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I once helped a friend repair a beat up 1858 Remington cap and ball revolver. It had some pretty battered screws and a non-functional ram rod and catch. It was a pleasant afternoon of effort with hand tools and hand fabricated springs. There was no intent to create a fake, just return an old veteran to functional configuration. After it was all done, my friend showed the gun to several collectors and explained that I had repaired it. They asked "what repairs did he do to it?". That made me feel pretty good since I had not increased the value of the gun one iota but it looked and functioned as original. Jerry does that with leather.
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