Capt. Curl has nailed it (as he has so many great guns!)

Winnowing through the American hardware store gun detritus at the local shows;
Expaining away the lengthened chambers and bogus colors; fending off the "who did the rebluing?" parrys from the bottom feeders;
A tired but in-proof, whole and intact London Best shines like a diamond as one combs through the rest of the litter there.
Bust the move and write the check; the odor of history is there as you open the lid of the oak & leather case for the first big whiff. I'm getting closer all the time; I'll treat myself soon!
Ah, the smell of the Circassian; the roar of the Rangoon Oil!
KBM