JD> CO´got the thing back into reasonable shape she came to pick it up.  I 
aske
JD>   ´"where was the Mister killed, the Pacific?"  She said "Oh, no 
young'un. 
JD>   ´weren't fighting in the Pacific then.  He was killed during World War 
On
JD>   ´That gun had been loaded and cocked for nearly 50 years!
JD> 
JD> Thats kind of like what happened to me..or around me.. I was at the 
JD> local police acadamey to qualify for a police commission (at that time 
JD> we didn't have a carry law) and a old court officer came in to have his 
JD> renewed. The instructor asked to inspect is weapon. The cylinder and 
JD> bore were covered in this green gunk. They had to drive the ammo out 
JD> with a punch. To think that guy may have HAD to use his weapon scared 
JD> the heck out of me.. And they PASSED the idiot.
    It was VERY likely the green cosmoline for protecting the finish.  :)
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