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I would have the gun cleaned up inside and out and the barrels re blued. Needs to be done by one of the smiths on this forum. And yes it will be worth the cost. Nice gun.
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09-10-2017, 07:11 AM | #4 | ||||||
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You're very lucky that honest people bought the house.
The gun looks to have most of its original case color, though somewhat darkened. The rust should be removed only by use of Frontier Pads and Hoppe's. Don't use any other abrasives or polish as they will remove the case color. It can be easily saved and if you're at all handy you can probably do it yourself. Just go slow and ask questions here whenever you feel you don't have the answers. Welcome! .
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09-10-2017, 08:19 AM | #5 | ||||||
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Sweet GHE.
I would leave this gun just the way it is. I echo what Dean said. Be patient and take your time applying Hoppes only on the metal and a Frontier pad to remove the grime and light rust. Do not get the oil on the wood. See what happens with the Hoppes and Frontier does with the barrels near the muzzle. If the top of the barrels look fine as well as the rest of the barrels, I wouldn't reblue. The toe of the buttplate looks like it is chipped. There are gunsmiths who can repair that so you can keep your original plate. |
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09-10-2017, 08:45 AM | #6 | ||||||
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Have the barrels been cut? No sign of a hole for the front sight. If you provide us the serial number of the gun, folks here may be able to look up the gun's original configuration.
Enjoy your new gun
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09-10-2017, 09:11 AM | #7 | ||||||
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I think that is the bottom rib John unless you see a different picture
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09-10-2017, 09:17 AM | #8 | ||||||
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Oops. My bad
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09-10-2017, 09:18 AM | #9 | ||||||
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Kyle can we have a pic of the top muzzle end of the barrels?
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09-10-2017, 09:36 AM | #10 | ||||||
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Thanks
Thank you all for your input. Very helpful.
I'm going to go over the barrels with the Hoppes and frontier pads and see what happens. I'll repost some pics to show how clean I was able to get them. I've done this a few times on badly rusted guns however they didn't hold the value this one does which makes a little more pucker factor. Good eye on the but plate. It is slightly chipped as well as the wood. I'll add a closer pic of this and I will inquire with one of the Smiths on this site. That is the bottom of the rib. Top pic added. I don't think he barrel was cut. I intend on ordering the letter. Next question, and hopefully not a dumb question, do you guys hunt with your Parkers? I fully intend too because in my opinion that's why they were made. My upland gun is a Belgium made over/under Browning. Am I making a mistake with this thought process- shooting the gun? Thanks again |
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