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Caring for antiques

BiggenF15BiggenF15 Member Posts: 2 ✭✭
edited December 2001 in Ask the Experts
My father-in-law has a number of old Winchesters, one of which is a model 73 1 of 1,000. He doesn't pay any attention to them-the only care they get is a light coat of oil on the exterior and down the barrel when I go home once a year. What else should be done?
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  • KadaverKadaver Member Posts: 333 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    offer him $50 a gun to relieve him of the storage space >=)
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  • nmyers@home.comnmyers@home.com Member Posts: 205 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The worse enemies of firearms are thieves and rust.They should be kept locked in a steel safe, with either a safe anti-rust lamp or a container of silica gel that gets dried out on a regular basis.Neal
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  • AntiqueDrAntiqueDr Member Posts: 691 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Actually, if that is a bonafide 1 of 1000 Model 1873 it is a significant multi-thousand (5-digits) dollar investment and deserves careful attention to condition and deterioration.
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  • turboturbo Member Posts: 820 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Show some intrest, buy him the safe and all the amenities to store them proper like, and what ever you do, stay married.
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