Restoration of Fine Sporting Arms

[Joe Graziano]

To update the thread, the gun is a total loss. It was case hardened without being annealed. The frame is warped well beyond repair. Reassembling onto another frame is not possible.

[Opening Day]

Damn, and just a few months ago I sold a GH and a DH for cheap money that you could have used. Was it just the frame or also the barrels

[Bill Murphy]

I guess the most direct way to end this quickly is for you to find a nice VH in a similar condition to your original gun and have the gunsmiths purchase it for you. No fuss, no muss, and it's all over in the time it takes to ship the gun to you. For someone to "build you a gun from parts" can be a long, drawn out and heartbreaking project, both for you and JJ. This is just my suggestion to make it easy for everyone and let everyone depart friends.

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by Joe Graziano

To update the thread, the gun is a total loss. It was case hardened without being annealed. The frame is warped well beyond repair. Reassembling onto another frame is not possible.

Huh... then how was the name removed the frame polished and the engraving recut without it being annealed? Not that it could not physically be done, but annealing is a critical step to be done first being any of that sort of work is done.