The true key to being an Englishman: When your time comes and you make your appearance on Antiques Roadshow, when told the items value you must not show emotion as you secretly sell it and spend the cash in your head.
When my grandpa everyone was fighting over the inheritance. I just wanted the old revolver that was wrapped in an old oily ragg. Little did they know about what an original colt walker is worth.
There's some nicks on the barrel. I don't even know if it can fire. Then you gotta pay auction fees and the buyer premium fees. Best I can do is $1000. I think that's more than fair. I'm taking all the risk here. That's ten one hundred dollar bills and then it's my problem to sell. It could sit on the shelf for five years.
@@fabiozanette5343 Also any firearm for which the ammunition is deemed to be obsolete. eg. Pinfire where a single original round can be worth in the £/$/€ thousands! Many Belgian revolvers, chambered for those rounds in 7mm and 9mm bores, were still being made well into the 20th century.
You don't need a license for any firearm that no longer has the ammunition for it manufactured (or obtainable). This is classed as an antique firearm that poses no danger. Most black powder firearms are also exempt from firearm laws. This is well an truly a antique requiring no license. Of cause laws change according to what country and or state you live in.
Fun watching two civilized Englishmen discuss a groundbreaking American firearm... A one thousand fold increase in value! True it was over a 40+ year period, but still an incredible investment!
Out of all the stuff I’ve seen on this show, this is right up there. It’s so cool. Imagine in our grandchildren’s age how even cooler it will be. Not to say it’s use was not horrific. It sure was
The Paterson is so rare because it had a bad habit of blowing up, there's one in the Gettysburg museum that's blown up. It's also one of the most counterfeited guns because of its value. Colt was on the verge of bankruptcy then they produced the Colt Dragoon
ye was afirming all the little facts about this gun that the expert brought up so in my opinion he certainly knew what he had but probably not the value
I hate to say it but i cant get enough of the english antiques roadshow because brits just make it so much more interesting. Especially seeing things that in the states would have huge values be not that valuable cause they are considered modern in england but old in the states.
Please quit saying 'English'. It just emphasises American ignorance that we're British (English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish). You'd get annoyed if people called all Americans 'Texan'.
@@nevillemason6791 as a Scotsman I disagree with your criticism. Reread it. He does say Brits & the Antiques Roadshow TV series is devised in England & is quintessential English in its look & feel & you know it. Let's say, the original Dr Findlay was made in Scotland by Scots from the BBC. And if someone quoted the British Dr Findlay series we would have lots of Scots correcting it. Yes Americans do say England for GB (we'll leave UK/NI out of this as it will cause them a meltdown) & they do quote Scotland when speaking whatever about anything Scottish. If I was Johnny Foreigner then I would recognise A/TQ Rdshw as definitely English borne & Francie & Josie as 'say' Scottish. Happy Xmas & a Guid Hogmanay & put that in your pipe!
@@nevillemason6791 annnnd technically 'British' is only Scots English Welsh, that is Great Britain. The United Kingdom is the three quoted & NI (not forgetting Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Isles of Scilly) I presume they come under UK. We don't have anything for that & it's a very complicated conundrum as we know. Over half the population don't understand the GB/UK make up & I was just as ignorant of it in my younger days. In our Olympic teams we only say GB with medals etc no mention of NI athletes. Really they should always have GB & NI which is of course UK which is what we should use but that's not British or really let's say it, English. In our own nation we do the same. Do I in Scotland view myself British, well not really & most English when they see British see it as another word for English! & then there's the flag..
In addition to being #1, that was a presentation grade gun, in the case with all accessories, probably with a documented chain of ownership. The only similarity to this gun is that it's the same model.
They never checked to see if the serial numbers matched, if the numbers matched it would be worth alot, if the numbers dont match the value drops significantly
My Blue Book from 2015 lists that gun at $80,000 for a gun in poor condition but up to $150,000 in great condition with matching numbers. After Colt left his partnership with Patterson, Patterson assembled the rest of the guns not keeping the serial numbers matching which dropped the value of the gun
"The story goes that back in 1835, when Halley's Comet was overhead, the same night those men died at the Alamo, Samuel Colt made a gun... a special gun. He made it for a hunter, a man like us only on horseback. The story goes he made thirteen bullets. This hunter used the gun half a dozen times before he vanished, the gun along with him. They say this gun can kill anything."
The English doing understatement better than anybody else since... well, probably since ever. That, and resourcefulness are the two key pillars on which England is built
JAYER _OZ Don't be too hard on Rick and his crew, after all, it really is their job to try to "steal" it for as low a price as possible. If it's a real situation, the seller doesn't have to sell it if he doesn't like the price.
