Wow, what a welcome! Thank you Dan W. for the suggestions,being new I'll take all the help I can get. I have a general knowledge with disassembly/reassemble of some modern firearms but zero knowledge of dealing with restoration/preservation of artwork (no joke intended). If anyone can point me to good educational on-line courses or videos on the subject, thank you in advance. Thank you David W.for narrowing the birth "window" to 2 years, big help! And thank you Drew H. for the welcome. I did look through some of the FAQs, that gave me the comfort to ask the question, you all seem like very decent people. I live in Champaign County, Ohio which is basically West-Central Ohio. I think I would like to have it looked at by a pro, I gave so little for it I'm willing to put some cash toward preservation. If anyone can point me in the right direction it would be appreciated. Thanks again fellas, have a great day.