Restoration prospects for Damascus-Twist-Lamenated Steel

[Mills]

This is the DH 10 Brian Dudley helped me restore. It was a total wreck and now looks like a work of art. All new wood, original barrels refinished by Dale and two new sets of barrels, both twist, 12 gauge and 10 gauge. On a 3 frame, so now I have a 3 frame 12 gauge. Just awesome all around. Stay tuned for photos.

[Mills]

Yesterday was a good day. In addition to the DH 10 arriving, Julia's VH 16 gauge arrived too, so we had new guns raining on us. Will get up photos of both.

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Mills Morrison

This is the DH 10 Brian Dudley helped me restore. It was a total wreck and now looks like a work of art. All new wood, original barrels refinished by Dale and two new sets of barrels, both twist, 12 gauge and 10 gauge. On a 3 frame, so now I have a 3 frame 12 gauge. Just awesome all around. Stay tuned for photos.

can't wait to see it - i picked up shorter open barrels for the 2 frame ten (came with 32"), i would love to add 12's to the set

[Mills]

These do not do the project justice, but here are some preliminary before/after photos

Before




After

[charlie cleveland]

mighty nice gun..i love to see these old guns brought back to a shooting shape and making thempurty again.. now we wana here how many ducks that 3 frame 12 got.... charlie

[Double Lab]

Thanks Mills, very nice.

[Mills]

Thanks for the comments. It has not shot any ducks, yet, but I only got it back yesterday. It will get a turn at ducks soon enough. Probably clays this weekend too.

[Mills]

Back to the original intent of this thread, Dale Edmonds did a fantastic job. They were even worse than they appear here in the before pictures. I thought they were headed for the scrap heap. Fortunately, there was enough wall thickness and now they look great. I just sent him another set of barrels and recommend him to anyone. I will add that Brian Dudley did most of the work restoring this gun from repairing the parts to replacing the wood and he sent these barrels to Dale. I recommend Brian and Dale

[wayne goerres]

The 10 looks great mills. Who recolored the frame.

[Mills]

Brian just kind of cleaned it up. I kind of like it