I read an account from an Indian raider long ago - I think he was an Apache. He said they had no real trouble raiding against muzzle-loading firearms but when repeaters came in they couldn't knock over a farmhouse without losing 2 or 3 men.
in Britain one must never give the impression that one needs or wants money. That's why when one enters a British shop one is treated like a distasteful inconvenience.
This "British" thing just doesn't exist outside of Dickensian folklore and forgettable Internet memes. You'll be treated more or less the same in a British shop as you would in any other country's shop. It's time all lame National stereotypes were buried forever.
Back in the mid-90s I was cycling to work and there was an old Morgan 3-wheeler parked up, the owners (man and wife) nearby. I jumped off my bike and rushed over and started asking them technical questions about it (it was a 1930's model). The chap was happy to answer questions and after a minute or two asked if I wanted a quick spin in it ... we went off round the local bypass and back as his wife waited (looking after my bike : ) ). I took a couple of pics of it (I always carried a small Olympus) and he suggested I pose in the car with his goggles on whilst he took a pic (which is on the wall behind me). As I bid him goodbye and thanked him for the ride he asked me "do you know why I offered you a ride? ... it was because you did not ask how much the car was work, but were only interested in it for its own sake". Although things have changed as British society has rotted (I now live overseas and visit only occasionally) once upon a time being able to tell the difference between the monetary value of a thing, and its Worth, meant something.
@@alfnoakes392 I like your story. The same can be said about the "worth" of people. Some of the most generous and kind people I have met are impoverished financially but rich emotionally and spiritually.
The days of being able to stumble upon great finds like this at flea markets, pawn shops, auctions, estate sales, military surplus stores, and even firearm shops are sadly loooong gone. With quite literally everyone having internet access anytime someone stumbles upon something which looks antique/interesting they can simply Google search it, find out it's approximate value, and put it on sale at the highest price they can find. There are businesses which deal with liquidating estates, they research quite literally everything which looks remotely old hoping to get a nice big score, which is now rare even for them. I remember even in the early 2000's you could still stumble upon good deals & the occasional decent find at flea markets, estate sales, and the like. I don't necessarily mean finding an item worth $400,000 for $20, but finding something worth $400 - $600 for $200 - $300. Like a WW2 era firearm such as a Soviet SVT-40, or other WW2 era uniform pieces, medals, badges, etc. Definitely not like that anymore. Not only that but the prices themselves have skyrocketed on many things. Like an original WW2 German Kar98k would have been $300 - $500 in the early 2000s if it was matching numbers. Now people are trying to get $2000 - $4000 out of them. Even one in seriously bad condition like the rifles rearsenaled by the Russian post-war I see people asking$1200+ for about a $300 rifle.
It annoys the hell out of me. I collect smoking pipes because I've smoked them for decades. I buy them, restore them back to working condition, and _smoke_ them, the way they were intended to be used. But the market is wildly inflated because of "collectors" who have no interest in pipes other than reselling them back and forth to each other or sticking them on a shelf as a decoration. I try to buy estate pipes which have been owned and used and loved for 50 or 60 years by someone who has died, so that I can fix them up and keep enjoying them as someone else already has -- and as I hope when I am gone, someone else will do with my collection. It depresses me to think that a pipe which has absorbed my skin oils over decades of use and has literally become an extension of my body will end up in some capitalist's "collection" who will only value them for the profit it might bring him.
The pistol owner had obtained the item 40 years ago. Nothing is available today like it was in 1980s, however there are modern (recent) valuables which can be picked up because they are not recognized as being worth the large price the specialist is willing to outlay.
Oh, yeah, haven't you heard? EVERYTHING IS A PRICELESS ANTIQUE THAT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM. I collect old cameras to use. "No, this beat up old Pentax K1000 is $400, firm." Me: "It's scratched and the viewfinder's cloudy." Them: "IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE USED." "Proper" collectors annoy the hell out of me.
@@hoilst hoilst I bought a Chechen war era Russian military surplus winter coat on eBay a couple weeks ago. Was excited as they're difficult to find in the US & shipping from Russia is hit or miss right now. While I am interested in collecting vintage items most of what I buy I do actually use. I intended on wearing this coat next winter. When I received it I discovered that the seller had ran it through a conventional washer/dryer which totally destroyed the inner wool lining. I messaged him asking why he didn't disclose the destroyed lining and his justification for not mentioning that was "IT'S A VINTAGE ITEM FOR COLLECTING NOT WEARING!" I had to go thru eBay to be able to return it. The seller tried to dispute it with the same thing he said before, that it was a coat meant for collecting not wearing so the fact that it cannot be worn shouldn't need to be stated. To which my response was "The destroyed wool lining ruins the collectors value". Although eBay always sides with the buyer anyway so it didn't really matter what I said.
