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Edgar,
I will admit that this whole mess was a perfect example of my jumping to conclusions which I can do at times. I will amend my comments simply to... The fact that the bluing of the whole gun, restocking of the gun and replacement of the original barrels will have a significant impact on the value of the gun vs if it was original and unaltered.
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01-08-2019, 12:27 PM | #14 | ||||||
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Wow, didn't mean to stir up a storm here, I was simply questioning whether or not the aftermarket barrels made a difference on something besides a V grade gun. I guess I thought by mentioning the "birds" it would be understood that it was not simply a V Grade gun. I guess I posed the question wrong.
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01-08-2019, 12:28 PM | #15 | |||||||
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This is similar in nature to the recent thread about the gun altered by Col. Askins. I have a 20ga. DHE that belonged to Otis Odom, and was altered by him. The butt stock was originally a PG stock, which he altered to straight. He straightened out the trigger guard, and did a beautiful job of inletting and checkering around the trigger guard tang. I think it's done to the highest quality of the many I have seen similarly modified, but recognize it's value is diminished greatly (fortunately, the guy who sold it to me felt the same way) |
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01-08-2019, 06:52 PM | #16 | ||||||
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And then that brings up the eternal debate of weather provenance outweighs condition. Depends on which side of the deal you are on.
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01-08-2019, 07:57 PM | #17 | ||||||
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From a pure $$$ (investment) standpoint, condition will always (with rare exceptions) outweigh provenance. From a collectible viewpoint, it depends on what you are collecting. Original condition may not be a priority for you and play only a small part of what you would be willing to pay for a particular "well owned" gun. I think you have to view it from the stand point of: Are you investing? Are you collecting? or Perhaps you are doing both?
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01-08-2019, 08:45 PM | #19 | ||||||
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01-08-2019, 09:01 PM | #20 | ||||||
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At least the fore end tip wasn’t blued.
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