due to it's provenance and scarcity. The pistol grip Colt BARs have been a source of fascination with some BAR enthusiasts for many, many years and at present I know of 5 1918 BAR owners who are converting transferable Marlins to the pistol grip variations. These conversions have been in vogue for many years. Original parts are difficult to obtain, of course, and will eventually disappear and, even now, a few are being reproduced. While not a fan of BARs, I've worked on and reactivated quite a few, but owning an FND BAR, I do like the compactness and pistol grip and other odd characteristics of that model. FWIW Edited December 23, 2019 by Black River Militaria CII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 (edited) all nice stuff Edited December 28, 2019 by johnsonlmg41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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