Each Texas ranger have two pistols with a spare cylinder for each gun giving them 20 shots as the Patterson was a 5 shot revolver, it was a game changer against the Indians, the next pistol the Rangers had was the Walker Colt a giant of a pistol with a rifle load.
3:31 Those, small nicks, on the barrel, COULD they be saber slashes ? ( just contemplating......), as they are most all at the same angle.....FOR SELF-PROTECTION !
Rick: "Yeah let me call my expert friend". Expert friend: "This is one of the first revolvers ever made, it is worth at least $200,000" Rick: "So, how much do you want for it?" Client: "$200,000" Rick: "The best I can do is $200 and you´ll have to pay me, and I´m taking a huge risk".
To get it appraised so he knows how much he can sell it for, or to show it off make sure you make more money or just because others might find it interesting.
It was the death knell for many US Army soldiers fighting Indians because Indians could often buy better private arms, while US army was stuck with older weapons.
Not quite true. The 7th cavalry did have some, but the Sioux incredibly had more. Many people assume the battle was won with bows and arrows, and indeed, this also took a heavy toll on the cavalry, but the Indians fast adoption of modern weapons was hushed up at the time, as it flew in the face of these 'savages' knowing how to use a firearm.
Santa Anna's troops had Flintlock muskets and pistols. They did not have percussion Pistols. It is estimated that Santa Anna had 1800-6000 troops while the defenders of the Alamo were less than 200 and held off the Mexicans for 13 days.
Looking at an inflation calculator, and assuming 1977 as the year of purchase (translating "40 odd years" into 40 + 1), that gun was just under 1,000 GBP in 2018 money. What amazes me is that you could get a Patterson back then for such a low amount. I mean... even back then it was ~140 years old and I'm sure people already knew how important this model was.
Totally undervalued. This gun is worth over a million dollars now. Collectors in the US will pay it because of the rarity where only 1000 were made for US military and 100 were made for general consumption back in the 1830's. This guy doesn't know what he has and should not sell it for $150,000 pounds, which is about $193,000 USD as of May 2019.
Well I thought that, but where are the experts who own one? Are they all deceased? Who can give an up to date research on Paterson revolvers and its value at the present time. There must be a collector in this world that can chip in. Haven't found one here in the UK. Any suggestions? Thanks Reed Allyn for your post.
Reed Allyn Sorry but you don’t know your Patterson’s from your Walkers. The US government never adopted the Colt Patterson although many were sold to US officers.
@@frankryan2505 We can own guns. There is no great public interest in guns, and so fewer people are willing to shell out an extraordinary amount for an antique pistol. Something is only worth as much as someone else is willing to pay for it.
I know that the BBC iPlayer is only available in the UK, and this particular program is not currently available, but is the BBC Antiques Roadshow (UK) itself regilarly shown in any other countries apart from the UK, especially is it shown in the USA? Could US viewers have seen the original broadcast program, either live or on catch up TV?
@@woot123sexyparty I couldn't find any reference to it on the American PBS website at the moment, do they show them every year and its just not on at the moment?
Just a bit of correction if I may...At the Alamo, the US wasn't fighting natives per se, but they were used as infantry by Generalissimo Santa Anna. We were actually fighting Mexico. Brilliant find and wonderful firearm.
I'm sure he knows that - after all he was educated in England, not the States. He was merely pointing out how huge the technological breakthrough this gun represents in the era it came out (i.e. if Daniel Boone et al had a few of those beauties to fight against the muskets of Santa Anna then they might just have survived).
Such a contrast with the American version. There's no edited in hype and garbage, no commentary. Just the event as it happened. And the guy didn't fall over or act out.
The true key to being an Englishman: When your time comes and you make your appearance on Antiques Roadshow, when told the items value you must not show emotion as you secretly sell it and spend the cash in your head.
Absolutely, act as if £150,000 is a trifle and it's not about the vulgar money anyway
Spend it on coke an cars be a real man
@@marleymatthews7633 And then waste what's left of it?
@@Jooeffoh yes and waste what's left over
Celtic Revival / Adfywiad Celtaidd must suck to know that Celtic people don’t exist
When my grandpa everyone was fighting over the inheritance.
I just wanted the old revolver that was wrapped in an old oily ragg.
Little did they know about what an original colt walker is worth.
Dude is the definition of British stoicism - didn’t flinch at the price.
@John Smith Listen to the owner's accent. He's not upper class.
Calm yourself.
John Smith wow your nice. He sounded like a humble old man to me.
