A guest post by Jesse Ingall from the blog Ideas, Thoughts and Happenings.
These firearms were brought in to be completely cleaned of rust and salt. They were flooded when the tide rose during Hurricane Sandy. They sat in salt water for a week or so.
I ran a steel brush through the barrels a bunch. Then I attempted to run a patch through one of the barrels and the pitting shredded the patch. Butt plate of a Mauser. Before and after:
You can really see the difference on the Enfield butt plate:
