Trey Veston
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Spent a few days down at the family cabin and an old family friend showed up for cards and whiskey and he was carrying the same pistol he's carried for about 40 years.
He's a former sheriff's deputy, then US Marshal, then college professor with a PHd in criminal justice.
Anyway, he loves his old Browning, and I told him that they had appreciated somewhat in value recently. He asked what I thought his was worth, just out of curiosity, and I told him I had no idea, but would take some photos and ask online. I ballparked it at around $1000.
I'd never handled it before or really looked at it closely, so may have been way off.
It's an original Browning Hi-Power, made in Belgium, with wonderfully tight tolerances and rich deep bluing.
But, it shows normal holster wear, and, a couple of other things that really detract from it's value. The first is some sort of stipling job that was done on the back strap and front strap of the grip. It's ugly, but was done to aid in grip and handling, and it works.
Secondly, the trigger is scraped up due to having some sort of trigger lock on it when not being carried, according to the owner.
So, does this thing still have any value to it, despite the ungodly "customization"?
He's a former sheriff's deputy, then US Marshal, then college professor with a PHd in criminal justice.
Anyway, he loves his old Browning, and I told him that they had appreciated somewhat in value recently. He asked what I thought his was worth, just out of curiosity, and I told him I had no idea, but would take some photos and ask online. I ballparked it at around $1000.
I'd never handled it before or really looked at it closely, so may have been way off.
It's an original Browning Hi-Power, made in Belgium, with wonderfully tight tolerances and rich deep bluing.
But, it shows normal holster wear, and, a couple of other things that really detract from it's value. The first is some sort of stipling job that was done on the back strap and front strap of the grip. It's ugly, but was done to aid in grip and handling, and it works.
Secondly, the trigger is scraped up due to having some sort of trigger lock on it when not being carried, according to the owner.
So, does this thing still have any value to it, despite the ungodly "customization"?