Thats because they edit out all the swearing and had to do a re-take
@Alan Cogan Grabbed his chest and went ohhhh
Because he he was expecting a higher estimate..last year a similar one at auction sold for 450,000 dollars
The expert can’t hardly contain himself. Fantastic
THATS TRUE, AND THAT OFTEN HAPPENS ON 'A.R.S'. BUT HERE, WE KNOW IN ADVANCE, BUT ON FIRST BROADCAST, WE DON'T; IT'S MORE EXCITING.
Love them or hate them, firearms have a vast history and I love the stories they have.
I don’t hate them just the availability of them.
Have you watched any forgotten weapons videos?
@@johnmc3862 And nobody does illegal drugs because they aren't supposed to...
@@johnmc3862 The right to legally buy them or the fact they exist?
Britain's should have the right to bare arms.
Pawn Stars be like: "best I can do is fifty bucks"
You forgot the deep in-breath and exhale and then 'lemme get this looked at".
There's some nicks on the barrel. I don't even know if it can fire. Then you gotta pay auction fees and the buyer premium fees. Best I can do is $1000. I think that's more than fair. I'm taking all the risk here. That's ten one hundred dollar bills and then it's my problem to sell. It could sit on the shelf for five years.
@Alan Cogan 🤣
hehe well done
Yeah sorry its not original if it was hardcore pawn it be 10 dollars
Antiques roadshow, very civilized compared to pawn stars.
Pawn stars isn't the same thing as AR....
No selling involved just appraisal
Pawn stars is a scripted show, is like wrestling.
Do I really need to be captain obvious here and provide an explanation or are you that stupid?
Some of those old time Brits have a proper command of language, which makes Westerners sound uneducated in some regards.
The British underwhelmed reaction... "This is worth a hundred fifty thousand ..."
Oh really that's nice
JerJer B He knew it, and he probably has a lot of wealth already.
Not all nations Hollar!
They were all surprised. He reacted.
"Mr. Webley, I trust you have a license for that firearm?"
"I does for this one"
"What do you mean by 'this one'?"
Ha ha, hot fuzz. Great 👍
Ordulf Love that scene! Ha!
You don’t need one for guns made before January 1st 1900 if it isn’t deemed a danger to the public
@@fabiozanette5343 Also any firearm for which the ammunition is deemed to be obsolete. eg. Pinfire where a single original round can be worth in the £/$/€ thousands! Many Belgian revolvers, chambered for those rounds in 7mm and 9mm bores, were still being made well into the 20th century.
You don't need a license for any firearm that no longer has the ammunition for it manufactured (or obtainable). This is classed as an antique firearm that poses no danger. Most black powder firearms are also exempt from firearm laws. This is well an truly a antique requiring no license. Of cause laws change according to what country and or state you live in.
Fun watching two civilized Englishmen discuss a groundbreaking American firearm...
A one thousand fold increase in value!
True it was over a 40+ year period, but still an incredible investment!
Hell of a find. Hell of a buy. He was very prescient.
I'll just look that word up..
@@seltaeb3302 Tis an excellent word.
Out of all the stuff I’ve seen on this show, this is right up there. It’s so cool. Imagine in our grandchildren’s age how even cooler it will be.
Not to say it’s use was not horrific. It sure was
The Paterson is so rare because it had a bad habit of blowing up, there's one in the Gettysburg museum that's blown up. It's also one of the most counterfeited guns because of its value. Colt was on the verge of bankruptcy then they produced the Colt Dragoon
The confederates had the Lemat revolver which blew up cause it had such a large powder charge and had a shotgun attached to the bottom of it was nuts.
Actually, after the Paterson came the Walker. Then came the Dragoons; 1st, 2nd and 3rd Model. 🙂
@@pilsplease7561in my book the Lemat was at least in concept amazing!
I’d love to get my hands on one, even a modern replica. Such a cool pistol.
So english, everybody else gasping and the guy is like "oh well", like it´s nothing haha.
And a "crikey" in the background too. Couldn't be more British😂
i think you mean 'oh wow'
well played that man for buying it back in the day.
I love the gasp when the value is revealed...
Beautiful, beautiful piece of weaponised art.
You're correct, correct, correct. Wow you know a lot about it mister, you're correct about all of it.
I think that's the true reason he wasn't overwhelmed when the value was announced - he already had a good idea of its price.
I believe the man knows exactly what he's got before this starts. Fun though.
That’s what I was thinking.
Look at his face. He was shocked.
ye was afirming all the little facts about this gun that the expert brought up so in my opinion he certainly knew what he had but probably not the value
I agree.
yup
I love that 'ohhhhhh' in the background when revealing the value 😁
That was THE most perfect crowd reaction gasp I ever heard. 3:45, go ahead and defy my statement.
The off camera "crikey" really tops it off 🤌
@@iamaleftist3834 Good catch, even for a freaking leftist.
