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<blockquote data-quote="Traxxis" data-source="post: 1408403" data-attributes="member: 8980"><p>Great, just credit them for me if you would since I didn't include watermarks.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks! </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh, you know... bring it by and I'll see what I can do. <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, my personal take on it is this... a family heirloom is treasured by me and I will never sell any of them, so its monetary value means absolutely nothing to me, and frankly, I would rather pass down a rifle that has been ACCURATELY refinished and looks new rather than pass down one that looks like it spent it's life sitting in a humid attic (I got three shotguns last Summer that were just like that). If it looks nice, I think it would be more apt to be well cared for and last another 100 years than if it was rusted up and just thrown around. Of course, I'm not saying that everybody would do that, I'm just speaking for myself.</p><p></p><p>As for turning a restoration down, I might encourage somebody to reconsider, but wouldn't ever really tell them "no" unless they just had a terrible idea (IE Durakote an original GI 1911 pink). And that is more because I don't want my name associated with it, rather than it just being a grievance. Some things you just have to think about the future and what other people would think... cause it could be the best Durakote job ever done but people wouldn't notice that, just that somebody defaced something nice, and it wouldn't be the owner who gets the slack for it, but the guy who did it.</p><p></p><p>In this case and many others, it won't hurt the value of the gun by refinishing it. There is a fine line, although very fine... that you walk when considering this as a gun that is a total rust pit very well may get a boost in value, sometimes a considerable boost in value by refinishing it.</p><p></p><p>I dunno... just my thoughts. <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> They're worth what you pay for it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You should. I don't actually know how much they run for, I can't imagine them being much in poor condition, but let me do a quick look for ya...</p><p></p><p>Prolly more than I would pay... <a href="http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=207339183" target="_blank">$75</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>haha... this is very true.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Traxxis, post: 1408403, member: 8980"] Great, just credit them for me if you would since I didn't include watermarks. Thanks! Oh, you know... bring it by and I'll see what I can do. :) Well, my personal take on it is this... a family heirloom is treasured by me and I will never sell any of them, so its monetary value means absolutely nothing to me, and frankly, I would rather pass down a rifle that has been ACCURATELY refinished and looks new rather than pass down one that looks like it spent it's life sitting in a humid attic (I got three shotguns last Summer that were just like that). If it looks nice, I think it would be more apt to be well cared for and last another 100 years than if it was rusted up and just thrown around. Of course, I'm not saying that everybody would do that, I'm just speaking for myself. As for turning a restoration down, I might encourage somebody to reconsider, but wouldn't ever really tell them "no" unless they just had a terrible idea (IE Durakote an original GI 1911 pink). And that is more because I don't want my name associated with it, rather than it just being a grievance. Some things you just have to think about the future and what other people would think... cause it could be the best Durakote job ever done but people wouldn't notice that, just that somebody defaced something nice, and it wouldn't be the owner who gets the slack for it, but the guy who did it. In this case and many others, it won't hurt the value of the gun by refinishing it. There is a fine line, although very fine... that you walk when considering this as a gun that is a total rust pit very well may get a boost in value, sometimes a considerable boost in value by refinishing it. I dunno... just my thoughts. :) They're worth what you pay for it. You should. I don't actually know how much they run for, I can't imagine them being much in poor condition, but let me do a quick look for ya... Prolly more than I would pay... [URL="http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=207339183"]$75[/URL] haha... this is very true. [/QUOTE]
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