Wes, you and I don’t agree on a lot of things, but I think you are absolutely right on this point. There is no real substitute for a collectable military firearm that is still in basically the same condition from when it came out of a soldier’s hands. I came to this acumen conclusion just recently actually. Every day is a gift to learn something new. Anyway, several months ago, I bought a super cool 1944 byf coded K98 rifle with an authentic ZF-41 scope. Don’t ask me what I paid for it, LOL. I had it in my hands and was about to clean the bloody hell out of all of it (like I usually do) when I noticed that it really had the smell, patina and feel of a real WW2 rifle. I unscrewed the bolt, and the oil and grease on the matching firing pin glared of age and careful preservation. I cleaned and oiled the bore only. To this day I’m super glad I didn’t ruin its nice patina and old smell. It would have been a gigantic mistake.
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