Originally Posted by Perry M. Kissam
That was my assumption but I just wanted to be sure. I had never seen these before. Are they impregnated with silicon or anything like that?

I’m not quite sure,but they wouldn’t have used silicone back then, I think the in and out of the oiled bores over the years would have contributed or perhaps they were soaked with Rangoon oil or something similar…I just don’t know

The taste of poor quality lingers long after the cheap price is forgotten.........