![]() ![]() ![]() This gun was not shot alot and was mostly taken care of until at some point someone really neglected it and let the exterior get rusty and crusty. The Receiver shows mostly staining and even some case in the protected parts. The B show a lot of exterior pitting and staining. the engraving for the most part is still very sharp and not damaged. The down side to this one is that it was poorly stored and the gun was crusty before it was sold. , the engraving is quiet extensive and is done by a 19th century master.very tight, fine and well executed, the bores are still shiny with just a bit of pitting in the right bore from storage issues. This SXS is in very good mechanical condition, locks are tight, B lock up tight, wood is very solid with all the diamond point checkering being very sharp with few dings or dents. It is a Top Lever, the only one I have ever seen. ![]() ![]() This project was completed with the addition of a Packmayr recoil pad which had to be ground to fit.It's a top lever gun. The world still use this method despite cheaper and easier options. It is no wonder the finest shotgun makers in There is something about sxs shotguns that just look amazing with a rust blue finish. The barrels were reīlued using the standard process and wow did they come up well. The bore was in very good condition given this firearms age. Next were the barrels, which were in good shape except for the patchy blue finish and pitting under the fore end. Restoring the stock, this was a very time consuming process taking many iterations of filling the voids and scratches. All was good with the action and we moved onto re-checkering and generally To restore this shotgun, the firearm was first inspected and found to be on the face and gauged using go/no go gauges. This sxs had clearly been well used, with patchy blue finish, flat checkering and a recoil pad that wasn't far off falling from ![]()
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