![]() ![]() At that point, excellently refinished examples may be preferable to many collectors - unless we decide to arbitrarily exclude them from being collectors. Collectors without deep pockets (or unwilling to dig deep into their pockets) will have to choose among the poorer condition original finish examples and the refinished examples. As the argument goes, as more and more people collect these firearms (which seems to be the case) the remaining excellent original finish examples will gradually disappear into collections and become more expensive. There is also, I think, a very reasonable debate over the degree to which refinishing reduces value. But an excellent original finish example will always be the most desirable/valuable, all other things being equal. The line between collectible and shooter can be pretty gray sometimes. According to the conventional wisdom, a Nazi-marked MAB D is worth twice a similar condition un-marked MAB D, so even a refinished Nazi-marked MAB D will have enhanced value. I don't really know - collectors collect what they collect, and they are not always focused primarily on everything being original. ![]()
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