I guess it's how we think of value. There is value to some of where the gun has been and who owned it. Each time I handle my plain A&N I think of the British shops where public and military servants bought their cigars, gin, pistols and shotguns. Same with my Francotte with the name of original owner on the rib, captain of the first US Olympic trap team in 1912. The chokes and shorter barrels were obviously for the hardwoods of New England. My 1899 hammer 16 Parker is the same model as Annie Oakley's. Each time I hunt with them I handle them more tenderly.
