Another C grade hammer gun

[Bruce Day]

With imagination, patience, skill, time, effort and money, everything I see is restorable. Everybody needs a project gun once in a while to appreciate the high condition ones. This could turn out very well.

[Double Lab]

She's still a C grade and deserves a facelift. Nice find George.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

I could shoot her today if the right lock wasnt broken inside.
She is tight and on face.
Her only problem was she spent a lot of years on her left side in a barn, my guess a chicken coop.

[edgarspencer]

The condition of the right hand lock, and breech balls should be sufficient to give you the courage to do what should be done. It takes patience and vision to see these long term projects through, whether you contract it out, or do it yourself.
I spent over 5 years, working nearly nonstop, to restore my 1892 steam launch. The next 28 years enjoyment made it all worthwhile. Bill Ruger plunked in his barn in NH, and it hasn't been out since. I sure wish it was still being used and enjoyed.
Think how much fun you'll have shooting it when Dean is standing next to you lusting over it.

Print a few of Gary's pictures, and pin them up in your gunroom. Nothing like some good gunroom porn.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

Think how much fun you'll have shooting it when Dean is standing next to you lusting over it.

Print a few of Gary's pictures, and pin them up in your gunroom. Nothing like some good gunroom porn.

Print a few pictures of Gary's and Bruce's and Charlie's pictures up in your gunroom... Nothing like some good inspiration!!

George, that will be a wonderful gun when the restoration is complete.

Best, Dean

[Bill Murphy]

Another "known" beater C Bernard hammer gun is on pages 252 and 271 of Muderlak's "Parker Guns Shooting Flying and the American Experience". I believe it has been on display at a PGCA Annual Meeting in the past. It is a ten bore 33" #4 frame pigeon gun I am told.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Another "known" beater C Bernard hammer gun is on pages 252 and 271 of Muderlak's "Parker Guns Shooting Flying and the American Experience". I believe it has been on display at a PGCA Annual Meeting in the past. It is a ten bore 33" #4 frame pigeon gun I am told.

Bill
I just looked up your reference.
Your gun is beautiful.
I am starting another thread for restoration help needed and would love some pictures of your C if you still own it.