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Canvasback and Stan,

I'm in agreement with your points. Restoration of both cars and guns should be viewed the same. Due to age and use, there are relatively few in pristine, original condition. Bringing an old car back to original type condition via restoration is admired and valued. The same thing should be true with doubles, as long as the work is credible. That's one area that the Europeans are more sensible, understanding that there is nothing wrong with periodic work to bring a gun back to high condition, thus allowing it to be used and enjoyed by future generations for many years to come.

Regards
Ken

I agree, Ken, on the comparison of guns to cars. To me, re-casehardening a gun with resulting wrong colors is like painting a '69 Camaro SS with the wrong kind of paint and then clear coating it.

SRH

That's one touchy subject. It appears there is one company out there doing a lot of it. They do nice work, but in many cases they are not historically correct.

What, no flames on the hood?

Regards
Ken

Stan to me wrong colors is like putting a Ford color on a Chevy. It fools no one but the fools. Those in the know will spot the "mistake" in a second. I see too much case coloring jobs which do not come close to being like the original colors. Shiny and bright are not the words I want to use to describe new case colors because they always look too gaudy. I like subtle colors with a lot of the water color blues in the background. The ones with yellow grape clusters you see on too many Smith recase jobs is just too bad. Just not right at all.

I'm with Ken on sensible restoration.

It would help if people would stop using terms like 'unmolested' and 'tampered with'.

These terms are rather disrespectful of what others choose to do with their personal property.

I support the quest to find an original condition gun if that's what someone wants, but don't be critical of my nickel plated A1 Special with the porting and GraCoil stock.

To the OP - if you want one find a reputable seller and pay the price. TabA/SlotB Or not. You decide.

It is really amusing to me when folks get the panty twist syndrome going on restored or modified guns. I mean, there are thousands of them out there. Who GAF what some meathead does to his special gun? Don't buy it - pretty easy, eh?

And is that electroless nickel? That's really the best, innit?


And I like flames


and white-line pads

I like "Tarted Up" women. The more I drink, the better they get.

It's tough to find women in original, 20 year old condition. Well, except for display models.

I might add that it really depends on your definition of unmolested. If it is unused, good luck. I consider a tight, operating double with : uncut barrels and stock, all matching numbers, no dents in barrels and a shiney bores, to be unmolested even if it has 100 yrs of use showing. I even prefer the charactor of the used appearance.

Parkers and Fox guns are high priced no matter the condition.

John