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January 22, 2008
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NAA single action in .45 Winchester Magnum/.450 Magnum Express.
http://www.emeraldvalleyarmory.com/store/product121.html
by Lee Martin
Arlington, Virginia
Though North American Arms began developing the .450 Mag. Express in late 1981, the gun wasn’t unveiled until 1984. Sales were slow however, and the model was discontinued after only 530 were produced. Then in 1987, NAA’s parent company was sold and the new ownership had no interest in resurrecting the Eagle. As a result, the remaining primed brass, tooling, and associated parts were warehoused. When the company was sold for a second time in 1992, none of the .450 Express inventory was included in the deal. Word has it that the previous owners destroyed the brass and tooling in 1994. Not much has been written of these guns, and collector interest is limited. Prices, as of 2005, seem to be between $700 and $1,500 depending on the gun’s options and accessories. Interestingly enough, I’ve seen a handful of NAA Eagles that only have the .45 Win Mag or .450 Mag Express cylinder. Based on the 15 – 20 that I’ve seen for sale over the past five years, prices seem to go as follows:
$700 – $800: Gun is in excellent(+) condition, but only has one cylinder
$900 – 1,100: Excellent(+) with both the .45 Win Mag and .450 Express
cylinders
$1,200 – $1,500: Excellent(+) with all three cylinders, and/or the factory wood presentation case with papers.
NOTE – throughout this article, I’ve referred to the revolver as the “Eagle” model. This
was the name given to the gun when development started. Once released, NAA chose
not to use the “Eagle” designation. Instead, they referred to the gun simply as the “North American Arms .450 Magnum Express”.
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January 24, 2009
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I would love to land one of those. If I had the means, I would have not hesitated to jump on this one a while back...
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=200394890
It's got a nice long barrel too, just the way I like 'em!
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February 9, 2009
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Very interesting revolver. I too have looked at these with interest but figured getting ammo would prove all but impossible. They sure would have a place in a collection of unique single actions like the United Sporting Arms series.
SMF
A man cannot have too many SuperMags
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