I hate to say it but i cant get enough of the english antiques roadshow because brits just make it so much more interesting. Especially seeing things that in the states would have huge values be not that valuable cause they are considered modern in england but old in the states.
Please quit saying 'English'. It just emphasises American ignorance that we're British (English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish).
You'd get annoyed if people called all Americans 'Texan'.
And we don't have adverts every five minutes. American TV is the pits.
@@nevillemason6791 as a Scotsman I disagree with your criticism. Reread it. He does say Brits & the Antiques Roadshow TV series is devised in England & is quintessential English in its look & feel & you know it. Let's say, the original Dr Findlay was made in Scotland by Scots from the BBC. And if someone quoted the British Dr Findlay series we would have lots of Scots correcting it. Yes Americans do say England for GB (we'll leave UK/NI out of this as it will cause them a meltdown) & they do quote Scotland when speaking whatever about anything Scottish. If I was Johnny Foreigner then I would recognise A/TQ Rdshw as definitely English borne & Francie & Josie as 'say' Scottish. Happy Xmas & a Guid Hogmanay & put that in your pipe!
@@nevillemason6791 annnnd technically 'British' is only Scots English Welsh, that is Great Britain. The United Kingdom is the three quoted & NI (not forgetting Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Isles of Scilly) I presume they come under UK. We don't have anything for that & it's a very complicated conundrum as we know. Over half the population don't understand the GB/UK make up & I was just as ignorant of it in my younger days. In our Olympic teams we only say GB with medals etc no mention of NI athletes. Really they should always have GB & NI which is of course UK which is what we should use but that's not British or really let's say it, English. In our own nation we do the same. Do I in Scotland view myself British, well not really & most English when they see British see it as another word for English! & then there's the flag..
God made man. Colt made them equal.
Best ad line ever
A similar early Patterson sold at auction n the US for....$1,000,000._ Its worth a lot more in the US.
i ve no idea about guns but if he is right then its worth would be much more than 150.000 pounds
walter chiappini condition is everything. Each scratch isn’t 100s, it’s 10s of thousands.
I believe that was serial number one tho
Kenn Kid that was a #1
In addition to being #1, that was a presentation grade gun, in the case with all accessories, probably with a documented chain of ownership. The only similarity to this gun is that it's the same model.
I was worried for his tummy getting punctured by the table.
Same here, his tummy might be bruised and needs rubbing now. :)
Thanks. ✌🏻👊🏼
They never checked to see if the serial numbers matched, if the numbers matched it would be worth alot, if the numbers dont match the value drops significantly
I realise its a TV show but anyone who is a an avid gun collector has the "Blue Book of Gun Values" book.
My Blue Book from 2015 lists that gun at $80,000 for a gun in poor condition but up to $150,000 in great condition with matching numbers. After Colt left his partnership with Patterson, Patterson assembled the rest of the guns not keeping the serial numbers matching which dropped the value of the gun
Paterson revolvers were expensive back then 50 dollars in 1836
They will have checked already. A lot of the appraisal isn't shown.
The serial number was 19
God bless our English brothers and sisters!
And you to bro. PEACE!
Thank you and you to my friend
And you
Pawn stars “I will give you $150 but I’m taking all the risk here”.
*huge risk
He lost a lot of legitimacy with that foolish line.
I would love for Forgotten Weapons/InRange to have a look at this gun.
Gun Jesus would live this!
Just after the programme the police came with a sthil saw and cut it up .the old guys in jail for life.
@@ludo9234 antique firearms like this are perfectly legal to own in the UK
@@JaenEngineering It was a joke you know a laugh ha ha .
@@ludo9234 : Show us a joke, then we'll laugh
:-P
"The story goes that back in 1835, when Halley's Comet was overhead, the same night those men died at the Alamo, Samuel Colt made a gun... a special gun. He made it for a hunter, a man like us only on horseback. The story goes he made thirteen bullets. This hunter used the gun half a dozen times before he vanished, the gun along with him. They say this gun can kill anything."
Wasn't the Alamo 1836 ?
wish they hadn't spoiled the valuation in the title
The way he left it cocked is messing with my OCD
Open to offers, good on him. Pass it on and go enjoy your retirement.
The English doing understatement better than anybody else since... well, probably since ever. That, and resourcefulness are the two key pillars on which England is built
The English invented understatement!.
@@geraldswain3259 Sorry Gerald but I think you're overstating our invention of understatement.
Good for him.
"I'm open to offers!" That was a great line.
Did anyone hear in the background someone say “Oh Crikey”! 😂😂
The crowd gasps in unison at the valuation.
This expert will never get called by Rick and his pawn shop
i wish we knew if he put in an auction and how much he got for it.
The lady in blue says it all. She's back there but knows. This is extraordinary.
