No4 Bolt Advice

[CINDERS]

I'm kind'a along the lines of very judicious refurb/cleaning be kept to the absolute minimum to retain as much of its journey patina as possible. What gets me say with artillery or ordnance brass and oilers or anything brass sellers shine the bejeezer's out of it to a mirror shine and lose all its journey patina may as well be a 2021 produced piece in that case. (Pun)

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[Singer B]

I'm kind'a along the lines of very judicious refurb/cleaning be kept to the absolute minimum to retain as much of its journey patina as possible. What gets me say with artillery or ordnance brass and oilers or anything brass sellers shine the bejeezer's out of it to a mirror shine and lose all its journey patina may as well be a 2021 produced piece in that case. (Pun)

I completely agree unless the rifle is a complete rust bucket and the only way to save it is to completely refinish it or it has little or no real collector value.