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Unread 06-13-2016, 11:15 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by DavidJayUden View Post
I guess the same could be said for British proofs.
I've held the opinion that British proofs were kind of cool. Provenance and all that. I would not lower the price if it were a question of British proof marks. Like, someone saying that it was worth $300 less because the British had proofed it. (The only British proofs I've seen were pics of British barrel proofs).

But if some importer had electro-penciled their name in big sloppy letters on the side or on the barrel, then I would think a $300+ deduction would be in order...Which would bring it down to shooter pricing...

Here's an example of a really annoying import mark - or it would be, if it were on a desirable P08 or 1900. Since it's on a $600 Walther P1, I really don't care. But on the barrel of a 1914 Erfurt artillery Luger, I would be devastated...
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