From reddit/r/guns
In order to be considered a “Unicorn”, a gun must meet at least 3/5 of these *official* requirements: (1) No longer in production / no longer available in the United States / never went into production / prototype (2) Less than 1,000 made of the specific model, as it came from the factory / Less than 1,000 available in the United States (3) Cost at least $1,000 USD, current (2013) market price (4) Unique caliber(s) and/or mode(s) of operation (5) Historical, cultural, or political significance
via Unicorn Guns – Imgur.
It is a great list with several that I would not mind having if the funding was available like the Wildey and the Bren 10. Some guns did die a most necessary death.
Colt made a 10 called the Delta Elite. it ran about 850 dealer cost. I didn’t realize that Wildey had went out of business. The last price I got from them was 1250 with a retail of around 1800. I want a good 10 but the Bren is out of my reach. Jeff Cooper loved it.
just for laughs;
http://manlyexcellence.com/2011/06/21/the-10-manliest-firearms-by-crazy-einar/
The descriptions are solid gold.
They left out my Springfield Armory Bureau Model. +/-200 total built, 54 sold to the public before the FBI told Springfield to halt all production. They didn’t like the “Bureau Model” slide roll mark and the “FBI” serial # prefix.