Is it a "shooter" or a collectable piece? If it is non-matching or in less than collectable condition, do whatever you wish. If it is a collector's piece and you have no intention of shooting it, why bother? If it is a valuable collector's piece and you wish to shoot it, do whatever you wish, break a part and incrementally increase the value of surviving unmolested original examples.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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