Purdey Question #2

[Bill Murphy]

The great fallacy is that British guns are worth as much refinished as original unlike American guns which only have high value when in original high condition. The truth is that British guns are worth much more when in high original condition than when in ground down refinished condition. No matter where a gun was made, a high condition original gun is always worth more, much more than a ground down gun.

[Bill Murphy]

I chased my dream Purdey for fifty years, let a half dozen great guns slip by either because I was too slow or the gun was too expensive. Then, a few years ago, the perfect Purdey appeared in a gun store just a few miles from my home. It had every feature I could have wanted and in high condition. To add a final feature, it was cheap, way cheap. I could have had a very acceptable Purdey years earlier, but it didn't matter. I now have the perfect example I have waited for. I would like to have some of the ones I missed, and I will try to own them if I have the chance, but they will be more than I would pay. I have my eye on the perfect mate for my Purdey, but it is priced $40,000 higher than mine cost. I will never own this second gun.

[Bill Murphy]

Duplicate post.

[MrBojangles]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

The great fallacy is that British guns are worth as much refinished as original unlike American guns which only have high value when in original high condition. The truth is that British guns are worth much more when in high original condition than when in ground down refinished condition. No matter where a gun was made, a high condition original gun is always worth more, much more than a ground down gun.

I don’t see how it can be anything other than exactly this.