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Many Collectors including my self consider the USAF to be superior to Colts but not by much. The currant production Gen 3 Colt SAA are considered the best ever produced by Colt. The Standard MFG clones look good but there are issues. They haven't been producing them for long maybe they will improve over time

I have a pair of Gen 3, engraved by a retired Weatherby engraver living in TX. I got them from a CAS shooter in TX, sent them to Nutmeg Sports for dead ele grips with deep dish medallions, shaped per my instructions. In fact, I sent them a one piece rosewood grip I had fitted for them to duplicate, which they did. These have nice case colors, iridescent even. They are .38 Spec, perfect for CAS. Actions are super slick. I've had USFA's and these are as nice, even better finished, nicer case colors.

DF

Those look better than any colts or USFA I own. A had a Colt 7.5 inch nickel plated with one piece Ivory stocks bought it new out of the Colt Custom shop sold it a couple years back wish I hadn't don't know what I was thinking.

With the way Colt has been run in the recent past, I can't see how CZ owning them could be anything but better. Time will tell.

Agree.

It will be interesting.

DF

"I believe the older SAAs will continue to rise...."

We'll see. There's a school of thought which holds that when the Boomer generation that grew up watching B Westerns and television Westerns starts dying off SAAs will decline in value, or anyway not continue to increase. Because of the size of the Boomer generation relative to the succeeding generation or two, investments and collectibles of all kinds will decline in relative(inflation-adjusted) value according to that school.

Probably not too unlike fine steel and walnut rifles.

DF