4500 + 1500 on the low side still puts you at 6,000 for a gun that mechanically may be good but what about the wood issues and the bluing on the barrels. You would still need to blue it after raising dents and the forearm essentaily needs to be replaced or have extensive repair. So by the time you get it looking like something more than a boat paddle you have 7000 to 8000 in a refinished gun which knocks the hell out of any collector value and you end up with an over priced shooter.
I can't say I don't agree with you as far as collectible value when done, but something decent nowadays thats real is 9-10k anyways, and after you are done with this one its still 10k less than a Tony M21 who's collectible value is basically zip relative to its original price. Its still a Winchester 21 albeit repaired, thats good enough for a lot of people. The devil in me says it gets bought and turned into a Pigeon grade with "no record" from Cody
