Did you tell the smith how much to insure it for? Hopefully you insured it for the full cost of the gun as a new set of barrels is probably going to run about that much if it's not a current production gun.

You have to decide if you'll be happy with a repair, sounds like dent removal and refinish, or want a replacement. I'd decide first and go from there. If barrel replacement is an option be sure to figure in all costs such as getting the gun to Spain and back.

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