I agree with what Ted & Tom have said. To me personally old guns such as this have character. While i would not condone doing such as this to one today, as stated folks needed them to work back when this was done. It very likely was the only gun they owned & they probably didn't have the funds for a "Proper" fix.
Pass on them all if you like. A mint, unfired, gun is a valuable collector's item but gun such as this can be enjoyed without the worry of putting a itty bitty scratch on it & vastly reducing its value. The majority of my guns are a good ways from mint but I enjoy them thoroughly. Also I much prefer to see a field grade gun, "KEPT" as a field grade rather than guzzied up into a "Graded" model.
