I recently kicked up a chunk of iron behind one of our outbuildings. Upon a double take I realized that it was the remnants of a gun. I have cleaned a majority of the rust to reveal 'The A. J. AUBREY'. There is also what appears to be a serial number, but it is not readable enough to tell exactly what that might be. Any suggestions on how I might clean this enough to get the number to stand out?
Does anyone have suggestions on how to track down original ownership if I can discern the serial numbers?
This was found on my family ranch (est. 1908) and no living relatives recall a gun being discarded in this area, but they remember that the pioneering family that sold the ranch to great grandpa had a building in that area. I am not interested necessarily in values, but wondering more towards who purchased it, when it was purchased, etc..
Wally Harbaugh
Jordan, MT