It was,in MY opinion,finished TOO well! $5,500 is A LOT for a North West gun! It was an incredable gun built extremly well.
Gun prices alway's befudle me. I've seen "Barn Gun's",ie;no butt plate,entry thimble,side plate,1 lock screw and no nose cap. $3800! Davis lock,Colerain Barrel. Even the trigger guard was purchased. But it had a "known" builders name on it.
Curly Gostomsky built the,IMHO,the most accurate NW gun's to date. I have one he built in the mid '70's,and belive me,it wouldnt even be looked at in a contest,let alone judged! But it was an extremly accurate rendering of a Barnett gun. I'm rather partial to 'em!