Just my honest opinion here....
If all you plan to do is display it or hang it on a wall for posterity, why bother doing a "resto" at all? It's condition is part of the family story, hence part of the gun's story.
If I were you (and I'm not of course) I would clean it as best I could, put a light oil finish on the wood and leave it at that.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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