I'm sure that it is worth what someone is willing to pay for. I am also sure that they are well fitted, have great parts, and are without flaw.
That being said, I can take a LNIB P&R Smith of a popular model for 1/5th to 1/3rd of the price and spend an hour doing a thorough trigger job and cleaning/lubing ($3.50 parts for a 13lb Wolff rebound spring). My result is a sweet shooting gun with a 8-9lb double action pull and a 2-3lb single action pull and will pop primers consistently. I might not be Nighthawk gunsmith worthy or capable, but I have been blessed with enough of an ability to make a S&W feel like butter.
Plus, I just like the "soul" that the older Smiths have as holding one is a link to a time where we weren't surrounded by insanity.
Your money and desires however, and thank God we still have the freedom to pursue our own tastes.
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