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Beware the 'originals' available these days, they are built to order. Better to pay the 90 Euros or whatever to that chap in Belgium and know you have a reproduction and ageing it is easy enough, bash or drill out the threads in the retaining plates, soak it in diesel for 4-6 weeks, kick it around the garden or leave it in the back of an empty van for a while and then leave it outside for the final finish. Oh and don't forget to get some nearly matching paint to cover the worst of the scratches somewhere along the line...

ovenpaa wrote: bash or drill out the threads in the retaining plates, soak it in diesel for 4-6 weeks, kick it around the garden or leave it in the back of an empty van for a while and then leave it outside for the final finish. Oh and don't forget to get some nearly matching paint to cover the worst of the scratches somewhere along the line...

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You've just outlined Kev's rifle cleaning regime!!!

Sim G wrote:Ah, wht didn't you say!! I had a couple in the garage that were used for keeping odd screws and nails in! Last weekend they were painted and nailed to the tree in the garden to be used as weather stations for the kids........ I thought they were off a set of old field telephones!

Dont suppose that you have an old k98 scope case lying around that you are using as a pencil case have you? smile2

ovenpaa wrote:Beware the 'originals' available these days, they are built to order. Better to pay the 90 Euros or whatever to that chap in Belgium and know you have a reproduction and ageing it is easy enough, bash or drill out the threads in the retaining plates, soak it in diesel for 4-6 weeks, kick it around the garden or leave it in the back of an empty van for a while and then leave it outside for the final finish. Oh and don't forget to get some nearly matching paint to cover the worst of the scratches somewhere along the line...

Looks like the repro is the way to go then, cos I can do all of that, by way of normal cleaning eh sim

Meaty wrote:

Sim G wrote:Ah, wht didn't you say!! I had a couple in the garage that were used for keeping odd screws and nails in! Last weekend they were painted and nailed to the tree in the garden to be used as weather stations for the kids........ I thought they were off a set of old field telephones!

Dont suppose that you have an old k98 scope case lying around that you are using as a pencil case have you? smile2

An Olde One??

Nah - he just gets me to make up repro leather copies & then I age them accordingly

Well - I say I age them - I leave that to the Jack Russell and 2 tins of Guiness....strangest thing is, it's the smell that they emit that SimG likes the best :lol: NOT the maker marks, waffenampt stamps, etc. the jack russel/beer pong

Still - whatever gets him through them long night shifts

A repro would be spot on, but wedding is less than 3 weeks away so could you give me a nudge in a few weeks please, as long as your Jack Russell can wait that long!

Meaty wrote:A repro would be spot on, but wedding is less than 3 weeks away so could you give me a nudge in a few weeks please, as long as your Jack Russell can wait that long!

...I'm sure suitable hints to the intended "other half" may reap dividents

I've heard he's a smashing bloke if ya ignore the facial tatoos and dreadlocks