Norme, I can think of a couple other importers whose marks have increased the value of the pistols they appear on, AF Stoeger and Ambercrombie & Fitch.
I say that jokingly but have often wondered what's so special about those importers. Stoeger, for example, imported SAFE/LOADED marked pistols with no other distinguishing marks. I wonder why convention makes those with Stoeger's import mark more desirable and consequently more valuable. Collectors also like Pacific Arms' identifying marks, and their guns are mostly, if not all, reworks, what I'd call the bottom of the barrel for collectables. They derive their increased value and collectability solely from Pacific Arms identifying marks, not the pistols themselves.
I'm guilty of following this convention, too.
Jack
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