Again the name means nothing to me. Value the gun. Value the quality. Value the condition. Screw two inches of engraving on the side when you know it is just letters put on a Pinto by the engraver. This is a solid basic Birmy gun with a little upgrade just like the Bobcat had better hubcaps and the name Bobcat on it instead of Pinto. Its a solid gun but nothing out of the ordinary. If you saw this same gun with Clyde engraved on the side would you be this interested in it? If you were the asking price would be 20-30-40% less. They probably order it for a customer at his request or perhaps they ordered 50 of them for resale. Not everyone can afford a best side lock. Still it is what it is, a Birmy box lock with better engraving and a name.
This is exactly what Rocketman's charts demonstrate so accurately....the premium people are willing to pay to have the "name" on the gun. As people everywhere are willing to pay extra to have any "brand" name on a product. Not unique to guns.
The problem many here don't seem to understand is that members here represent a tiny portion of the market and one that is substantially better educated than most buyers. We don't "need" the brand name to identify a well made gun. We can use our eyes. Not true for many others who need the stamp of approval a recognized brand name conveys.
I shoot with a couple close friends on occasion. Members of a private high end preserve. Gun room is filled with "brand names". Few of the members can tell you what specifically makes their gun cost what it does, save the makers name.
