BH 87337 what to do with it??

[Craig Larter]

Unfortunately it looks like a money pit to me if full restoration was considered---what a shame. I guess I would at a max find a new set of barrels and forend iron put it back together and enjoy it for what it is. Now if it was a Fox-----

[Bill Murphy]

Greg, is your BH the one with the extra long forend that was on the market a few years ago?

[Snap Cap]

Brian, first I would try to determine if the gun has a significant documentable provenance. Does it warrant the cost of a complete restoration?

If you want to shoot it, clean up the barrels and see if they are structurally sound. The least expensive approach is a "drop in" 20 ga. tube set, followed by used replacement barrels. Even if you used the existing barrels for a monoblock donor, I expect the cost of sleeving, blueing and forearm fitting would be north of $2K.

If you do not want to shoot it, I would not clean it up at all. I would reassemble it as is and clear coat the metal surfaces to prevent further oxidation and hang it in a prominent place. You might consider ultrasonically cleaning the engraved parts before reassembling. It is a nice conversation starter.