the "can this be fixed" lifter 12ga

[Rob Marshall]

Well I know some said walk away and some said run away, but I think I got it cheap enough to bring it back to a safe shooter. The stock has a couple repairs and may have been refinished at some point. It has mismatched hammers also. Bores are fair. Lock up is tight.

[Dean Romig]

Nice!




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[Bindlestiff]

What Dean said!

[charlie cleveland]

get that stock repaired and you will have a great shooter and a nice gun...what type of barrel steel is she made with...charlie

[Rob Marshall]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

get that stock repaired and you will have a great shooter and a nice gun...what type of barrel steel is she made with...charlie

28" plain twist

[Dean Romig]

Have you been able to determine who E.Bridges was?

Looks like hot lead was poured into the hole in the stock behind the butt plate.





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[Rob Marshall]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Have you been able to determine who E.Bridges was?
Looks like hot lead was poured into the hole in the stock behind the butt plate.





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it maybe lead. It wieghs right at 10Lbs. I have not been able to find out who E. Bridges is. The shotgun came to me from New York. My mothers maiden name was Bridges but I doubt there is any relation.

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Looks like hot lead was poured into the hole in the stock behind the butt plate.

and it looks like a couple of the splits are radiating from the lead filled hole

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

and it looks like a couple of the splits are radiating from the lead filled hole

Not surprised

[B. Dudley]

You know what is very odd...? The name stamps on your gun on the water table and the barrel flats. I once owned another early lifter that also had a name stamped on it in the same exact way, in the same locations and in the same font even. Different name. But same in every other way.

A real strange coincidence.