[John Havard]

Restoration projects are not all bad in my opinion. A while ago I posted some photos of an old DH I bought that was in very rough condition. True - I am guilty of sometimes bringing home three-legged dogs. A restoration project like this is definitely not something one should do with hopes of making money. But I just couldn't let the old gun wither away and die.

My intent was to have Brad Bachelder work his magic on the gun and the results are shown below. Some types of flaws are just too hard or expensive to fix. Pitting along the rib and some shallow pitting on the bottom of the receiver can't be undone without great effort and expense. As long as the tubes are sound then the potential for restoration is there. All in all I think the end result speaks for itself.