I think the original concept for hiding the plates could be summed up in a line from "Dragnet". "The plates have been changed to protect the innocent."

I for one, am very proud of my antique plates and have no problem with showing them.

Bonzi Lon

I have a 303 British infeild

( Not for sale )

Wouldn't that be 'Enfield' or do you have a British baseball team?

The Enfield is a common hunting rifle up here and was very cheap to buy - must have been alot around.

I display my plates without fear as well and for home protection I have a 3 1/2 inch lockblade knife that has the tip broken off (not very sharp either).

Interestingly, when I put my Avatar photo up in 2005, someone on the site's photo approval list edited the plate (so you cannot read it) during the approval process :classic: