Ciao e' Benvenuto Marco.
The principles for classic cars generally does not apply to collectible firearms. The collector value to this pistol has been substantially reduced by the refinishing process to less than half of what it would be worth if it were in this condition and not altered after it left the factory. At least that is how most U.S. collectors view restorations. The gun is not particularyly rare.
If you are a truely a collector, I would pass on this pistol. If you intend to shoot this gun to enjoy it, and the price is within your means, then go ahead and buy it,
...but I doubt it would ever increase in value as much as an unaltered pistol of the same type...
If this pistol is one of the P.08's that were refurbished by Mauser and sold... then it would have it's own niche as far as collectibility... I don't believe that many of the guns received this treatment... so it would be worth more than a gun refurbished by anyone else, but never as much as an unaltered original specimen.
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regards, -John S
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