Seems to me

[joken]

A long gun that has been finished in Cerakote increases in value a bit while hand guns may well be worth less. What do you guy's think? Ken

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[.45's and .38's]

I think handguns & rifles are worth more cerakoated

 

[simon99]

Value is only in the eye of the beholder and what people are willing to pay. I'm not saying a weapon that has been coated is worth less, but it might not be worth any more to most buyers as well.

 

[jbett98]

A long gun that has been finished in Cerakote increases in value a bit while hand guns may well be worth less. What do you guy's think? Ken

Are you talking about new firearms that were coated at the factory, or, a used gun that was Cerakoted?

 

[Mark W.]

The premise would depend completely on what the firearm is.

A AR-15 you put together from misc parts could very well be worth a little more with a Cerakote finish.

A 1925 Winchester Saddle Ring Carbine in 30-30 could have its $1200.00 value cut to $400.00 or even more.

A Colt Python with a Cerakote finish would be worth less then one with its original finish

A Beretta 92 might be worth a little more with a nice Cerakote finish.

It all depends on what your talking about.

 

[mjbskwim]

The premise would depend completely on what the firearm is.

A AR-15 you put together from misc parts could very well be worth a little more with a Cerakote finish.

A 1925 Winchester Saddle Ring Carbine in 30-30 could have its $1200.00 value cut to $400.00 or even more.

A Colt Python with a Cerakote finish would be worth less then one with its original finish

A Beretta 92 might be worth a little more with a nice Cerakote finish.

It all depends on what your talking about.

Plus with all the different colors,who knows if the buyer would want the same color you liked.

 

[joken]

I should have been more specific. I'm speaking of guns with no collector value prior to coating.

 

[simon99]

I wouldn't pay any more for a weapon that's been coated. CeraKote and Duracoat can be too personalized, like stippling or engraving.

 

[nick1980]

I would never pay more. For me personally it decreases value

 

[erudne]

Ken= Japanese for sword

Jo
a firearm is a tool but humans are artists as well as artificers' and so there is always a desire to personalize an object, even stone axes are personalized. Many feel that a durable coating de-personalizes a firearm and so shun it; as one who has fought corrosion for decades before cerracoat arrived and settled on enamel paint to preserve the functionality of my tools I would pay extra for the coating having learned that tools only have value when used to accomplish a task. The more durable the tool, the higher it's value (which brings us back to stone axes.,, and my ex-wife)

 

[Certaindeaf]

I put a spoiler on my Pinto.. I easily doubled its value since it took a couple a fancy chrome nuts to bolt it on there. probably worth at least fiddy cent now