Bill: Your restock of my old prewar merkel brought it from unusable, to beautiful. and its in a black walnut, modern finish.

from unuseable to functional. the functional value is always there, and if the metal is right, and the wood is bright,and the fit is tight, then it a matter of taste: like the 55 chevy's out there. some stock, some hopped. some just wore out.

I go function, form, fit, and fire.

now on the true collectors guns: do nothing more than needed, but do always oil and clean and iron out dents and hammer out dings. and reblue as needed to prevent rusting in the field.

Last edited by jameister; 12/10/07 09:55 PM.
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