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Originally Posted by Greg Baehman
But Paul, what about "SOUL" -- the very thing dyed-in-the-wool Parker Bros. collectors tout?  How in the world will the Repros ever attain soul status without being loving used? |
There's plenty of them that have earned the soul you're referring to. Now that we're thirty-some-odd years past production of these wonderful guns. There's fewer & fewer of the ones that someone had the foresight to stash away and preserve as NIB unfired.
Collectors come in all forms and in some circles the most highly sought after guns which bring the highest prices are the ones in the highest original condition. Like I stated before--These are only a virgin once!
Out of curiosity: What do you think a repro like this one in its NIB condition might be worth in another thirty years, if it's kept pristine? I can assure you it would be much less if it had been used hard in that time frame!