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10-16-2010, 12:51 AM | #1 |
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Internal barrel Pitting
Question for the Experts:
If there was a completely matched 1915 Military including magazine and unit marked that was an original solid 98% gun with ~80% straw that had as its only flaw a pitted barrel internally, but still had sharp corners and lands, how much does it affect the value? Just trying to get an idea since this feature is rarely observed or displayed on these guns anyway. |
10-16-2010, 05:27 AM | #2 |
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Again, it depends on whether I'm buying or selling. If I'm buying it would be a big deal, but if selling it is part of the history of the gun...
Just kidding. But really, unless the pitting was horrendous (sp?), it would not scare me away. Some careful cleaning and polishing, and maybe even shooting, might clean it up quite a bit if, as you state, the lands are sharp. I guess that unless it showed abuse uncharacteristic of the overall gun, its age, and the ammo for which it was designed, it would not scare me off. But I admit that my visual assessment of bore condition seems to have no bearing on the size of groups a gun will shoot. But let's hear what the real experts have to say... dju |
10-16-2010, 07:27 AM | #3 |
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Hi Larry, Your all matching unit marked 1915 DWM sounds like a very desirable , authentic gun. I would be deeply suspicious if it had a mint bore. Regards, Norm
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10-16-2010, 10:02 AM | #4 |
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Bore condition doesn't seem to be as big a deal here in the USA as in Europe. TH
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