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I just bought a Spanish Union Armera (1950ish style I believe) M210E Double and would like to restore it.

Does anyone know what to use to clean the receiver. It doesn't look nickle plated....looks like a straight silver type metal.

Also, any suggestions on what finish to use on the wood.

Hi Cugir and welcome to the forum! I'm sure you'll find it a great source of info in the future.

Anyway, the finish you are speaking of is called a coin finish, it can come in different variations; bright, dull, french grey. The metal itself is steel. You can brighten it up if you wish by using a little Flitz Metal Polish. Don't rub hard with this, just lightly and don't use any sort of power tool, just a little hand rubbing.

As to the wood, you can refinish it with ay of the popular oil finishes. Tru Oil, Pro Custom Oil and there are others.

I guess a question is, What do you want to do to the stock? A total refinish or just a touch up?

Again, Welcome!

All the best!

Greg

Thanks!!! That's what I needed. I'll get some flitze. It looks somewhat shiny with dirt in the engraving. I'll try a toothbrush for the engraving.

I'm going to strip the wood because the checkering is full of crude and there are quite a few dings in the wood along with what looks to be a poor sand job with swirls. Thank goodness they didn't hit the checkering. Tru-oil is nice and easy to use...I'll try that. I've done full refurb's a few times so I should be able to get most of the dings out with a steamer and a good sand.. There's a small piece missing on the handguard right along the barrel. I've used epoxy and water base stain before...mixed together with a little wood shavings should work...in inconspicious area's it works nicely...Actually I did a fajen mauser stock that was broken in half through the checkering in the pistol grip area and it looks very natural.

I work for an importer and have taken apart lots of guns...never an old double barrel. Any tips you can give me? Anything I need to watch out for...flying springs or other things??? The firing pins protrude unevenly. One sticks out 30 thousandths more then the other but the round plugs that insert over the pins are lined up with the skew marks. (on the receiver face) I fired two rounds and the pins seemed to hit the same on the primers.

Anything you can tell me about this gun? I've found a few online but they seem to be newer models. Mine has sling swivels. I'm guessing a good refinish would bring it to about 1000.00 retail. Yes? It's got some very light exterior pitting on the barrels that could probably be buffed out. The inside bore is very good....no pits, clean. I paid 220.00 for it. it seems like a quality spanish gun from the 1950's. The ejectors shoot the shells 20 feet.

There's another Double barrel listed as a JAM premier...I can't find it anywhere online. I have to buy these site unseen....I'm tempted. It's about 200.00 bucks.

Hi, well for $220.oo you got a good deal on a nice SLE. As far as the value after a refinish, who knows? I guess that it would be up to the buyer and the market at the time. But 1k does not sound unreasonable.

The 210 Model was one of the lower end SL guns made by UA. I'm not talking quality of materials, but in terms of finish and engraving. The guns produced by UA are very good guns. They at one time produced several BL and 8 SL models (209, 210, 211, 213, 215, 216, 217 and 219). UA later became Grulla in 1983. They dropped several of the SL models and all of the BL models. They started to make only higher end guns and continue to do so today.

Hope this helps.

All the best!

Greg

Thanks! I wouldn't refinish the stock but it looks like someone took a rotory sander to parts of it.

Anyone ever heard of a JAM Bufalo Imperial?

Hi, JAM was an importer in the 60's and 70's. The Spanish guns they imported were low end quality. This was the period of the cheap Spanish guns that are infamous to say the least. These guns were the price point specials that have turned off more than a few shotgunners to spanish guns.

Makers such as Gasper Arizaga and a host of smaller makers made these beauties.

It would be hard to tell who made the guns without the makers mark.

Best of luck!

Greg

Well I was about 4 hours too late...bought it this afternoon....but haven't seen it yet....also got a aramberri bufalo 56. Total cost...350.00 for both. Hopefully the aramberri bufalo 56 is nice....I've heard they may be. I'll dump the Jam if it's a junker.

The protrusion of firing pins beyond the breech face has little to do with the force with which they hit the primer and how deep they dent the primer. Point number two is "You don't buff pits out of gun barrels."