The best I can do is 150 bucks and I’m taking a risk here
Hahaha. It takes a lot of time to sell and I gotta make some money too
Ricks "appraiser"; "It's only worth 5k; I'm a "dealer"; not a collector..."
I've got to get it checked over, get it framed up and then pay for someone to sell it.
I'm really taking all the risk here.
I’ve got one in my shed. Use it as a hammer.
JAYER _OZ Don't be too hard on Rick and his crew, after all, it really is their job to try to "steal" it for as low a price as possible. If it's a real situation, the seller doesn't have to sell it if he doesn't like the price.
I read an account from an Indian raider long ago - I think he was an Apache. He said they had no real trouble raiding against muzzle-loading firearms but when repeaters came in they couldn't knock over a farmhouse without losing 2 or 3 men.
in Britain one must never give the impression that one needs or wants money. That's why when one enters a British shop one is treated like a distasteful inconvenience.
This "British" thing just doesn't exist outside of Dickensian folklore and forgettable Internet memes.
You'll be treated more or less the same in a British shop as you would in any other country's shop.
It's time all lame National stereotypes were buried forever.
@@TonyEnglandUK I agree with your last sentence entirely but my comments are based on observation and experience not prejudice.
Back in the mid-90s I was cycling to work and there was an old Morgan 3-wheeler parked up, the owners (man and wife) nearby. I jumped off my bike and rushed over and started asking them technical questions about it (it was a 1930's model). The chap was happy to answer questions and after a minute or two asked if I wanted a quick spin in it ... we went off round the local bypass and back as his wife waited (looking after my bike : ) ). I took a couple of pics of it (I always carried a small Olympus) and he suggested I pose in the car with his goggles on whilst he took a pic (which is on the wall behind me). As I bid him goodbye and thanked him for the ride he asked me "do you know why I offered you a ride? ... it was because you did not ask how much the car was work, but were only interested in it for its own sake". Although things have changed as British society has rotted (I now live overseas and visit only occasionally) once upon a time being able to tell the difference between the monetary value of a thing, and its Worth, meant something.
@@alfnoakes392 I like your story. The same can be said about the "worth" of people. Some of the most generous and kind people I have met are impoverished financially but rich emotionally and spiritually.
Beautiful firearm
He knew it was worth a lot...A lot!!! If he spent that much 40 years ago he would know all about that gun by now. And the exact value of it..
“The big book of firearms which all boys have....” in British accent
I have one too. You're not a real boy without one.
English accent. And I have one so.
Does it kill demons? If so I'm going to need to borrow it.
The days of being able to stumble upon great finds like this at flea markets, pawn shops, auctions, estate sales, military surplus stores, and even firearm shops are sadly loooong gone. With quite literally everyone having internet access anytime someone stumbles upon something which looks antique/interesting they can simply Google search it, find out it's approximate value, and put it on sale at the highest price they can find. There are businesses which deal with liquidating estates, they research quite literally everything which looks remotely old hoping to get a nice big score, which is now rare even for them.
I remember even in the early 2000's you could still stumble upon good deals & the occasional decent find at flea markets, estate sales, and the like. I don't necessarily mean finding an item worth $400,000 for $20, but finding something worth $400 - $600 for $200 - $300. Like a WW2 era firearm such as a Soviet SVT-40, or other WW2 era uniform pieces, medals, badges, etc. Definitely not like that anymore. Not only that but the prices themselves have skyrocketed on many things. Like an original WW2 German Kar98k would have been $300 - $500 in the early 2000s if it was matching numbers. Now people are trying to get $2000 - $4000 out of them. Even one in seriously bad condition like the rifles rearsenaled by the Russian post-war I see people asking$1200+ for about a $300 rifle.
It annoys the hell out of me. I collect smoking pipes because I've smoked them for decades. I buy them, restore them back to working condition, and _smoke_ them, the way they were intended to be used. But the market is wildly inflated because of "collectors" who have no interest in pipes other than reselling them back and forth to each other or sticking them on a shelf as a decoration.
I try to buy estate pipes which have been owned and used and loved for 50 or 60 years by someone who has died, so that I can fix them up and keep enjoying them as someone else already has -- and as I hope when I am gone, someone else will do with my collection. It depresses me to think that a pipe which has absorbed my skin oils over decades of use and has literally become an extension of my body will end up in some capitalist's "collection" who will only value them for the profit it might bring him.
The pistol owner had obtained the item 40 years ago.
Nothing is available today like it was in 1980s, however there are modern (recent) valuables which can be picked up because they are not recognized as being worth the large price the specialist is willing to outlay.
Oh, yeah, haven't you heard? EVERYTHING IS A PRICELESS ANTIQUE THAT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM.
I collect old cameras to use. "No, this beat up old Pentax K1000 is $400, firm."
