I am of the opposite opinion. I would much rather buy a gun that has congealed and hardened lubricant in every crevice than one that is spanking clean and lightly oiled. Above all I despise the practice of rubbing white lacquer into the numbers and markings. I believe that a collector who tries to beautify a gun would likely be tempted to do a little renumbering (grips, magazines etc.) on the side.
Norm
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