Thanks all

overall comments are much appreciated. I consider the banter among similarly interested people amusing. To recap, compiling all info, 1 must give a value in current condition from $1500 to $2500, with a mean value of approximately $2000 U.S. funds. Hope I am correct. any ideas as to what the value would be if it was restored? ie. reblued and slack taken out of the action and cleaned up. and would you suggest case coloring the reciever or just leaving it as it is.

Oh and any ideas on that other gun I was mentioning in the original post.....?