28 00 frame
 

All,

This is another of those totally subjective inquiries. I have an opportunity to purchase #168062, it is not in the book. VH 28 bore, 00 frame with lightening cuts, and 26” 2lb 9oz barrels. Improperly restored at least once some time ago, barrels aggressively refinished (cannot really read past “Vulcan” on rib), forearm looks original, but iron has been blued, along with lever. Buttstock looks replacement. Here are pics. What is this gun worth as it sits? If I pass on it, I will be happy to feed it to the wolves here,!

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Boy, that is a rough one...

If the bores are good and the BWT is at least .025" everywhere, maybe $5.5k




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The first thing I would want to know is the wall thickness through out both barrels. Anyone who would strike off the rib matting like that, could have thinned the walls down beyond reasonable limits.

I suspect that the barrels may not be original to the gun. And the rib extention was standing up higher than the frame so it was taken down. The level in relation to the frame is good looking now; it would be much lower if the barrels were original and all that material removed.

I think I would waist the money on a letter before I even considered a purchase.

As,usual everythinbecomes more and more interesting. The barrel lug ser. #’s look right, and match. Beginning to think that the original dolls head got,broken or bent, and this is a replacement....seller is going to sit tight until we have a letter.

HIDE. AND. WATCH

This post is a real lesson for people like me.