Me: "It's scratched and the viewfinder's cloudy."
Them: "IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE USED."
"Proper" collectors annoy the hell out of me.
@@hoilst hoilst I bought a Chechen war era Russian military surplus winter coat on eBay a couple weeks ago. Was excited as they're difficult to find in the US & shipping from Russia is hit or miss right now. While I am interested in collecting vintage items most of what I buy I do actually use. I intended on wearing this coat next winter. When I received it I discovered that the seller had ran it through a conventional washer/dryer which totally destroyed the inner wool lining. I messaged him asking why he didn't disclose the destroyed lining and his justification for not mentioning that was "IT'S A VINTAGE ITEM FOR COLLECTING NOT WEARING!"
I had to go thru eBay to be able to return it. The seller tried to dispute it with the same thing he said before, that it was a coat meant for collecting not wearing so the fact that it cannot be worn shouldn't need to be stated. To which my response was "The destroyed wool lining ruins the collectors value". Although eBay always sides with the buyer anyway so it didn't really matter what I said.
Oh I love how everyone gasps when the appraisal price is high!
Elegant and charming people.
Funny how the amount its worth takes peoples breath away #peace
Take this into Rick's Pawn Stars shop and you'll be lucky to get $10,000 for it.
@Carlos Spiceywhiener then Rick walks away whilst staring at the item.
If that were from the "first few months" of 1837, it would have a single, double, or early triple-digit serial number.
it had a 19 on the bottom of the gun
Each Texas ranger have two pistols with a spare cylinder for each gun giving them 20 shots as the Patterson was a 5 shot revolver, it was a game changer against the Indians, the next pistol the Rangers had was the Walker Colt a giant of a pistol with a rifle load.
"I think it's worth £150,000."
"Oh well."
Coolness personified.
2:10. He put the antique gun down with the hammer cocked and spring under stress?
I think Sam and Dean Winchester have been looking for that.
it looks a lot like the one from the show right
Knew this comment would be here somewhere!
That’s the base price for the Colt. I could see a bidding war with rich collectors going way beyond the appraisal.
Sam Colt and John Browning. American ingenuity at it's acme.
That was actually very undervalued at £150k
British parliament: WE NEED ANTIQUE CONTROL
And tax
This is the gun that started it all
Awesome. American history is so cool.
The gunfight at OK Corral was on Wednesday, October 26, 1881,
Brilliant
Patterson Colt. Improved into the Walker Colt.
Rick: Best I can give you is 200 bucks
3:40 - that's the moment when his wife, his daughter and his son in law suddently discovered their interest in old firearms ;-)
In 2014 RIA sold one at auction for $195,000.00 USD.
That's just a little more than the valuation given for this one.
I hope he didn't give it away at that price, it's worth several times that today.
3:31 Those, small nicks, on the barrel, COULD they be saber slashes ? ( just contemplating......), as they are most all at the same angle.....FOR SELF-PROTECTION !
dont go see rick at pawnstars he would be taking all the risk and offer ya £20
after he calls his buddy
Rick: "Yeah let me call my expert friend".
Expert friend: "This is one of the first revolvers ever made, it is worth at least $200,000"
Rick: "So, how much do you want for it?"
Client: "$200,000"
Rick: "The best I can do is $200 and you´ll have to pay me, and I´m taking a huge risk".
Well I see you buy and sell pistols regularly.
Now where's the Yank comments about killing and shooting everyone ?
Haha, you beat me to it, as soon as I saw it I was thinking exactly the same 👍😊
Pawn stars jokes are getting old... not funny. Don't give up your day job
That belongs in a museum. Good on him for preserving it so well too
I find it hard to believe the owner didn't know how much it was worth before going on the show.
He probably did & the reason he didn't get excited is possibly because he's seen seen similar pistols sell for $1m.
Yeah he definitely knew..
And, does it really matter? Get a life, will you!
I didn't have a big book of firearms as a kid
Jeeze. I'm going to have to stop using the one I've got to knock nails in with.
lmao
Who else was waiting for the onlookers sharp intake of breath..nice valuation for the old guy.
the Colt of Supernatural
paulo cesar lol yes
No, the one in supernatural was (if it were real) constructed around the 1860s to 1880s. It had an exposed trigger and was six shot.
@@callofdutyblackops9 its a modified Colt Paterson 1836 cartridge conversion made from a Pietta Paterson extra deluxe. probably not older then you
@@callofdutyblackops9 no the trigger is similar to the one from the vid
"...correct....correct...correct..." "Well if you knew all this, why did you bloody bring it in?"
To get it appraised so he knows how much he can sell it for, or to show it off make sure you make more money or just because others might find it interesting.
