Fellow Museum-L'ers
I need some assistance with a gun collection.
I have a collection of rifles that are currently stored in a metal gun
cabinet.  The cabinet is not air-tight.  It is stored in a well ventilated
top floor of a building in southwestern Pennsylvania.  Moving the collection
at this time is not an option.  The rifles are stored in this cabinet with
packets of dessicant to absorb the humidity.  Despite the silicon packets,
the rifles are beginning to oxidize.
What can I do better to protect the firearms from oxidizing?
Would more packets of silicon help?
Can I condition the packets of silicon to a certain relative humidity and
would that help?  If so, how does one do this?
What is the best temperature and relative humidity to store these objects?
With your experience, where would be the best supplier for items needed to
better this situation?  (i.e. Light Impressions, University Products?)
I'd appreciate any advice.
Heidi Carroll




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