You have a nice early Trojan with the faux dolls head rib extension. However, I respectfully disagree with Murph's assessment above. From what I've seen, and been quoted on similar projects, having the barrels properly refinished would be $4 to $500, having the rest of the metal stripped, cleaned recased and reassembled properly would be another $800 to $1000. Having a new proper fore end made, checkered, fitted and finished another $500, and the buttstock checkering recut and stock refinished with a proper buttplate would be at least $500. So, probably $2500 for a complete restoration from reputable sources. You would be lucky to get $2000 for it as restored IMHO.
That said, it looks like a great shooter as is, especially with your grandfather's provenance. Clean it up gently and use it with appreciation . Just my thoughts.
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