Having cancer has brought forward my thoughts on this matter.
Yes my 'collection' in nothing to speak of in any matter of speaking, but i have made it known in my will where certain firearms go & to whom they will go to & only to those deserving of them.
As to refinishing I am in agreeance with mckinney & 85lc, certain firearm should be restored, while others should be left as is or just spruced up a bit with a bit of TLC.
It takes a real artisan to redo a firearm to look good, yet show its age still without making it look brand new even though it it isn't!