Magnum Wheel Man
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Ok... my question is conerning 3 particular types of guns... ( all of which are old top breaks, not that that matters on preserving a nickel gun )
1) original nickel & engraved...
2) original nickel... maybe a few blemishes...
3) re-nickeled guns...
I have an old Safety Police that is factory nickeled & engraved... it has a nice brown "patenina" in the engraving... what is the best way to preserve this gun's condition ??? will that "rust" in the engraving start lifting the nickel over the years ??? will oil soaking in in these areas get under the nickel & cause it to flake ??? ( most of these are newly aquired, I wanted to add a few top breaks to my revolver collection, so I haven't had them long enough to know much, or do any cleaning on them yet ) I do have an old nickel plated 22 ( non top break revolver ) that is in the #2 condition, & it has been stored pretty dry ( minimal oil ) for the last 15 or 16 years, & seems to not have deteriourated any... but some of these top breaks I'd like to shoot occasionally, so I'd feel the need to oil them more than the little 22, but you often see guns with lots of flaking, & I want to make sure a blemish in the nickel doesn't turn into a flakey gun down the road... can I use a polishing compound like Flitz & hand polish any of these guns to remove light scratches ??? I'd assume the renickeled guns would be ok to polish ??? not sure on the guns with original nickel...
none of these guns are valuable enough that cleaning up would decrease the value, so what would you guys recommend as best ways to clean up these guns & keep them looking as good as possible while I own them ???
Thanks
1) original nickel & engraved...
2) original nickel... maybe a few blemishes...
3) re-nickeled guns...
I have an old Safety Police that is factory nickeled & engraved... it has a nice brown "patenina" in the engraving... what is the best way to preserve this gun's condition ??? will that "rust" in the engraving start lifting the nickel over the years ??? will oil soaking in in these areas get under the nickel & cause it to flake ??? ( most of these are newly aquired, I wanted to add a few top breaks to my revolver collection, so I haven't had them long enough to know much, or do any cleaning on them yet ) I do have an old nickel plated 22 ( non top break revolver ) that is in the #2 condition, & it has been stored pretty dry ( minimal oil ) for the last 15 or 16 years, & seems to not have deteriourated any... but some of these top breaks I'd like to shoot occasionally, so I'd feel the need to oil them more than the little 22, but you often see guns with lots of flaking, & I want to make sure a blemish in the nickel doesn't turn into a flakey gun down the road... can I use a polishing compound like Flitz & hand polish any of these guns to remove light scratches ??? I'd assume the renickeled guns would be ok to polish ??? not sure on the guns with original nickel...
none of these guns are valuable enough that cleaning up would decrease the value, so what would you guys recommend as best ways to clean up these guns & keep them looking as good as possible while I own them ???
Thanks