Jeff
When new, this grade SAC gun carried a catalog price of $125. According to period catalogs, the A-1 was first cataloged in 1902, and is a relatively rare grade given its high retail and the fact that the company ceased operations in early 1905. The last example on which I had sales information was from an auction in April of this year where an A-1 brought $1800 plus the buyers premium. Given the fact that this example had cut barrels and stock (it was very nice otherwise), I thought that was way above actual value; but the buyer (whom I did not know beforehand) called me later to tell me he had read my articles on Syracuse and had determined that he was going to have that gun! I have no idea what the gun you have may be worth; but from your description it sounds like it will require a lot of work to restore correctly. That said, I would certainly like to see some pics of your gun; as SAC guns with original straight grips are apparently seldom seen (I've recorded one to date). Thanks, Tom
