Re: l.c. Smith 410 value with angela bee engraving Archived Message
Posted by Tom Breeden on August 6, 2016, 12:39 pm, in reply to "Re: l.c. Smith 410 value with angela bee engraving" |
Randy, there are people who collect Angelo Bee engraved shotguns,of all makes, not just Smiths and they can become quite pricey after his work. I have a friend, a collector and dealer, who collects Angelo Bee shotguns with some Browning O/Us in his collection running well over $10K. Also, a recent, Fall of 2015 I think, Julia auction saw a Remington 32 engraved by Bee go for about $9.5K, about a $3200 gun without the engraving. I conclude from the above examples that a $3K gun can be enhanced in value through ABee's engraving. However, I am not sure how much of a premium can be attached to a gun whose value is in the $7500 range without engraving. A field grade Smith 410 in good condition without engraving would fetch $6500 or more; I don't know how much more his engraving would command but I don't think it would lessen the value. If there was original Smith engraving, ABee's engraving would probably lessen the value. These are just my humble opinions.
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