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Turtleguy9
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The Luck of the Auction

Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:00 pm

Well, I am not really active these days, being in Idaho instead of Hawaii. I still look for missing regulators I needed for my collection. I bought an unseen bag of dive stuff, and got some stuff. Looks to be a Navy USD regulator, with the No hookah nub. No name plate, but ok. Also a Camilus NAVY MK 2 knife.
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Re: The Luck of the Auction

Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:44 pm

Wow, what a terrific score! It looks like you got an original Non-Magnetic regulator and KABAR knife with metal sheath. Both are very rare and valuable. Congratulations... That's a terrific acquisition!
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Turtleguy9
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Re: The Luck of the Auction

Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:06 pm

Thanks Surflung. I just posted some better photos in general discussion. My question was do I? Just replace parts for display? Rebuild for use? Or Have it professionally restored. It was a grail regulator for me.

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Re: The Luck of the Auction

Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:30 pm

Turtleguy9 wrote:
Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:06 pm
Thanks Surflung. I just posted some better photos in general discussion. My question was do I? Just replace parts for display? Rebuild for use? Or Have it professionally restored. It was a grail regulator for me.
Leave the patina......You know perfectly well how to service it. If you are missing a non mag part internally (many of them are) let me know via email and I'll see if I have one.
Doing it right should include some common sense, not just blindly following specs and instructions. .Gary D, AWAP on SB

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