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HJ Hussey was a crook of some note but that hasn't hurt the value of guns he made.
Last edited by GJZ; 10/03/08 02:18 PM.
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Agree fully with Mr Topgun and Mr Eightbore.
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If the name was unique enough that it could be traced so I could learn a bit about the guy, I would consider it more valuable. EVen if he happens to just be an "average" Joe. I would sure want to know which average Joe he was and it would increase the appeal of the gun for me substantially.
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I would love to have a Lindner Daly with Bill Wise scratched on it. Not many folks know him but the value to me would be twice the regular price of any other gun.
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Hang on Amigo......I'll have one for you in a few minutes....  Tim
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Having someone else's initials on one of my guns, well I can deal with that, but having someone's name engraved on my gun really bothers me. Unless I bought the gun for the providence in the first place. Yikes, I sound like a double talking politician.
Tim
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What about initials embossed on the leather case it is in, would that have a tendency to reduce the value of the deal, gun & case?
1) About the same?
2) Some, but not as much?
3) Not at all?
binko
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I have a W&C Scott ca 1863/65 Pinfire which has on the Rib, presumably put there by the maker "For Ben'j D Kennedy Louisville KY". I purchased it from a Louisville collector & he told me he had done some research on Mr Kennedy & all he was able to find was a buisness license for a Jewlery Store in Louisville during the period the gun was built. He apparently was neither born nor died there, as neither birth or death certificates could be found.
This to me adds interest to the gun even though I know little about the man.
I would agree though if it was put on in a sloppy manner it would certainly detract.
Miller/TN
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I think having someone's name on the gun (who is just a regular Joe) decreases the value. I have a Model 21 that has someone's name on the rib. It a Custom Grade with #2 engraving. I expect to get less than the gun is worth, which sold for $10,000 in the Custom Shop, but a lot more than the $5,000.00 that I paid for it. By the way, the name on the gun is Fred Remington. Any of you guys know him? He is supposed to have lived up in the north east. And from what I hear, he had several 21s.
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I remember reading once that Clark Gable sold Roy Rogers his Grade 5 Model 12 after a bad day at the trap range. I believe he sold it for a dime. Ouch!!
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