Be careful cleaning this one Lou. Ya dont want to destroy the patina!
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Be careful cleaning this one Lou. Ya dont want to destroy the patina!
Spitfire The WWII guns firing after 70 years buried in peat,
"The Browning machine guns looked as good as new. Soil conditions were perfect for preservation. Beneath the peat there had been a layer of clay. Clay is anaerobic, it forms an airtight seal around all the parts, so there is no oxygen, which limits corrosion."
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Spitfire redux: The WWII guns firing after 70 years buried in peat - BBC News
Along the same vein, is this P-38 still flying it was a heck of a recovery effort as it was very deep in the glacial ice the B-17 mother ship was not salvable being crushed by the ice.
ww2 P38 Glacier Girl firing her 20mm - YouTube
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Originally Posted by CINDERS
Kind of off track but here's the abridged version of the story... Aircraft | Glacier Girl |
That’s so cool to find something especially in that good of condition!
Electrolysis the only way to go to remove the rust bet it will be like a brand new gun when you’re finished
Personally, I'd glass bead it clean and then paper polish before refinish. The wood may have issues after curing out too...Lou can handle that though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ajsgreenjeeps
Hi everyone, I figured I should show the progress in the "Restorer's Corner" section, so, here it is:
https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=63113
It probably fires as it is after an oiling and a pull through..............I'm booking my flight now, if you have arsenals in rivers over there. I bet the RCMP would be concerned :)