What makes an R9 a collectable?

[jarcher]

Hi All...

I have been away from this forum for a while. Got busy, things change, you know how it is. But i had some time to kill and decided to come back and see what's new.

From looking through I see there is still a collector component to these pistols.

I was wondering though, what makes an R9 a collectable? Marked Farmingdale? Carbon fiber grips? A serial number below a certain number? Something else?

[yankee2500]

Welcome back.
Wow a member since 2005 but last posted in 09 you have been gone a while.
  And thinking about a 380 since they came out, I think if there were any bugs in the first 380s they would be worked out by now. I only have the 9mm and have not owned a 380 but several members have both and I'm sure one will weigh in with some answers.
  As far as your question on Collect-ability, all the things you mentioned apply, BUT it is a very soft market right now and the old Farmingdales have not been brining the premium they did before.
  Your guns must be Farmingdales with Carbon Fiber grips if there from 2005, correct ?

There was just a very early Rohrbaugh  pre "R" 133 on Gun Broker and it failed to sell for a starting price of just $1490, if that gives you an idea of current market conditions.

Again welcome back.

[kjtrains]

jarcher.  Welcome back, indeed.  Just to add to the collector aspect of the R9, John did mention the soft market right now, and I see where you received your R9, March 17th, 05, serial no.____; I could mention that, but it's in your post of that date.  It seems that not even a very early serial no. is attracting buyers now and it just has to with who's in the market for such a gun and the economy; this can change and will.

Again, welcome back.

[Richard S]

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From looking through I see there is still a collector component to these pistols.

I was wondering though, what makes an R9 a collectable? Marked Farmingdale? Carbon fiber grips? A serial number below a certain number? Something else?

Quality.

Welcome in from the cold, "jarcher."

[Brenden]

Yes,
Welcome back to the forum!!

[jarcher]

Hi all, thanks for the nice replies! I didn't realize it had been since 2009! But hey, I still have my Rs and I'm very happy to see that the owner community is still very active.

Yes, the older of the two I have is a Farmingdale I got back in very early 2005. It has carbon fiber grips and sights. I was going through some of my stuff, pulled it out and it looks as cool now as it did the day I first opened it. I had packed it in gun grease and oil and that preserved it nicely.

I also have a stealth that I actually carry. I love the black slide. I know many people consider it a summer gun, but its so light and easy to conceal I carry it year round. Truthfully I prefer my Sig P239 in .40 for self defense, but its heavier and bigger. The R9 is just so easy.

Anyhow, it occurred to me that I don't need a pistol that sits in its case when my wife could use a nice .380. She is not a fan of recoil, and I know the R380 is a lock breech pistol just like the R9. It should be pretty light recoil-wise.  So I thought maybe I would sell the older R9 and get her an R380.
 
Then again, maybe I should just get her the r380. Ya can't have too many guns, right?  Hm, actually I probably can. The kid is going to college in 2 short years!

Thanks again everyone, its nice to be back.