CJO, I have a friend here in MD who made friends with a shooter in Belgium who had access to Browning engravers who upgraded some guns for him. I even supplied him 20 bore solid rib guns for upgrading that he found hard to find himself. His guns were hard core documented with paperwork, names, you name it. They were also exceptional work, with woodwork as well as metal work, heel and toe plates, three piece forends, just great maximum effort guns. He still has a couple that he did not sell. These are in a different category than upgraded US style graded guns with less than stellar woodwork. The guns I describe, and I think you describe, are well worth spending money on. US style graded guns that can't be documented by the Browning historian are of much less interest and sell for much less money. Of course, many buyers get talked into non original guns at high prices, but I think they have trouble reselling these guns to educated collectors. Hope to see you down here at the Southern or the Vintagers. Murphy
