[micmacman]

my personal tastes in both rifles and the pistols is i prefer a "been there look",its hard to imagine a piece being in a war,handled,stored,or brought back,and 60 years later looking brand new,especially givin the atitude towards these old firearms as late as late as the 1960's

there are too many out there that are faking "mint" pieces,and im not a advanced collector to be able to 100% be sure about every piece,its easier,and less likely on a well used looking rifle (not always),and the normal tells are easier for me to determine

its been my experiance that if it looks too good,its probably too good to be true,,,,,its amazing the lengths that some will go to to squeeze a couple hundred extra out of a piece