You are not looking at guns so much as you are a segment of history. The collector will ask about the condition of the bore, the condition of the wood. Each of these things affect the price of the gun. The show was the 102nd produced in Las Vegas by Palm Springs, Calif., resident Wallace Beinfeld since 1962. The machine-made gun is an American invention.
People also like to collect guns because they're small.
Kings had them. Explorers took their guns with them. Nobody carries around paintings or Chippendale furniture. But this gun was not used. Guns that were made before 1898 are not covered by the federal Brady law that requires background checks on customers before firearm sales can be completed.