It is a crime to knowingly buy stolen merchandise for either personal use or for resale.
"IF" it is a Sin to refinish a 130 year old stock then it is also a sin to knowingly but the same. This simply gives encouragement to the "Sinner". PERIOD

Actually that peened "Doll's Head" in the last picture is not a Doll's Head at all but a simple rib extension. It is of uniform thickness throughout its length (At least it was prior to peening) & does not have a "Head". Still a crime though.

Miller/TN
I Didn't Say Everything I Said, Yogi Berra