One Navy one Army, I like both.Originally Posted by hamermill
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One Navy one Army, I like both.
I've never really understood the "do not restore" school of thought. I don't mean a Bubba refinish but rather a careful restoration by skilled artisans to return a gun to it's original condition. People routinely clean, repair and restore original oil paintings, antique watches, classic or antique cars, vintage wooden yachts and motor launches etc etc .....why not firearms?
Fan of Browning Hi-Powers and both S&W and Colt revolvers
Every piece of art tells a story.
In the case of artwork such as a painting -- restoration is a result of a history of improperly stored or damage sustained during display.
People want to see the piece through the eyes of the artist using the media of choice at that time.
In the case of firearms, it is history of the firearm that tells the story.
A "new in box" 1911 in "perfect" condition only means someone stored it in a box and forgot about it until it was rediscovered a 100 years later.
Doesn't speak to what it went through (WW1, WW2, Korea)? Who carried it, what campaigns it was used in, how it ended up with the last owner, etc...
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