To restore or not to restore

[Spin Drift]

I believe the gun has been restored once already and the surface was power wire brushed hence the degradation of the floor plate edge. To fix that correctly would require the TIG addition of metal and then very careful hand fitting. It would still not be right and will most likely leave a shadow line and funky case hardening colors. So I won't have that done. I just wanted to touch up the engraving and that will cost $2500.

I did take it dove shooting this past September, no birds though.

[J. A. EARLY]

I'd be using it just as it is. But if you had a few bucks to blow on it, and not spend $2500, you could have the floor plate scene recut. It would then stand out. I had the dogs and reeds recut on the sides of a D that had been polished. It made me happy enough and was cheap enough.

[Chris T.]

The floor plate looks like someone went crazy with a buffer the last go around. You can see evidence of that around all the screw holes on the sides of the action too. It's not impossible or even overly difficult to fix, it'll just take time and money. I think it's a fine old gun that deserves to be made right. You'll likely be into it for more than it's worth, but will your enjoyment offset that?? It's only money...you can always make more