Agreed on your estimation of value. Ten years ago I found a huge 8" QF casing in a junk yard. No dents, a massive brass casing. I located an 8" projectile, stuck it in the case ( it stood almost 7 ft tall). Not collecting ordnance at the time, I hauled it to the FtWorth gunshow and put it up for sale......at 0900 in the morning an older man walked by, stopped and asked what I wanted, I said $5000.00, he asked, " will you take a check"? I said yes, he asked, will you deliver it to my warehouse in downtown Dallas for $200?, I said sure......he wrote out the check for $5,200 and I delivered it. Inside his warehouse were five or six 16"/50 projectiles, a Sherman tank, an M48 tank ( new condition, the road wheels still had the rubber nibs on them) some artillery pieces and many artillery shells. I asked his workers who he was, they said he owned Lucky Lady oil company. That said, I have learned not to waste my time in doing business with people who have no money...and those that do have money are always looking for something no one else has. Ordnance years ago used to be considered door stops, only suitable for the scrap yard.....that said, I negotiated the deal for the 16"/50 projectile. How can any serious Ordnance collector not want a 1500 lb doorstop?...I will post pics when it arrives.