I dunno Tabby....I bought mine way back....just a casual buyer like most...defer to folks like you and Jeff. Hell, didn't know what pinned and recessed was until your posts
. I only have two....a p&r M27 from the late 70s and my M629 is mid 90s....both are superb, quality spoons imo...might not be in terms of collector values, but that doesn't matter to me. Now the .357 Marlin I purchased a decade ago (damn you Higgins
), even before the "change", doesn't compare to the quality of my 336 I bought at 18. Still nice, but obviously not in the same league imo.