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					Originally Posted by ulfberth
					
				 
				What a find ! a true sleeper , one should ask himself to clean/restore it or not. 
Once taken of the patina is gone forever. 
			
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 Well said!!! 

It is history and signals the well earned veneration of the weapon. It is about respect for history, something that seems to be slipping away.