As I told you on "the other place" that's a heckuva piece of awsome-ness! Bringing it to Noxen this year?
To my eye it appeals every bit as much as a cherry original gun (and just as valuable if not more so).
History has proven that non-original pieces of work can often far exceed the value of factory examples. Take for instance a Ballard Pacific: an original as-made example in pristine condition will set a fella back $3-4K, but if it was ministered to by someone like Schoyen, Petersen, Pope, Niedner, et al you must lay out twice or maybe three times that amount. Ditto a pristine original M1903 Springfield versus one put together by Owen, Hoffman, Griffin&Howe, etc. Both have their place, but for me once I've absorbed the details of a rifle I get bored and have to take it to the next level.
