Researcher, thank you for your response. We decided the gun was in need of preservation to say the least. Rust was developing and the wood was horrible. My grandfather supplied lumber to the railroads and I think he may have applied railroad tie gunk to the wood. After three gallons of acetone this is where I ended up, were happy with the outcome. We wanted to keep the gun in as original state as possible, just wanted to preserve/protect the gun. Although the gun would have looked new had we sent it to NY, this was not our intention.
Link on my reassembly of the receiver and steps I took to preserve the steel and barrel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HxJinAtZpE