Michael,
What I've done, if it is helpful, is place my unit marked First Issue WWI DWM and WWI 1915 DWM Artillery in presentation cases with their magazines and various tools. My two mismatched pieces are shooters, a 41/42 (Mauser) in very good shape (shoots beautifully) and a 1914 Erfurt Artillery that Ted Green (Thor) repaired (trigger problems) and beautifully reblued and restrawed. It is now as much fun to exhibit as it is to shoot, and vice versa.
Sort of the best of both worlds, from my perspective. I can enjoy and preserve the two matching pieces, with their historical provenance, and use the other two as they were intended. And, those both look more than good enough to attract attention when people come over. Thor's Erfurt restoration generates regular drooling. I recommend his wizardry very highly.
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markm3
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