PERIOD PIECE OF SOCIAL HISTORY. NOT A REPRODUCTION AND IS IN VINTAGE, USED, OLD, AGED, WEATHERED, NOT NEW, NOT MINT BUT GENUINE CONDITION FOR AGE. PICTURE IS PART OF DESCRIPTION AND IS A TRUE REPRESENTATION.
To keep as original as it gets I will leave any polishing or cleaning up to the new owner. I personally wouldn't touch it as the patina adds to the authenticity hence why it’s in the same condition I found it. But that`s your choice and preference.