Between the few extremely qualified stock people we know who frequent this board, and others, whose reputation speaks for them, I would trust this gun to them. If Alan's gun were mine, I'd want to admire a beautiful gun, not one that once was, now is not, but 'still original'. Why do we pay these craftsmen? If I had to worry about whether something as easily fixed as the wood finish will hurt my exit value, I probably wouldn't have half the guns I do have.
A lot of people pound the table in the name of originality when it's someone else's gun, but they don't hesitate to 'tidy up' their own.
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