I have to agree with Kensal! My GH from 1889 was almost as bad. I had my friendly gunsmith raise some dents, I cleaned the interior and repaired the stock. It is NOT a showpiece but can be used in the field or range with the appropriate loads. Look at #36 #37, and #38 on the FAQ on this site. You could have a good field gun with some work without a great deal of cost. When you hit the lottery you can have it restored to like new
Good Luck!!
Carl

Just my 2 cents, but for a wallhanger, I wouldn't clean it. A clean wallhanger would be like polishing the headlight buckets on an old car settling into the back forty field.

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Guys always talk about 000 steel wool for taking off rust on a gun. Even with plenty of lubrication there's a chance of scratching something or going too far. Why not just use bronze wool instead? It costs a bit more but there's no risk of damaging steel with it as it's much softer than the metal but much harder than any rust.

DLH

THAT gun has obviously had one hell of an interesting life!

Maybe 000, though I can't recall scratching anything with it, but 0000 is about all I use. In fact I use it when cold rusting to clean the surface After application, with WD40.