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For those here who do not subscribe to The Vintage Gun Journal, here is a very good article on restoration work. It contains some good wisdom. I particularly liked his phrase " Over restoration is a curse..." Enjoy: https://www.vintageguns.co.uk/magazine/gentle-restorationJR
Last edited by John Roberts; 02/21/26 03:22 PM.
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nice...it still looks old but well cared for...
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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The first thing that caught my eye was how the front wood fit the iron, after they were done with it. Wood, can change, dimensionally, after decades of use.
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I agree with the author in "The Vintage Gun Journal" that they brought the gun back to what it would have looked like if it had been taken care of. I have seen too many L.C. Smith's in both hammer and hammerless that were restored to anything but normal of when the gun was fresh from the factory. Some are hideous. The only ones that had meticulous work done on them were the higher grades, with some of the stocks taking a month or better to finish.
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The worst non-"restoration" that my eyes so far did meet, was just posted in this forum, in the Imman. Meffert thread. Atrocious dark black "cold blueing" over sanded metal. Gross contrasts. Proud metal vis-a-vis over-sanded wood with round edges. Creepy, but an excellent example of "how not too". https://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=671758#Post671758
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Very nice - thanks for posting.
The NRA has proven itself unreliable and corrupt. Period.
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