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Originally Posted by Brian Dudley
I heard that about very early guns, but i am sure it is not being done currently or anytime recently. No frame colored for me by dougs shop has a mark on it. At least not one that is noticable by me, or any others for that matter.
As a side thought on that topic, i do not personally believe in putting your mark on a gun that you are restoring. Since the purpose of a restoration is to tey to emulate factory work in any way you can. And your mark would not be included in that endeavor.
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Doug did two guns for me about 18 years ago, when his shop foreman was named Parker. The first, a GHE, has no stamp but on the second, about 6 months later, an LC Smith Trap Grade, he was offering a 10% discount in exchange for putting a Dt stamp on the watertable. I bit, and have no regrets. He did a complete restoration, wood, metal, engraving, TIG welding the lug to bring it on face, for $2150, net of the $250 discount. I suspect the same job today would go for three times that much. I'll post a picture of the stamp when I get a chance.
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