Care and Preservation of Firearms by Philip R. White offers guidelines on the care of firearms to curators, conservators, and others. Topics covered include deterioration, examination, handling, conservation, and storage of firearms. A glossary is included as well as a bibliography for further research on the subject.

Care and Preservation of Firearms

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Links to related information on other sites:

Conservation treatment of firearms, part II, by Paul Storch Tech Talk/December 1998/Vol. XXVI, No. 12 - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.mnhs.org/about/publications/
techtalk/TechTalkDecember1998.pdf

Conservation treatment of firearms, part I, by Paul Storch Tech Talk/September 1998/Vol. XXVI, No. 9 - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.mnhs.org/about/publications/
techtalk/TechTalkSeptember1998.pdf

Molecules on the Edge (blood on stone tool blades)
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/research/past_projects/molecules_edge.html

Linking the Past (armor)
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/research/past_projects/link_past.html

Caring for Antique Armaments
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/learn_more/taking_care/armament.html