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Old 03-19-2018, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by desi2358 View Post
Just a quick look at the pictures you added indicate it is re-plated as certain parts that were originally blued (even on plated guns) are now plated. Also the color of the plate makes me suspect it is chrome not nickel as would have been used originally. I am sure some people who know more about the various models could give you more info about just which version yours is than I can. From my own experience I can state that there are a lot of these old top breaks out there and anything that affects the originality really lowers the value. If it is fully functional with a good bore it would have some value as a classic shooter but no real collector value. I would guess (based on similar guns I have sold over the last few years) that it would fall into the $150 or less price range, quite a bit less if it has any functioning issues.
If this gun was replated with Chrome, wouldn't the details on the barrel be filled in and almost unreadable? Just a question.
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