KY Jon, good points about what people collect when they are allowed to collect. Quite a dig on the Brits. However, Diggory is trying to climb the wrong tree when he criticizes us for searching for condition "without regard for quality". We do not look for condition only in farmer grade guns. We look for condition in all guns we collect, just like the Brits do. Unfortunately, the Brits seem to enjoy abusing their guns with files and honing tools to such an extent that untouched examples are quite rare. He is the one who exposes the abuse of his country's guns in his DGJ articles. He of all people should praise the colonists for their love of average guns that are untouched by bad gunsmiths.