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