I bought a Chinese paratrooper model at a gun show when I was stationed in Hawaii. I think I paid $200. Way more than they were going for back then but it was Hawaii so the price was fair for that region. That was 1987-88 era. That was before Hawaii turned commie. The owner had taken a torch to...
My father had 20 gauge mod 11 and really wanted a 12 gauge. I found one for him and bought it for $250. The wood was perfect but the metal was what you would expect a gun that old to look like. I took it to a gunsmith up in Acworth and he did the old school re-blue on it. I gave it to Dad for a...