KyJon, you got trapped in Smallbore's web of deceit. He is NOT saying that the most original gun is worth more. He is saying that an unsafe gun in proof is worth more in the UK than a safe gun out of proof. He isn't saying it, but I will say that proof is bunk. Ridiculously thin wall guns pass proof and not too bad guns can be out of proof. Proof is all about the inside of a barrel without taking into account that a set of barrels can be seriously ground down from the outside, as is quite common in the UK.