Colt Cochise Commemorative

[arcticap]

This is the Colt Cochise Commemorative that I was allowed to take some pictures of a my local gunshop recently. The price tag on it was $1100.
I thought that folks might like to it since the Colt Commemoratives are not often found on display.

These were informational posts made in reference to this model:

The Cochise Commemorative 3rd Model Dragoon is a Signature Series gun made somewhere between 1997 and 2002. Blue Book lists it at $995.00 NIB. Cochise models show up on the auction sites occasionally for around that price. I don't know how many of them were actually made.

This is a Colt Third Generation (Signature Series) model. The final manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) in 2002 for this model was $1,295.00. It's flashy, but to date there's not a lot of collector activity on this one. "EDITED" is right on the money for this model at about $1,000.00 although most I've seen went for less. The planned production for this model was 500 units. But there is no guarantee that many were actually produced. Its a travesty, but the records for third generation models are an absolute mess.

The pictures have been resized several times to give a variety of perspectives.

And I selected imageshack photo hosting for these pix because they do host them at full size. Click on each picture 3 times to be able to see it at full size and enjoy!

 

[rabjr]

Not sure what they were thinkin on this one but it does absolutely nothing for me.

 

[Zonie]

I bet they were thinking that there would be people who know nothing about history but would like to buy a high priced "Collectible Colt Pistol" so that they could hold onto it for a few years and make a fortune selling it. :hmm:

I know that 15-20 years ago my sister and her husband bought a very fancy, gold encrusted, highly polished and cased 1851 Colt Navy.
They thought they were going to make a lot of money on selling it.

I mentioned that they should not shoot it and they said, "Oh, we wouldn't think of shooting it."

Although I'm sure it would bring them some profit if they offered it at some net auction house I seriously doubt that their profit would be over 1 percent/year.

 

[Mulebrain]

I have never seen anything commemorative, that drew my attention.

Who buys this stuff?

 

[F.G. Ford]

I don't mean to offend anyone, BUT, that looks like an overly decorated Las Vegas Pimp Gun.
IMHO
Old Ford

 

[arcticap]

I didn't care much for the looks of this gun when I first saw it either.
But then it really started to grow on me.
The grip appears to be made from a nice looking horn material. The deep black finish contrasts beautifully with the gleaming gold. The gold symbols are simple yet expressive. For instance the wild horses seem to be running right up the barrel along with the fired round ball as if riding with the wind.
After I learned more about Cochise, the piece took on a significance even greater than what the gun is all by its lonesome self.
IMO the person who would spend the money and turn it into a shooter in honor of Cochise would be very privileged indeed. One would think that his spirit has some kind of mystical connection to it, even if that's only in the eye of the beholder. :wink:

To read the historic details about the life of Cochise the warrior, see the bottom half of the blog page where it's dated Thursday, July 31, 2008 linked here:
http://america-magna.blogspot.com/2008/07/cochise.html

http://www.eugenecarsey.com/camp/cochisestronghold/cochise.htm

http://www.colindaylinks.com/arizona/cochise1.html

 

[Wolfman0125]

I purchased the Colt Cochise Dragoon mostly because I found out I am part Choctaw/Apache on my mother’s side when doing my genealogy research and DNA test. Thought it might be cool to have to pass down to my son one day. Mine was in pristine condition, never cocked, with Sam Colt signed accessories in a Colt walnut case. I bought it for 1100.00 I have it on a 90 day plan because it was a lot of money for me, but I’ll have it paid off end of July. The pictures of it are terrible but I’ll post some better ones once I receive it.

 

[Kansas Jake]

Beautiful gun etc. I can see why you wanted it with your heritage.