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The glass is always half empty isn't it jOe. Having seen alot of badly buggered screws I can understand the scewdriver comment but I can't for the life of me see where there's any harm in freshening up a pair of barrels with the cold blue treatment I suggest. It doesn't harm anything, if he wanted to have the barrels professionally rust blued in the future the cold blue treatment wouldn't hurt anything, in the meantime the gun will look a lot better then it would with a pair of tired out looking barrels.
I can't wait for your enlightenment, oh jOe of such few words.
Steve

A man needs to know his limitations.

Vintage arms don't deserve to be taken down blind alleys.
JMO

Thanks again guys. Appreciate your concerns about not harming this gun. Want to assure you that this the reason I am asking questions.

Could anybody tell that does the fore end type indicates the grade of gun or it depends upon the period when it is manufactured? This Jeffery has a snap type fore end. I have also seen the push button type fore ends on some Jefferies, even the hammer guns older then this gun!

Is that happened to the trigger guard, see the 2nd pic.

Sorry I interrupted yer Internet gun restoration dOc....



Cold bluing probably won't hurt a thing....it looks like they've already been emery clothed.

Any input on fore end type? Thanks

Now that it is found from Jeffery ledger entry that barrels are damascuss, what do you guys recommend.

Saad, in order for us to continue I guess we would have to know exactly what type of gun owner are you? What are you going to do with this firearm? Restore it and hang it or use it for maybe competitive shooting or hunting and if you’re hunting what do you hunt and how do you hunt? Behind dogs? In a blind? In good weather, bad weather or it doesn’t matter this shotgun is coming with me no matter what.

I’ve taken a $250 dollar Nitro Special and put close to $1,000 in it to clean it up and hunt with it. Will I ever see my money….NO! Do I care….NO! Its mine and it fits like a glove and that is all that matters.

So in other words what are you planning to do with it?? That is a beautiful shotgun by the way, good find!!

If the barrels are indeed Damascus and since I am not exactly sure of where you reside or how the smiths in your part of the world operate. You need to find one that can take accurate barrel wall thickness measurements and bore measurements. DAMASCUS is a whole different animal and you want some numbers to make sure it is safe to shoot BEFORE YOU SHOOT IT even with RST low pressure loads which may or may not be avaiable in your neck of the woods?.

H&H

Saad, your original questions suggest you have no gunsmithing experience. Also, you seem aware that many so-called gunsmiths can do more harm than good. If you do not have a good set of hollow ground gunsmithing screwdrivers, I'd suggest avoiding even disassembling for cleaning. You have a nice gun and it is not one to use as a learning tool. If you desire to do this type of work, it is wise to start with cheap common guns rather than a higher quality piece.

Where are you located? Perhaps someone here can direct you to a gunsmith near you that can do what you wish without ruining your gun. I agree with those who advise you to do as little as possible to make the gun look good without a total restoration. Always keep it at least ten feet away from buffing wheels and sandpaper. Good luck. Let us know how it turns out.