I've bought and sold quite a few NID's. In general, it is considered by a lot of people the strongest of all the classic doubles, is very durable. The fact that it was made in great numbers and they are readily available has kept the price down to an attractive level. Over the last 10-15 years, I have found (and sometimes sold) a number of 16 and 20 gauges similar to the $1800 gun pictured. Most were around the same 1800 to 2000 range. All were Field grade. When you get into NIDs of any higher grade, the price escalates. A high grade NID in good shape is a work of art, particularly their engraving when you get to 4 grade or above. One thing of note is that the later field grades often had exceptional wood for the simple reason they were essentially closing them out from the late 30's until 1948 or so and used whatever wood they had on hand.
I have always shot them well and liked their weight and balance.
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