Brass Butt Plate - Polish or not?

I realize this may be a matter of personal preferance, but should the brass butt plate on a No 4 Mk I/2 rifle be kept bright and shinny or be left in the "tarnished" state (i.e a dull brassy color) ? I guess what I would really like to know is what was the expected condition for the brass butt plate on a service rifle in the British military -- polished or not?

Thanks,

Jim

Obviously, in the field they would be left dull. But in camp a Sergeant Major wouldn't be earning his pay if he didn't insist on bulled up butt plates. Polish it with brasso. It's not like it's a permanent mod.

Basic training, highly polished with brasso, same as the rifle woodwork. Highly polished with brown beeswax/boot polish.

After basic training, just left natural but absolutely clean

Thanks for the information.

Jim

Thanks for the information.

Jim

If you were standing guard at Buckingham Palace it had damm well better be polished.;)