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Post by jwrauch on Oct 16, 2016 20:03:04 GMT -6
A friend brought over an old single barrel 12 guage sidehammer shotgun for me to work on. It's a Forehand and Wadsworth 12 ga sidehammer Patent Aug 16, 1881 . He was interested in having the stock replaced. The gun has sentimental value as it was his grandfathers and then his fathers. The stock had been broken through the wrist and repaired by wrapping soft sheet metal around the break and screwing it in place >> really ugly !! Since the pieces are all there I decided to super-glue it back together, fill in the holes, and refinish the stock. The action is so loose that it could never safely be fired, and I removed the firing pin to make sure it can't be fired. At present it's had a few coats of True Oil applied. Here are a few pics shortly after I started on it. JR
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Post by jwrauch on Oct 17, 2016 8:58:53 GMT -6
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Post by 1shot1k_Admin on Oct 17, 2016 10:18:11 GMT -6
Here it is back together. I think it looks pretty good considering what I had to start with. The firing pin is in the folded paper taped to the barrel. JR
Pretty good old pardner! I'll bet they will be proud to have it fixed that well for family display. I cant tell from pics with my old peepers but I am sure wood repaired as you hoped it would or you wouldnt be through with it....nice job and excellent clean up. Thanks for sharing. Made me look up that shotgun, as I had never seen similiar to my recall. Interesting make. Thanks, 1shot.
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Post by jwrauch on Oct 17, 2016 21:00:40 GMT -6
There aren't many of them out there, that's for sure !! JR
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Post by 1shot1k_Admin on Oct 17, 2016 22:15:05 GMT -6
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Post by jwrauch on Oct 19, 2016 20:36:15 GMT -6
Very interesting !!JR
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Post by shooteruk on Oct 25, 2016 7:41:24 GMT -6
Excellent job. I have done a few restorations, one of my favourite methods is filling thin cracks or holes with wax. I buy small dyed blocks from furniture restorers, and with a hot knife work it in. Its almost invisible to anyone not looking for it.
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