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Brian Dudley 11-25-2013 06:54 PM

It must depend on the era or something. Because some were roll stamped.

I agree that this gun is a great candidate for some restoration work.

Alex Lambert 11-25-2013 10:06 PM

Any suggestions on where I could have it restored? I'm in the St. Louis, MO area. Thanks.

greg conomos 11-25-2013 10:34 PM

It's a great gun to restore if you:

A) are a gunsmith/stockmaker and can do your own work for free

or

B) don't mind spending a lot of money on a gun that you will keep but have no particular plans on recouping your money

Still...I think a lot depends on the bore condition.

Rick Losey 11-26-2013 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Lambert (Post 121696)
Any suggestions on where I could have it restored? I'm in the St. Louis, MO area. Thanks.

Alex - it will be expensive to completely restore, if its worth it is a decision only you can make, it would be a labor of love, not likely to be an investment.

this is one of the restoration experts often recommended here is Brad Bachelder - expensive but good at it
http://mastergunmakers.com/

another option is to get the wood right with a cleaned up buttplate
speak to Brian Dudley about getting that done.

I would have the barrels checked out first- if they are pitted beyond use, have loose ribs or damaged in some way, any other restoration will not make sense. There are a few guys this board recommends for getting the color right on the barrels - Brad Bachelder (link above) is one and Dale Edmunds, Kansas City, 816 444 2040 is another whose great work shows up here often -

a search here on any of the names above will show you example of the work they do

if you get the wood and barrels done, you will need to decide if you want to spend the money to have the engraving recut and the case coloring redone.


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