It was the death knell for many US Army soldiers fighting Indians because Indians could often buy better private arms, while US army was stuck with older weapons.
Wow really, that's quite an interesting thought, who were they buying weapons off?
What were the Indians using as currency to buy these colts in the first place?
"I have no reason not to doubt = I have reason to doubt.
This is the “44 long” British rappers be talking about in their raps
When he said what are you going to do with it? Don't you mean what am I going to do with the £150,000
At Custers last stand, the Indians had repeating rifles, Custer did not.
Not quite true. The 7th cavalry did have some, but the Sioux incredibly had more. Many people assume the battle was won with bows and arrows, and indeed, this also took a heavy toll on the cavalry, but the Indians fast adoption of modern weapons was hushed up at the time, as it flew in the face of these 'savages' knowing how to use a firearm.
Santa Anna's troops had Flintlock muskets and pistols. They did not have percussion Pistols. It is estimated that Santa Anna had 1800-6000 troops while the defenders of the Alamo were less than 200 and held off the Mexicans for 13 days.
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Looking at an inflation calculator, and assuming 1977 as the year of purchase (translating "40 odd years" into 40 + 1), that gun was just under 1,000 GBP in 2018 money. What amazes me is that you could get a Patterson back then for such a low amount. I mean... even back then it was ~140 years old and I'm sure people already knew how important this model was.
We don't have the same fascination with guns as you do in the US.
chumley offered him $1500 and he is taking a risk .
Those guys really are cheap; that's why they're rich.
Was used in the battle of Bandera Pass 1841 Texas
Totally undervalued. This gun is worth over a million dollars now. Collectors in the US will pay it because of the rarity where only 1000 were made for US military and 100 were made for general consumption back in the 1830's. This guy doesn't know what he has and should not sell it for $150,000 pounds, which is about $193,000 USD as of May 2019.
Well I thought that, but where are the experts who own one? Are they all deceased? Who can give an up to date research on Paterson revolvers and its value at the present time. There must be a collector in this world that can chip in. Haven't found one here in the UK. Any suggestions? Thanks Reed Allyn for your post.
@@julesjonny Maybe Karl and Ian of InRange would be able to dig up some more info.
@I know it all. I know it all. Just because they can't own them doesn't mean the interest isn't there.
Reed Allyn Sorry but you don’t know your Patterson’s from your Walkers. The US government never adopted the Colt Patterson although many were sold to US officers.
@@frankryan2505 We can own guns. There is no great public interest in guns, and so fewer people are willing to shell out an extraordinary amount for an antique pistol. Something is only worth as much as someone else is willing to pay for it.
I would love that gun!
it's so funny how on the British version of the show, the audience always does a huge overdramatic gasp at the auction price LOL
Well, in this case, I think it's justified
Only when it's justified
Thanks I was looking for that trigger for so long , it’s the only reason David Gilmour is still alive...
Brilliance.
I've watched too much Alan Partridge but this guy waving around an antique gun in front of a crowd of onlookers makes me anxious ;)
Jeff Wortman grow a pair.
Its got no charge in the cylinders and no caps on the nipples.
ahh-ahhhhhhhhh
@@celticguy197531 and on that bombshell...
@@JeffWortman knowing me, knowing you ahh-ahhh
I know that the BBC iPlayer is only available in the UK, and this particular program is not currently available, but is the BBC Antiques Roadshow (UK) itself regilarly shown in any other countries apart from the UK, especially is it shown in the USA? Could US viewers have seen the original broadcast program, either live or on catch up TV?
It's shown on some PBS stations.
@@woot123sexyparty I couldn't find any reference to it on the American PBS website at the moment, do they show them every year and its just not on at the moment?
@@nghiggins if you get now tv and a vpn you can watch anything
It's a firm favourite on ABC in Australia. Love it.
Just a bit of correction if I may...At the Alamo, the US wasn't fighting natives per se, but they were used as infantry by Generalissimo Santa Anna. We were actually fighting Mexico. Brilliant find and wonderful firearm.
I'm sure he knows that - after all he was educated in England, not the States. He was merely pointing out how huge the technological breakthrough this gun represents in the era it came out (i.e. if Daniel Boone et al had a few of those beauties to fight against the muskets of Santa Anna then they might just have survived).
Whoops! I meant Davey Crockett at the Alamo, not Daniel Boone (that what's comes from being educated in Canada. You get things only half right!)
dscott6629 That’s insulting.
The Alamo was in Mexico until the yanks stole it
Rick from pawns would've said I need to take it to the range to test it before I value it.
One of the rare discoveries.
Such a contrast with the American version. There's no edited in hype and garbage, no commentary. Just the event as it happened. And the guy didn't fall over or act out.
Why are you always talking about Americans? 💀