I don't understand this...

[G.T.]

Hi Bill, I agree with 98% of your statement with the exception of "the original will always bring more then a refinished" I fell this is true 99% of the time, and always true when comparing factory variations...but if you look at John V. Martz's creations, he always starts with non collectable Lugers & P.38's, and turns them into works of art, commanding 10 to 20 times their original value, and they sell!! Although I realize this is not what you had in mind about refinish or restoration, the fact remains that he is taking noncollectable Lugers of lesser value and turning them into collectables of greater value!! till...later...G.T.