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So I have this Colt Brick
March 04, 2020, 01:39 PM
DLC762So I have this Colt Brick
A brick from the Colt factory from when they tore it down.
Picked it up at a gunshot ages ago and it's just been sitting around gathering dust since then.
So last week we moved into a new house (from Maryland to West Virginia....yeehaa) and the entranceway into the basement needs a bit of repair.
Thinking of dismounting the brick from the wooden plaque and using it to repair one of the spots needing fixed.
Pull the plaque off the wood too and mount it on that brick.
Can't really believe the brick would be million dollar memorabilia one day.
And I think that it would be kind of cool to have a "Colt" brick built into my house.
What do you all think?
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March 04, 2020, 01:41 PM
PHPaulSeems like a good idea to me. As you say, unlikely to be of any value any time soon.
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March 04, 2020, 01:44 PM
YooperSigsIt might be cool to have a custom fireplace mantle built with the brick in it.
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March 04, 2020, 01:50 PM
PASigquote:
Originally posted by DLC762:
Pull the plaque off the wood too and mount it on that brick.
That plaque won't stand up to the sun and rain and everything else.
March 04, 2020, 02:44 PM
SBrooksI'm the type that would go ahead and use the brick. Just to save me a trip to the store.
I can't think of anyone that would give more than $5 for it...
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March 04, 2020, 04:45 PM
casI think you better find out first, some Colt collector want that brick a LOT more than you do.
If you use it in your wall it will get mixed in with the others and become just another brick.
Which it is.
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March 04, 2020, 05:21 PM
Fla. Jimquote:
Originally posted by cas:
I think you better find out first, some Colt collector want that brick a LOT more than you do.
If you use it in your wall it will get mixed in with the others and become just another brick.
Which it is.
Yep choose heads or tails!!
March 04, 2020, 05:30 PM
sigmonkeyquote:
Originally posted by cas:...
If you use it in your wall it will get mixed in with the others and become just another brick.
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But he could always write a song about it.
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March 04, 2020, 07:46 PM
Doc H.And I thought this was going to be another 1911 thread....
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OutnumberedMy brother in law is a HUGE farm tractor collector/rebuilder/fan. When I got him a brick from the original Allis-Chalmers engine/transmission plant building, I thought he was going to cry! If you're going to stay in your house, I say make that brick a part of your home! Pretty cool!
March 04, 2020, 08:46 PM
casIf you use the brick, only you will know about it.
Unless you tell people about it. Which you could do without using the brick.
I vote sell! Buy a bunch of bricks.
A quick spin around the net shows $200-$250
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March 04, 2020, 08:55 PM
jimmy123xquote:
Originally posted by SBrooks:
I'm the type that would go ahead and use the brick. Just to save me a trip to the store.
I can't think of anyone that would give more than $5 for it...
A brick just like it sold at an auction for $235, you can buy a lot of bricks at Home Depot for $235.
https://www.cowanauctions.com/...tford-factory-893045March 04, 2020, 09:13 PM
Texas Bob C.Save it save it! It is more than just a brick.
March 04, 2020, 09:15 PM
DLC762DOH!
Never thought to look to see if it was actually worth something.
I'll hang on to this one and get some generic bricks for the wall.
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March 04, 2020, 09:18 PM
David LeeI think the white stuff on your brick is Sam Colts DNA. You might better preserve your piece of History.
March 04, 2020, 10:18 PM
ElKabongOne just sold for $55 on that big auction site
Looks like it was In a Blue Colt cardboard boxes also, did yours have that too?
Auctions prices will probably be all over the place
I know Colt collectors at our local shows that would pay 100-150 and not blink, it has that magic word on it lol
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March 04, 2020, 10:57 PM
sigmonkeyquote:
Originally posted by .38supersig:
"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! March 05, 2020, 05:09 AM
KuglespritzThat Colt brick is cool, I hope you keep it the way it is and display it in your "gun room", I know I would.
Also...welcome to West Virginia!
March 05, 2020, 07:56 AM
Blume9mmI'd either peel the brass off and epoxy it to the brick or have a duplicate made and then like someone else suggested; put in in the brick work over the fireplace.. but that's just me... I like fireplaces, been crawling in and out of them for over 37 years....
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