The opposing attitudes toword restoration remind me of a discussion between Russ Ruppell and a true believer. It seemed Russ had in some way altered whatever brand the True Believer cherished and had been taken to task for it. Russ's response was classic Ruppell. He explained that if the collector had such a gun in untouched condition, he should be happy. His value had just gone up. There was now one less untouched sample for him to compete with. I think we all miss Russ.

A beautiful restoration of a gun made to shoot. Congratulations.