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Originally Posted by Zilmo

Lots of "experts" on the 1911 forum telling me that:
A. It needs to be cleaned.
B. The wax and grease on it are not original.
C. No one has ever seen a box like that before.
D. If you can't shoot it, it isn't worth having.

God I love internet forums.

That is because they are all jealous Zilmo!!!

The cosmoline will not hurt it, after all they are stored like that for future use.

[NAMVET72]

My Friend that is one of the reasons I spend most of my time on this Forum, do a search on the internet about everything you mentioned..............

None of the members on the 1911 are real Collectors......................IMHO.......

[DrHenley]

I think I would be VERY tempted to clean it up! But that's just me...

I'd want to see it in brand spanking new condition. I don't really consider wax and cosmoline part of the "original" condition. Something like a coat of Mobil1 to make it look all shiny and new.

Caked cosmoline just turns me off.

[BlackKnight]

Originally Posted by DrHenley

I think I would be VERY tempted to clean it up! But that's just me...

I'd want to see it in brand spanking new condition. I don't really consider wax and cosmoline part of the "original" condition. Something like a coat of Mobil1 to make it look all shiny and new.

Caked cosmoline just turns me off.

I agree. When I was reading this post earlier today I was thinking along the same line.