Posted: 4/11/2016 8:53:54 PM EDT
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face it, it's former glory left when it started out hanging around a construction site. That pistol has a history, it has character, it screams cool just the way it is. You start buffing, and stripping, and bluing, and you ruin all that panache. The horsey monogram will disappear, you won't get all the pitting out, and the connection that it had with your great uncle will all but disappear. It will look like every other pistol that has been raped by restoration. It has much more style the way it is. You'll do what you want to do but if it was my uncle's pistol I would do a detailed strip and clean, oil it up real good and have it checked for safety. Then I would enjoy shooting it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quote History Quoted:Quoted:Quoted:
give it a good clean, have it checked out, maybe throw some Johnson's wax on it, and then shoot it. Why would you want to refinish it? I'd like to see it in as close to "as new" condition as possible. I'm not concerned about any "loss in value" or some-such nonsense. It's an interesting machine, and I'd like to return it to something resembling its former glory. face it, it's former glory left when it started out hanging around a construction site. That pistol has a history, it has character, it screams cool just the way it is. You start buffing, and stripping, and bluing, and you ruin all that panache. The horsey monogram will disappear, you won't get all the pitting out, and the connection that it had with your great uncle will all but disappear. It will look like every other pistol that has been raped by restoration. It has much more style the way it is. You'll do what you want to do but if it was my uncle's pistol I would do a detailed strip and clean, oil it up real good and have it checked for safety. Then I would enjoy shooting it. Sage advice. I think that's what I'm going to do. Thanks!
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