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Marvin · 04-09-2006, 07:03 AM

Ed,

This one looked like it came from a basement in New Orleans after the flood. I could not believe the dealer wanted this much. It was sooooo bad, the pistol was not even good enough for parts,LOL. To me, it was a 200-300 pistol at the most! It appeared it would fire, but the Sear and Ejector spring would have to be replaced to get reliable funtioning. If it was refinished, many of the pits would still be there.

All kidding aside, it looked like it had been in a damp basement with no protective oil for YEARS. I felt bad for the pistol to have such a past and be treated this way. About 6 months ago, I bought an early Japanese Type 99 rifle that came from an estate, it was all matching, with mum, AA wings, bolt cover, and bayonet. It had been in a basement for years and I was able to bring it back with only having to replace the buttplate. The buttplate was TRASHED from rust. I very carefully removed the rust spots with Blue Wonder Cleaner, and where the rust had gone thru the blue, I used Blue Wonder to cover the spots. It is not perfect now, but it is worth a lot more than I paid for it. Not many all matching and correct Jap rifles around today either.

04-09-2006, 07:03 AM	#3
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ed, This one looked like it came from a basement in New Orleans after the flood. I could not believe the dealer wanted this much. It was sooooo bad, the pistol was not even good enough for parts,LOL. To me, it was a 200-300 pistol at the most! It appeared it would fire, but the Sear and Ejector spring would have to be replaced to get reliable funtioning. If it was refinished, many of the pits would still be there. All kidding aside, it looked like it had been in a damp basement with no protective oil for YEARS. I felt bad for the pistol to have such a past and be treated this way. About 6 months ago, I bought an early Japanese Type 99 rifle that came from an estate, it was all matching, with mum, AA wings, bolt cover, and bayonet. It had been in a basement for years and I was able to bring it back with only having to replace the buttplate. The buttplate was TRASHED from rust. I very carefully removed the rust spots with Blue Wonder Cleaner, and where the rust had gone thru the blue, I used Blue Wonder to cover the spots. It is not perfect now, but it is worth a lot more than I paid for it. Not many all matching and correct Jap rifles around today either.