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DaveA · 28th October 2011, 08:57 PM

I am a collector and participant in the forums. I eagerly seek out any and all information I can find on the items in my collection. I know next to nothing about restoration. My primary concern is cleaning and care.

I would very much like to see a sub-forum devoted to advice on such topics as have been discussed in this thread earlier.

Moderated -- but with a light hand. Remember that there are many people here with varying degrees of wisdom, concerns and so forth. What makes these forums so valuable is not just an individual post, but the give and take. Out of the discussion emerges wisdom, whether it be consensus or awareness of multiple points of view. My point is that any given topic will, over time, be "self-corrective" because of all the knowledge and experience that is pooled.

Final point -- what is done with an item is really up to the owner. Each of us WILL clean or oil or otherwise maintain items in our collection, as we see fit, to the best of our knowledge. It is incumbent on the community that is interested in preserving these arms that everyone has the best available information. The absence of good advice is likely to have negative consequences for preservation of our treasures. The presence of good advice can only help.

Thanks for the chance to comment.

- Dave A.

28th October 2011, 08:57 PM	#27
DaveA Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 415	My 2 cents I am a collector and participant in the forums. I eagerly seek out any and all information I can find on the items in my collection. I know next to nothing about restoration. My primary concern is cleaning and care. I would very much like to see a sub-forum devoted to advice on such topics as have been discussed in this thread earlier. Moderated -- but with a light hand. Remember that there are many people here with varying degrees of wisdom, concerns and so forth. What makes these forums so valuable is not just an individual post, but the give and take. Out of the discussion emerges wisdom, whether it be consensus or awareness of multiple points of view. My point is that any given topic will, over time, be "self-corrective" because of all the knowledge and experience that is pooled. Final point -- what is done with an item is really up to the owner. Each of us WILL clean or oil or otherwise maintain items in our collection, as we see fit, to the best of our knowledge. It is incumbent on the community that is interested in preserving these arms that everyone has the best available information. The absence of good advice is likely to have negative consequences for preservation of our treasures. The presence of good advice can only help. Thanks for the chance to comment. - Dave A.