How to clean 1903 VH12

[Paul Kozy]

Interesting that the forearm piece does not take the semigloss so far like the stock has. I did sand the forearm today with 400 grit sandpaper and wiped with mineral spirits before applying poly. The poly wipes on nice but then dries dull?
I did recondition the stock today with Minwax Refinisher( because old finish had not completely dissolved), then applied Danish oil, then Minwax Poly.

[Paul Kozy]

This gun seems to have had mid barrel site that is missing. Anyone know about these?

https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#...A-E7EFD67F440D

[Paul Kozy]

Finished with Tru-oil and polished satin finish.

[Andy Kelley]

Paul it looks like your gun might have had ivory beads on it at one time . The front one appears to be cracking and the mid one gone. They are easy replacements. I don't know how bad the crack is coming off the receiver but you should watch it.i had a similar crack on an old Philly fox and there was a chunk of wood on the ground after the fourth shot. You might want to look at the RST website for lite loads, I use them in all of my older guns. Best of luck with your Parker and the great memories you will share with it

[Drew Hause]

Clean up recomendations
http://www.lcsmith.org/faq/cleangun2.html