Slayer, I hear what you're saying , but another factor I feel one has to consider is, how often do you see these anymore.. I haven't seen a 5" in years, nor one marked made in USA. Twelve years ago I had two 25-2s in the wood boxes that I bought for 400 and 450, but that ain't gonna happen any more....the farther we get from the point where they started putting locks on the revolvers , the fewer of these we see. I don't think prices for old guns would be nearly as high today but for that company imposed delineation, but what can you do. The good news ( which is also the bad news) is, even if high today, it wouldn't be all that long before prices catch up.......
Do I sound like I'm trying to talk myself into it? lol