I thought about that as I looked at it. It's totally smoothed as if it was never attached in the front. Felt great in my hands, its something I would live to have, but as a newly wed, and planning on having a baby in the next while, I don't want to put out too much money (at least money she knows about) without knowing the worth. I never buy new guns intown since, thwy are not competitive as online. But I tend to find decent "relics" at good prices around here. It's just I dont know the real world worth of this piece.