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Post by contender on Mar 15, 2015 20:44:56 GMT -5
Here's a list I borrowed from another site.
The Number 5 went for $70,000.
His long range custom Colt .44 Special went for $13,000.
His two S&W Triple Locks in .44 Special with the double Berns-Martin rig and the double-row cartridge loop gunbelt went for $34,000.
His engraved 1950 Target revolver with ivory grips went for $10,000.
His engraved personal carry Pre-29 revolver with ivory grips went for $18,500.
The Pre-29 revolver presented to him by Carl Hellstrom, President of S&W, went for $17,000.
His real Pre-29 carry revolver with all the wear went for $17,500.
His zero series .357 Mag went for $25,000.
His registered magnum went for $11,000.
The Jim Corbett rifle went for $230,000.
His .333 OKH that he used to take 30 head of game in Africa went for $11,000.
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Post by mike454 on Mar 15, 2015 21:03:03 GMT -5
model 57s went for $20,000 gavel price so at least $23,000
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Post by weagle99 on Mar 15, 2015 22:14:17 GMT -5
Close to $500,000 total in the numbers above. The Corbett gun was the treasure it seems.
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Post by fanofthefortyone on Mar 15, 2015 22:53:30 GMT -5
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 16, 2015 6:09:44 GMT -5
Thanks...
I am somewhat surprised that at the prices that some of the guns brought that the Colt SAA Flat Top Target .44 Special didn't bring more money...it is supposed to be the only .44 Special FTT ever made by Colt.
$20K for the pair of 57s...seems like a bargain....
Bob
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Post by 500fksjr on Mar 16, 2015 6:18:23 GMT -5
is E.Keith son still living or is this the grandchildren having these sales? just wondering
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Post by mike454 on Mar 16, 2015 6:39:40 GMT -5
Ted, Elmer's son, is still alive.
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Post by Ken O'Neill on Mar 16, 2015 6:40:35 GMT -5
is E.Keith son still living or is this the grandchildren having these sales? just wondering His son Ted was alive to attend the John Taffin Appreciation Dinner in Boise last October. A number of us in attendance had a chance to meet him there. |
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Post by taffin on Mar 16, 2015 8:58:35 GMT -5
Thanks... I am somewhat surprised that at the prices that some of the guns brought that the Colt SAA Flat Top Target .44 Special didn't bring more money...it is supposed to be the only .44 Special FTT ever made by Colt. $20K for the pair of 57s...seems like a bargain.... Bob I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS BUT TURNS OUT IT HAS BEEN RE-BARRELED AND RE-CYLINDERED AS QUITE A FEW WERE. |
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Post by taffin on Mar 16, 2015 8:59:28 GMT -5
is E.Keith son still living or is this the grandchildren having these sales? just wondering TED IS 80+ AND DOING REASONABLY WELL. |
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Post by jayhawker on Mar 16, 2015 9:08:46 GMT -5
As a Colt collector, I thought the Flat Top Colt was not original. But then again, the .44 Spl caliber ment that Elmer undoutedly shot it.
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Post by Ranger499 on Mar 16, 2015 9:11:26 GMT -5
the Colt SAA Flat Top Target .44 Special ...is supposed to be the only .44 Special FTT ever made by Colt. I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS BUT TURNS OUT IT HAS BEEN RE-BARRELED AND RE-CYLINDERED AS QUITE A FEW WERE. Wow! I always just thought it was fitting that Keith had the only one. Did Colt actually build any then? Brian |
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 16, 2015 12:43:06 GMT -5
Probably not then...The FTT was out of production years before the .44 Special was invented... It is funny but this mis-information was also on the USFA website in the header for their FTT...
Who was the owner of the collection before the auction, Ted, the family or a third party?
Bob
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Post by lscg on Mar 16, 2015 12:53:53 GMT -5
I really thought some of those would have sold for more, especially the #5
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Post by reflex264 on Mar 16, 2015 18:17:45 GMT -5
It saddens me to see the collection broke up but I am hoping htey landed in good hands. I can't believe #5 went that cheap. If the gent from Alabama got Corbetts rifle you will see it go hunting on TV........
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