I ACTUALLY NEVER HAVE HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT.. ITS NOT A LOOK THAT WOULD APPEAL TO ME, IN THE LEAST. IF THAT'S THE FACTORY FINISH, TO ALTER IT WOULD DIMINISH ITS VALUE, IN THE EYE OF A "COLLECTOR"......

BEING A SHOOTER, I NEVER WORRIED ABOUT SUCH ISSUES. I NEVER PURCHASED NIB OR LNIB FIREARMS--KNOWING IN ADVANCE, THAT I WILL SHOOT, AND PROPERLY MAINTAIN, ANYTHING THAT I OWN. THEY WOULD END UP WITH A TURN RING, AND OTHER SIGNS OF USE.....

THAT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, WOULD PERIODICALLY INCLUDE, A WIPE DOWN WITH SOME MOTHERS' MAG WHEEL POLISH, AND AN OLD T-SHIRT, OF ANY STAINLESS STEEL GUNS THAT I OWN......

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'Nam 1968-69.DAV,VFW,NRA Inst.