I tried to talk the kid out of it, but when he said he was going to list it online if I wasn't interested, I agreed to purchase it. When he came back with the papers, I tried again to talk him out of it...but he's really set on this POS truck, and wants the money more. It would have been sad had he sold it to someone not interested in history. It probably would have ended up being refinished and the original grips tossed in place of rubber. My wife told me to consider it a rescue buy...God, I love that woman!!

I have it apart, soaking in some light oil. The crud on the barrel lugs was so bad that when the slide was released, you couldn't hear metal, but a dull thud instead. It also didn't advance as fast as it should...new springs should remedy that. The bore is bright and shiny, so that's a major plus.

The trigger system, with the magazine disconnect was a bit of a pain to remove, since the thing is under spring pressure, and needed to be compressed to be removed.

After soaking in oil and Hoppe's for a few hours, I'm going to scrub it with a toothbrush, and just wipe at the rust. I don't want to ruin any of the patina. I just placed an order for replacement recoil, trigger, and firing pin springs...I'll keep the originals in a bag with the pistol.

I want to fire it a few times and put it up.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles