Last year I was shopping around a 1894 Purdey that belonged to a friend. A hammerless, 12 bore best gun, from 1894. It was tired, in need of a barrel blue, stock freshening (checkering recut, new pad)etc.
I brought it to the Vintagers and first saw Steve Murray from Purdeys who was visiting from London. He looked it over, pronounced it "still as tight as the day it was made" but proceeded to tell me it would not bring much more than $6K, there were too many similar guns out there.
I brought it to 3 dealers at the show, two told me they had no interest as they both had similar guns in their inventory, the last offered $5K, citing the work needed to put it right and the declining market.
I was quoted about $3K from a reputable smith to put it right. A best gun for under $10K. You might be able to do the same with some luck and time searching.
