Here's an example somewhat similar to my project:
http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/LotDetailsPrintable.aspx?intObjectID=1367600Again, nothing special or deluxe, by far the simplest of the dozen boxlocks I own but I'm smitten by its lines. I don't have a knockabout gun for rough shooting or bad weather and I thought this gun has a lot of "soul", the perfect candidate. Mine is getting the full treatment because it is a candidate for remanufacturing to as-new as opposed to most vintage guns that are treated with thoughtful, subtle conservation. Nope, this one of mine is going to have zero patina when I'm done with it. For the price of a browning Citori I'll have a brand new side by side that looks the way it did 125 years ago when it came off the shelf at Westley Richards in London, likely sold to an estates' gamekeeper.
The way the action was filed and continued into the styling of the stock head (no drop points) just moves me. The unique WR top lever is cool too. Once it has case colors again I feel the contrast will be as it should be.
