I would guess most folks fall into the “Buy the gun, not the story “ category.
I certainly do.
I don’t even research a gun until I own it. Then I’m mostly checking what the original configuration was/is.
Most British best guns were made for someone notable as common men seldom possessed the funds to buy them or to utilize them.

Yet when I find the occasional royal connection it does not detract from my enjoyment of the gun.

When I’ve sold guns with connections to royalty or famous people they seldom sell higher or more quickly than otherwise.

Last edited by Richard Hale; 06/19/26 09:50 AM.