well then, i'm confused...

I'm not familiar with the new vs. old wm douglases.?

I've been told by a few gun dealers (that should know) that there really is no historical significance to the name... They've also told me an Indian (i think) guy owns the company and they used the name b/c it sounded "english" and figured no one wanted to buy a gun from an "english" rifle from a company with an Indian-sounding name (apparently his name doesn't sound very "english.")

where is the current wm. douglas's website? who in the US imports them?

Take all of that as hear-say...

As for the gun, I further understand them to be built under that name by a variety of craftsman that "moonlight" from other firms.

As for the Italian frames, I wouldn't worry about where the frame coming from Italy.

The Italians are some of the best - if not THE best - gunmakers in the world today.

Companies like F.lli Rizzini, Famars (A&S), Piotti & Fabbri obviously rely on "italian" steel, frames and craftsmanship... (I don't care what some of the anglo-philes out there say, today's english "Best" is not as good as the italian's "Best.")

As for the price... 9500 represents about 75% of the replacement cost for a new one. I would think that it would have depreciated between 25 & 35%. So that sounds like a good "asking price."

Good luck