Soap box time

[raygun]

Originally posted by Don M
From my perpsective, the more prisitine the condition, the less interesting is its history!

Well said .

I like my pieces to be close as possible to original and basically sound , but a bit of wear and tear , especially in a gun 70 to 100 years old , adds to its charm and interest . One always thinks - if only it could talk and tell me its story!