TunnelVision
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Hi guys first post, great info here on these rifles...
6 months go I bought myself this G43 locally from an antique gun dealer, and I severely overpaid ($4k), I'm not good at deciding how much to pay on the spot. Isn't it funny how no matter how much you like a gun you can never stop thinking about how much you paid for it?
Anyway I'm actually just looking for some help in making this baby a little more pleasing to the eye...
I was told when I bought it, and from my research I believe it's true, that this one is 100% original, and the story was basically that it was an attic find, it came with the original sling attached too.
However, there are some stains on the wood and metal that I'd love to find a way to clean up, but I know that doing anything to an original rifle is a bad idea.
I'll let the pictures speak for themselves, there's a lot of them, but maybe some of you guys have some ideas?
The only thing I tried so far is soaking the metal parts in CLP for a few days, but very little is coming clean. I also bought some #0000 steel wool and rubbed some of the problem spots extremely gently but still nothing came off.
Is there a better product to remove the rust and staining? Is there anything safe to use on the wood stock to give it some life or reduce those stains?
Thanks for any help, here's the pics:
There's a few more pics that didn't fit inside this post
6 months go I bought myself this G43 locally from an antique gun dealer, and I severely overpaid ($4k), I'm not good at deciding how much to pay on the spot. Isn't it funny how no matter how much you like a gun you can never stop thinking about how much you paid for it?
Anyway I'm actually just looking for some help in making this baby a little more pleasing to the eye...
I was told when I bought it, and from my research I believe it's true, that this one is 100% original, and the story was basically that it was an attic find, it came with the original sling attached too.
However, there are some stains on the wood and metal that I'd love to find a way to clean up, but I know that doing anything to an original rifle is a bad idea.
I'll let the pictures speak for themselves, there's a lot of them, but maybe some of you guys have some ideas?
The only thing I tried so far is soaking the metal parts in CLP for a few days, but very little is coming clean. I also bought some #0000 steel wool and rubbed some of the problem spots extremely gently but still nothing came off.
Is there a better product to remove the rust and staining? Is there anything safe to use on the wood stock to give it some life or reduce those stains?
Thanks for any help, here's the pics:
There's a few more pics that didn't fit inside this post