New member-question

drewas · 12-18-2007, 10:21 AM

Thanks all for the comments. I am going to collect more info and be patient about doing anything on this pistol. I've used 0000 steel wool and oil to clean light rust from other guns with no problems, but none of these other guns have the significance to me that this one has. You all have already informed me of many facts and issues I didn't know, so I'll not be in too big of a hurry with this project.

Does any one have any thoughts on preserving the leather holster? Again, I have done nothing as yet and don't want to make any stupid mistakes. As an aside, I saw a similar holster for sale on eBay that went for over $800! The monetary value of this rig is unimportant to me as I will never sell it. It actually belongs to the Lex famiy and I am the present custodian.

In the photos the pistol and holster look oily, but that is an artifact. (Any tips on photography would also be appreciated.) There is only a light coating of Royal Purple Synfilm on the pistol and nothing on the holster. BTW, my son, a .50 cal., Marine gunner recently returned from Iraq introduced me to Synfilm. That's what he used on his M-2 and swears by it. Any thoughts?

12-18-2007, 10:21 AM	#21
drewas User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks all for the comments. I am going to collect more info and be patient about doing anything on this pistol. I've used 0000 steel wool and oil to clean light rust from other guns with no problems, but none of these other guns have the significance to me that this one has. You all have already informed me of many facts and issues I didn't know, so I'll not be in too big of a hurry with this project. Does any one have any thoughts on preserving the leather holster? Again, I have done nothing as yet and don't want to make any stupid mistakes. As an aside, I saw a similar holster for sale on eBay that went for over $800! The monetary value of this rig is unimportant to me as I will never sell it. It actually belongs to the Lex famiy and I am the present custodian. In the photos the pistol and holster look oily, but that is an artifact. (Any tips on photography would also be appreciated.) There is only a light coating of Royal Purple Synfilm on the pistol and nothing on the holster. BTW, my son, a .50 cal., Marine gunner recently returned from Iraq introduced me to Synfilm. That's what he used on his M-2 and swears by it. Any thoughts? __________________ "Cry Havoc! and let slip the dogs of war."--Julius Ceasar (Shakespeare)