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No, a clean gun is always a good gun. You run into trouble when you refinish a gun (in most cases). There are professionals that can restore a gun to it's original condition without de-valuing it too much. On the other hand, a few nicks and scratches can add to it's value if the gun has an interesting (and documented) history. I'm not a real collector although, I own a L.C. Smith and a few other old guns. There are others that can recommend, better than I can, how you should care for your collector pieces. I just keep the rust off mine and display them in a nice cabinet.
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Then, Sir, we will give them the bayonet! (Stonewall Jackson's reply to Colonel B.E. Bee when he reported that the enemy were beating them back. At the first battle of Bull Run, July 1861)
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http://www.lcsmith.org/seriallookup.php puts that at 1901 or 1919.The CalGunner formerly known as 'OrovilleTim' before defecting to a free state and becoming an 07/02.
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I dont think that this gun was intitialized as the l.c. smith...I think it was more of the 1880s.. thats why iam looking for the info on john nichols guns, and then his relationship with lc smith...Comment
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I found one nichols that sold, but the one i have is super detailed with engravings,, can anyone find one anywhere else????
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