What is the going rate for Westwoods these days?
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Im most likely incorrect about it being reanodized. I made an assumption based on how the seller was already be deceitful and didn't do any digging 😅
Just going off the info on Ravi's site, ST beavertail and Alien bolts were released mid 1999. Those parts are also found on Ravi's second Westwood which was purchased after Skyball 1999. Ravi's first Westwood and the Westwood he reviewed had a different style beavertail. I believe the Westwoods were discontinued by the time the SFL was released in late 1999-2000. So the eBay Westwood is probably one of the last Westwoods built.
All the other parts I mentioned (and more) are still not original, but there are def hints the owner/seller is attempting to make it appear that way.Comment
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There is a frequently made mistake that people make discussing " stock" or " original" parts.
It was common for custom shop autocockers in the 1990's to have no true" stock" configuration. The marker may have left BBT, or PPS, or Pacific paintball as a body kit or a complete marker. It may have been common for the shop to use PPS front end parts, but the original order has an Clippard or STO pneumatics instead.
An on/off would never be period correct to a Westwood. It was uncommon for any type of ASA to come with an off the shelf high end marker. Someone with the scratch and desire for a Westwood probably kitted it up with a cradle to hold an adjustable HPA system. A Lapco drop forward and a PPS stabilizer would be very likely if the owner (likely) used CO2.
My point? Speaking from authority on "original" parts is less accurate than most guys think it is. There may have been 58 total units in 42 different configurations made.
Danny Love or Rennik Miller might know the provenance of that, or any other Westwood. Most guys didn't keep good enough records to answer the questions we might ask though.
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