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I like the Diamondback a lot. Years ago I was offered one but didn't have the money at the time. I found this one a few years ago. It is a 1967 model snubbie .38 special.


Wow, gorgeous. Looks unfired. Beautiful.



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I know that. But that wasn't the point. The point is the longer you keep the originals their value seems to continue declining. I wonder if the same thing is happening to the NRA museum collection of original long guns. How about an unfired Model 71. I doubt younger collectors are interested in that.


I think part of it is that people, especially younger people, are not as inclined to “collect” something that they can essentially only look at. I had all types of collectibles years ago that were still unopened in their boxes. I couldn’t enjoy the items for what they were, I could only look at them. That notion seems completely foreign to just about anyone I know under the age of 30. So, yeah, I think you’re probably right. Not only are vintage snake guns decreasing in value due to lower demand, but likely a lot of “priceless” guns including long guns in the NRA collection are decreasing in value because younger folks aren’t nearly as interested in “collecting” something that they can’t “use.” Snake guns are obvious victims of this phenomenon because people that would have been inclined to purchase an older gun that they intended to shoot no longer have to do so at the associated higher cost because they can get what they’re after by buying a new gun.



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I know that. But that wasn't the point. The point is the longer you keep the originals their value seems to continue declining. I wonder if the same thing is happening to the NRA museum collection of original long guns. How about an unfired Model 71. I doubt younger collectors are interested in that.


I think part of it is that people, especially younger people, are not as inclined to “collect” something that they can essentially only look at. I had all types of collectibles years ago that were still unopened in their boxes. I couldn’t enjoy the items for what they were, I could only look at them. That notion seems completely foreign to just about anyone I know under the age of 30. So, yeah, I think you’re probably right. Not only are vintage snake guns decreasing in value due to lower demand, but likely a lot of “priceless” guns including long guns in the NRA collection are decreasing in value because younger folks aren’t nearly as interested in “collecting” something that they can’t “use.” Snake guns are obvious victims of this phenomenon because people that would have been inclined to purchase an older gun that they intended to shoot no longer have to do so at the associated higher cost because they can get what they’re after by buying a new gun.

That's helpful Cheg, thanks much.



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I was bitten by the diamondback bug after seeing John Wayne carry one in Brannigan. Then saw Burt Reynolds carry the 6" diamondback in Sharkey's Machine. I carried a 4" nickel diamondback when serving with the sheriff's department in the 80's. hen I picked up the 6" .38 model 15 years ago (Thank you Burt!), I also have a 4" .22 blued model. I love the looks of the gun with the ventilated rib. Alas, I be selling these these in the near future as I thin down my collection.
 
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