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No origins other than the first thing that came into my head I'm afraid. That's as I thought, although some people have told me that even though it initially acts to disperse water, it later attracts it. I don't see how this can be the case to be honest.

Thanks, I did. I've been on an internet shopping spree. Got myself a good gun oil, the renwax, and some pecards leather treatment. What's everyones thinking on WD40? I know it divides opinion to some extent. I'm still using it to wipe down blades and clean gunk out of mortise slots and stuff. I do my best to stop it getting on to the grips, and I can't see it doing much harm.

Hello. I'm interested in getting some recommendations for products people over here use for cleaning and preservation of their collections. In particular, I'm interested in bayonets, so I'm looking for a good gun oil to use (at the moment I'm just using some "151 multi-purpose" oil). I also want something to safely clean leather, as I recently had the beginnings of some mould on a scabbard, and want to give it a clean to prevent further problems. And for afterwards, anything people recommend for protecting leather. I did find a place where I can get renaissance wax ( a micro-crystaline wax) which I assume will be good to use to protect wooden grips etc, but does anyone use this stuff on other materials? Can it go on leather? Any advise will be much appreciated.

Hello gentlemen. I'm new to the forum, so I apologise if it's impolite to start with a question. I just picked this up on ebay, for no reason other than the fact that it was about to end and nobody had bid on it: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110503399801&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_1182 (Completed listing, so you may need to log in to view) For any who can't see it, it's an Iraqi respirator, NBC kit and canister in a case from the first gulf war. I don't collect Gulf war militaria, and in fact, I'm pretty new to collecting any militaria full stop, so I was just wondering if I was correct in thinking this was a steal at less than a fiver, and buying it regardless? Do many people collect this sort of stuff?