I'm here Mark...I've just been too busy at work this morning to check the forum pages.
A restored ball turret? I've been given many different estimates on what a restored ball turret is worth. Most of the estimates hover around $30,000 - $35,000!!!

Now keep in mind this is for a completely restored ball turret. I know Don Brooks still has (or used to up till this past summer) a replica recast ball turret for sale and is asking $24,000. This recasting was made by Harland Avezzie and is supposedly 80% complete with many original internal parts, with the shells being recast in aluminum.
The problem with restoring these ball turrets is the scarcity of parts...especially the outer shell components. Because they were made of aluminum alloy most were melted down by the scrapper.
Soooo....dare I ask...do you know of somebody that has one????
John