[jyl]

Originally Posted by tabs

I first started noticing spoon prices when my Daddy took me to a local VFW gun show back in 1962. Back then a matching Luger would be $50 to $75, a Mauser mdl 96 $75. Colt 1911's $35 to $50. In 1967 M1A's $75, Jap 7.7 wt Mum intact $15.00.

Jump to 1979 when I started collecting Spoons..Mauser mdl 96 $650, Luger's $600 to $800, M1 Garand $650, SW Mdl 29-2 $415, Colt Python $400, Colt 1911 $275. Shiloh Sharps $650 Rem 1903 A3 154.00

Luger's for instance remained relatively flat from the mid 1970's through 2000 when they almost over night doubled...now a junk Luger is about a 1000, where as a Naval Luger went from 2600 to nearly 5000.

And on goes the story..

Rock Island auction 2 weeks ago had Colt 1911 US military No. 11XX in nearly mint condition....$57,500.00 with Buyers commission at 15%. Winchester mdl 1886 SN 1..$1,256,000.00.

As I have been telling you since 2008 it seems people would rather have the spoon than the cash. Nearly every time I look at auction pricing I am astounded at how strong prices have become. This collectors market is a bit different from the NIB retail market where the spoon is still in production.

So to answer the question spoon prices are moving up in a bull market that has been going on since 1997. The caveat is that something things get hot and others cool off but the trend is ever up ward.

Thanks but my question was about production guns, specifically semi auto high capacity - as stated in the initial post.