10-100 USD or so
50- 300 usd
Value is highly dependent on condition, and the pearl handles or engraving may or may not affect the value. In "very good condition", a Meriden revolver is worth about $400. But it "good" condition, it is down to $150. $75 for "fair" and $50 for "poor"
100 at the outside
25-300 usd
35
$500 "Only cheap pimps in a New Orleans brothel carry pearl handle revolvers" General George S. Patton
Would need to know which model, and the condition of the firearm. sales@countrygunsmith.net
6 shot SA/DA revolver chambered in 45 LC
Oyster pearl
Can't be answered without a DETAILED description of ALL markings, barrel length, finish, grips, sights, box, accessories, papers, condition.
Depends entirely of WHICH pearl handled pistol you are referring to. A Colt or Smith and Wesson would have cost more than a Harrington & Richardson or an Iver Johnson, and an automatic more than a revolver. However, I do own one really cute tiny little handgun from that period- a .22 Baby Hammerless- with mother of pearl grips- will fit in a vest pocket- and in 1930, they sold for about $5. Check with your library to see if they can get you a copy of any of the early Sears catalogs- they have been reprinted in hardback, are available for several years- and have a nice section of rifles, shotguns and handguns- with illustrations, and the prices for the year of the catalog.
$50-$100