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From your description of the engraving it sounds like you have a higher grade than a V grade. Just because it has honest wear it doesn't always warrant restoration. In fact it may be worth more as it is. Please post photos the more the better.
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02-13-2015, 10:17 PM | #4 | ||||||
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02-13-2015, 10:31 PM | #5 | ||||||
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02-13-2015, 11:01 PM | #6 | ||||||
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What you have there is a custom engraved VH grade. The original VH zig zag border engraving is there still, but someone tried their hand at adding some additional engraving to the frame and the barrels.
This would not be considered any sort of an upgrade since it is not trying to replicate an actual Parker grade. Restoration would technically mean putting back as a proper VH, which would mean very extensive work and money which would not realize itself in the end in regards to market value. The wood had also been replaced with something to be intended to be more fancy as well.
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02-14-2015, 10:20 AM | #7 | ||||||
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So what you are saying is it is a worthless "put together". Worthless in collectible value, but not worthless as a shooter if I choose to refinish it and shoot it.
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02-14-2015, 10:29 AM | #8 | ||||||
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As a collector piece it has no value, as a shooter it does, nice double barrel shotgun to shoot but it has been messed with too much for it to be anything but a shooter. Use it as is do not refinish it as it will not add any value to it.
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02-14-2015, 10:35 AM | #9 | ||||||
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As Eric suggested. Any money spent on cosmetic restoration of the gun would be putting good money after bad so to speak. Unless you are doing the work yourself. Then your labor is free.
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02-14-2015, 11:36 AM | #10 | ||||||
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I actually like the gun just the way it is. Has a lot of character. Kind of classy.
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