Need an opinion

Ron Wood · 07-23-2004, 11:58 AM

Making a cutaway out of this piece was probably a good idea. Someone has buffed the bejeebers out of it, so at best it was a $400 shooter. As to its value, it has no intrinsic worth so you would be paying for the skilled labor that went into creating it. I have no idea how much time went into planning, setting up and making the extensive cuts, and doing the final finish, but it had to be a bunch...I am guessing in the vicinity of 100 hours. How much does an expert machinist make per hour? If it is somewhere around $50 then you have a base price of $5400. For myself, I would not spend a fraction of that amount for this type of display piece.

07-23-2004, 11:58 AM	#8
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	Making a cutaway out of this piece was probably a good idea. Someone has buffed the bejeebers out of it, so at best it was a $400 shooter. As to its value, it has no intrinsic worth so you would be paying for the skilled labor that went into creating it. I have no idea how much time went into planning, setting up and making the extensive cuts, and doing the final finish, but it had to be a bunch...I am guessing in the vicinity of 100 hours. How much does an expert machinist make per hour? If it is somewhere around $50 then you have a base price of $5400. For myself, I would not spend a fraction of that amount for this type of display piece. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

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