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$1200 is pretty cheap for a matching K98 these days.
In recent times I have noticed the rise of the "patina freak."
These folks seem to think crud and gunk and corrosion is a good thing.
They wail at the thought of actually cleaning up a piece.
Stocks, need pretty much to be left alone, but bronze wool and elbow grease on rusting and corroding metal surfaces is good and necessary.
Buffing or grinding is verboten as well as actually "restoring" a matching piece.
Something found in poor condition, as the rifles discussed here nearly are, are kinda fair game.
In recent times I have noticed the rise of the "patina freak."
These folks seem to think crud and gunk and corrosion is a good thing.
They wail at the thought of actually cleaning up a piece.
Stocks, need pretty much to be left alone, but bronze wool and elbow grease on rusting and corroding metal surfaces is good and necessary.
Buffing or grinding is verboten as well as actually "restoring" a matching piece.
Something found in poor condition, as the rifles discussed here nearly are, are kinda fair game.
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