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Originally Posted by sodacan
Depends on the buyer. Lots of sellers think they should command big bucks because they are "custom". A bullseye shooter may covet one, but as a collector I wouldn't look twice at one. Some classic guns have had their value ruined by these conversions.
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I'm not sure I would say they are "ruined".
There are lots of guys now paying a premium for King's Gunsight modified pre-war Colts and S&Ws. Years ago, they were largely dismissed.
Personally, I don't care for PPC, the game or the guns. But, Jim Clark was a legendary pistolsmith. This conversion looks well done. He made a point of incorporating the ejector rod tip lock-up, when most smiths wouldn't bother.
In it's current configuration, it is a testimony to the times.
By way of comparison, most people don't know that there is only one known extant Stradivarius violin still in its original form. Virtually all the rest were modified, often quite heavily.
If that Clark 19-2 were mine, I'd contact Clark Custom Guns and see if they can provide any history or info, and I'd start gathering old Clark catalogs, magazine articles, etc.