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Pistols => Model HSC Pistol => Topic started by: Rloper00 on April 28, 2014, 03:32:11 PM

Title: Restoring an HSc
Post by: Rloper00 on April 28, 2014, 03:32:11 PM: I have a WWII HSc that has been chrome or zinc plated sometime in the past. I want to restore it to what it would have looked like originally. Does anyone know if I can get it "re-blued", or would the plating process have damaged the surface? And does anyone know what kind of price range I'd be looking at?

Thanks
Title: Re: Restoring an HSc
Post by: jcorl on April 29, 2014, 12:12:32 PM: I asked a fellow that question about two years ago. His answer was $700.

Hope that helps.

Jim
Title: Re: Restoring an HSc
Post by: jcorl on May 20, 2014, 11:03:05 AM: OK, now I have the problem. I just bought an example that is a rare or more rare than the HSc Low Grip Screw, if that is possible. The problem is, it has damage. Do I restore or do I not restore it? What is a collector suppose to do with a rare find that desperately needs help.

Ideas are welcomed.

Jim
Title: Re: Restoring an HSc
Post by: 1914mauser on May 20, 2014, 12:40:36 PM: Jim, - I have asked myself this question several times and it truly depends on a few things for me. First it depends on how bad the condition is. At bare minim I would do whatever is necessary to stop anything that could continue to get worse. Like remove any active rust/oxidation. If there is a chance I might find another example of the variation I would keep the one I have as is until I can upgrade. If it is truly a rare/unique variation I would balance if restoration would stabilize value and enhance appearance against the fact that it could not be reversed. If I decide to restore it, it would be for my satisfaction alone and not to try to improve value. The last consideration for me would be finding someone who I felt was competent to do a quality job of it.
Regards,
Title: Re: Restoring an HSc
Post by: jcorl on May 22, 2014, 09:51:54 AM: All good points!!! And I appreciate them. I think I will choose the middle road. Get the rare variation, then wait for an upgrade conditioned example. You have keep me allot. Thank you.

Jim
Title: Re: Restoring an HSc
Post by: 1914mauser on May 24, 2014, 02:18:12 PM: Jim, - I am just curious, what in the HSC world is rarer than a low grip screw?

Regards,
Title: Re: Restoring an HSc
Post by: jcorl on May 27, 2014, 12:21:02 PM: 1945 serial numbered, Var 2, Police L.

;)

Jim
Title: Re: Restoring an HSc
Post by: Warbird on May 27, 2014, 12:29:57 PM: Date of manufacture doesn't enter into rarity of a variation, Jim. Of the three Police variations, Variation 2 is the most common with 17,224 produced.
Title: Re: Restoring an HSc
Post by: jcorl on May 27, 2014, 02:52:06 PM: So a Police "L" made in 1945 is just as common as a Police "L" made in 1944? Boy, did I just fowl up. Guess, I better try to back out of this deal with some grace.

Jim
Title: Re: Restoring an HSc
Post by: Warbird on May 27, 2014, 08:34:29 PM: From a collector's standpoint, that is correct.
Title: Re: Restoring an HSc
Post by: jcorl on May 28, 2014, 09:58:33 AM: Thank you for the education. I feel informed, but disappointed as I was trying to collect a variation from each year of production and see, if there were any changes from year to year. Don't have to do that now. Now I can return to my LGS search.

Jim
Title: Re: Restoring an HSc
Post by: 1914mauser on May 28, 2014, 02:29:02 PM: I thought you may of been talking about an Eagle/F but I did not think they are as rare as a LCS.

Regards,
Title: Re: Restoring an HSc
Post by: jcorl on May 30, 2014, 02:26:08 PM: I was mentioning that a very few police "L" were made in 1945. I thought they had rarity. I guess I stand corrected.

Jim