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03-24-2021, 09:38 AM | #3 | ||||||
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Doug Turnbull runs a great operation restoring these old guns. His shop turns out some really nice work. There are others however, who can produce equally nice work.
The checkering, especially on the forend - if it is still evident there, can give a clue to the grade of the gun, that and the engraving on the lock plates and elsewhere on the frame. You should post some pictures here on this thread. .
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03-24-2021, 10:35 AM | #4 | ||||||
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Thanks! I will post some shortly. I almost hesitate, because it may be as painful for others as it is for me to see its condition.
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03-24-2021, 10:41 AM | #5 | ||||||
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BTW, after looking at some pictures here and restored guns on Turnbull, I think that the "TD MAR 25, 1878" is a patent date marking. I will show it in the pictures.
What resolution should I use? They will be iPhone 12 pictures which are quite detailed, but quite large. Last edited by John Cleveland; 03-24-2021 at 10:42 AM.. Reason: punctuation-replaced period with question mark |
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Mid to low resolution is fine for the screen. I'm looking forward to photos. I've seen one or two Turnbull restorations up close and personal. Stunning. Sit down if you decide to get a quote : )
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03-24-2021, 12:54 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Hope these are good enough:
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03-24-2021, 01:08 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Wow - that one’s been rode hard!
Judging by the “knot” in the bow-tie checkering of the forend it is a grade-2 or G. That’s called the three-point checkering pattern. A grade-1 wouldn’t have the knot in the bow-tie. .
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03-24-2021, 01:25 PM | #9 | ||||||
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Do you know how the U stamped on it figures into the grade?
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03-24-2021, 01:42 PM | #10 | ||||||
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I had given my opinion on the significance of the U several months ago but I was pooh-pooh’d so I’l let others express their opinions.
This picture describes what I had posted then but I didn’t provide a picture then to support my opinion. And here it is for those who may have doubted. .
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