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More questions from the uninformed--

I agree that Americans are hung up on names on Doubles--

Webley made guns others just retailed-
What characteristics define the Webley guns no matter the retailer?

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I'm sure every Double guy would love to find one from a unusual retailer for a bargain price!!

Kinda hard I'm sure cause Double experts have probably located and secured most of those guns.

What prices are we talking about for a "lesser" name first quality Double instead of one of the big 4?? I presume that a 470 NE would be the most common caliber--

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Prices will be all over the place. Some less than competent dealers will price an otherwise nice piece from a lesser quality trade maker with a big name on it way over the top. Likewise, a sharp dealer will price a "no-name" from a good trade maker at what it's really worth, and he's not wrong. Given a well-informed buyer and seller, the difference today is nothing like what it once was.

It's silly to price a D class Rigby built by Osborne (like Westley Richards has) $10,000+ more than an A & W C 2nd Quality (the highest grade Webley commonly encountered) built for Army & Navy would reasonably bring in similar condition, but it's done all the time.

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