Went into an out of the way gun shop taday and laying there for sale was an Old Model 41 Mag Blackhawk with a 4 5/8" barrel. This thing was like new, it was hard to even see the mark around the cylinder from the lock pin (or whatever it is called). Not a scratch on it. The more I looked at it though, I noticed that it had a transfer bar. I assume the previous owner had Ruger do their free conversion. There was also a little pin behind the trigger that pushed in when the trigger was pulled. I assume that this works the transfer bar and operates like this because it was an old model that had been converted (I have never seen an Old Model that has been converted). I did have trouble figuring out how the thing worked since I have never messed with an old model, I did not know there was a halfcock and it needed to be there to rotate the cylinder.
Anyway, I did not buy it. Price was $320 which I thought was too high since it had the conversion done to it and new ones are only about $340. I am not into the old Rugers that much, I know the old models are worth a bunch but I assume that value declines if it has been converted. Is that true?
I have been thinking about getting another 41 Blackhawk, so this one sure got my attention.
