Should I buy Eddystone 1917

[Aragorn243]

This is the before photo of my 1917 as purchased for $299. It has a shiny, reddish cast shellac on it.






This is the after photo with half a dozen coats of BLO.






A close up of the finish and the extractor which has some uneven wear on it. I may try polishing it or replace it at some point. It works fine.






Closeup of finish after BLO






This is the first stage in removing the shellac using a knife blade and lightly scraping. I have worked it from the receiver to the butt.






After other side:






And my new sight installed:






The camera doesn't really give justice to how bad that shellac looked.

With the new sight, I have $304 into this so far. I had all the refinishing materials on hand. I still need an ejector. Might try converting the broken one into the compression spring type and getting a small spring.