Is it "restored" with striped cyanide case colors and spray-on can lacquer finish? Some restorations have replacement stocks with too-thick wrists and transitions and sharply angled thumb grooves. "Restored" can mean many things and many restorations are not true restorations but only expedient approximate reconstructions.
The DelGregos have always done excellent mechanical work.
Many people who follow values closely say that a typical reconstruction has only half the value of a high to moderate condition original. One never knows how close the restoration was without seeing detailed photos. The true, exact, and costly restorations of rare or unusual Parkers sold recently at Julia's seem to bring the same or about the same as originals. While some would say that Parker collectors are too exacting, I also take the Winchester Collector's magazine. Winchester and Colt collectors are perhaps even more exacting, particularly when you have hundreds of old Colt revolvers selling for $100,000 or more.
Last edited by Bruce Day; 08-14-2010 at 12:25 PM..
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