Well it hadn't been in a closet but in an attic of a house that hadn't been lived in for years.
Folks bought the house to tear it down for the lumber. They found it and sold it to me.
Thanks for all the responses. I've decided to leave the db cut alone. It's part of the WWII
history of the rifle. I like the chatter in the wood too. The machinery got awful
Loose from all the bombing