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Now, there are many other guys out there who are specialists in particular types of guns like the percussion Dragoons. You can find these fellows. You just have to hunt for them on line and through the Colt Collector’s Association. The CCA is a good source if you are even considering buying an old gun, unless you are buying from an auction house and the auction house would supply its own certificate of authenticity and then stand behind it. Most auction houses will and do. I won’t say that all of them do (stand behind or guarantee the authenticity of the product they sell), but generally, if an auction house says that something is genuine or real, they mean it that way. And nowadays, a lot of people are going to auctions to buy.

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GUN RATING SYSTEMS

Accurately describing a gun’s condition is critical when one evaluates a firearm, because from that evaluation, one will estimate the gun’s value. Differences in condition can easily cut the value of a collectible gun in half, or double it. Terms used to evaluate firearms condition have specific meanings.