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Old 05-05-2020, 05:24 AM
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Keep it as is, . IMO, rebluing and sanding and refinishing erases history and memories
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Keep it as is, . IMO, rebluing and sanding and refinishing erases history and memories

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yep, mine is a 1942 and its not super pretty but I am not touching it. Its clean and lots of character marks. Mine would look just awesome re-finished but its not worth it to ruin the history. I don't care about the actual value so much. The meaning is more valuable.
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Keep us posted. Give me a shout if you need a hand.
That’s a great offer, and he’s undoubtedly by far the most qualified of anyone around to provide help!
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Cool stuff.
How hard was it to detail strip?

I have a 94. From what I can ascertain it was manufactured between 1950 and 1959.
Got it for a steal from someone who didn’t know or appreciate what they had. It has some pitting and so forth. Was going to reblue it and sand and redo the stock. A friend (very knowledgeable collector) recommended not to as it would devalue it.
At a minimum I would like to do a deep cleaning of the inner workings.




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It’s not too bad to tear down if you’re handy with tools, and have a little experience working on firearms. Just find a uTube video, or a tutorial online.

Whatever you do, heed Pig’s advice! If you refinish the gun; you’ll lose all the history of the activities that put life’s mark on it, plus probably at least half of the value.

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Keep it as is, . IMO, rebluing and sanding and refinishing erases history and memories
That’s for damn sure my friend!
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It’s not too band to tear down if you’re handy with tools, and have a little experience working on firearms. Just find a uTube video, or a tutorial online.

Whatever you do, heed Pig’s advice! If you refinish the gun; you’ll lose all the history of the activities that put life’s mark on it, plus probably at least half of the value.



That’s for damn sure my friend!
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