Photos 2014 Raffle Gun

[B. Dudley]

Thanks for posting the photos Larry. It was a pleasure to work on this gun and it made me want one myself. Hammer guns higher than grade 2 are not very often seen for sale. This one has very nice barrel finish and it shoulders nicely. It has good dimensions.

This gun had its wood pretty messed up by both wear and a poor checkering recut. The forend had an attempt and a full cover checkering job that got out of control by the back and the lines were going in all sorts of directions. The buttstocks finish was ok, but all the detail at the head and wrist was worn away. Drop points were there, but worn almost flat and the "hump" that comes to a point on the top was completely indistinguishable. The checkering on the wrist was also very messed up. Lots of over runs and the patterns was not the same from side to side.

I had to completely wipe out all of the checkering on the wrist, and I was able to re define the drop points and the pointed "hump" in the process. This called for also re inletting the stock shield. Due to all that work, the stock needed to be refinished. Checkering all recut new. And the butt checkering recut. The forend was beyond repair so it was replaced, finished and checkered.
The finish is an amber shellac with a very thin top coat of Tru Oil.