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I have an M1816 Springfield that originally had a bright finish, but over the course of almost 200 years, I assume that it's accrued surface rust & light pitting, though I can not tell because it is now mostly black & I have no idea whatsoever if it turned black on it's own, or if some idiot who owned it before me decided to coat it, but then again, when I'm looking for parts online, I see black buttplates, even when these were originally bright?. I've seen nickle finish turn black, but not so sure the springfields with bright finish were nickle. Anyway, what do you reccomend to remove the black & to restore or clean up the metal?