Sigh..........What a shame....

[Gatorade]

It's like an organ donor! It will live on through others!

I keep thinking back to the era it was brought here. A wall hangar was only useful as a trophy or a reminder. Most of those GIs had gone through The Great Depression and bringing back a rifle like that would have been a tool to put meat on the table. Cut it or use it in the elements doesn't matter as long as it can function for the purpose. You hear about a lot of Mauser that got the same treatment I think they even have a special name, a "duffel cut" where you cut it so it would fit into your duffle bag.