If it looks to good to be true-----------Archived Message
Posted by David W on March 19, 2007, 2:34 pm
In reading some of the Eagle Grade posts, on what is "real" and what is "duped". I'm afraid that I really wouldn't be able to tell by looking a photo, or probably looking at the real thing. Some of the people out there are great in their re-finish work. I think we all would like to find that "closet queen", but I don't think that there are that many, compared to what you see for sale as being original. When you see a 90-100 year+ gun for sale with the checkering, and on the high grades from 26-32lpi and they are still nice and sharp, that would be the first thing to wear. In looking at the post sales this past week at J.Julia's, look at all the Parkers that were originally written and then a notation that D. Turnbull had restored it years ago. So in my opinion, if you are going to have a higher grade gun restored, is it to your liking or for you to "dupe" someone with it by selling it. You will always know that it is a restored gun. I'm guessing that a complete restoration on a higher grade gun could cost $3,500-$5,000, am I close?