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I had to laugh at the Pink handled tool set Ted.
I,..er, I mean my wife have two or three kicking around the house
cheers
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GRF:
Are you sure it's a V and not a P? I only ask because I purchased a grade 19 recently thinking it a P, but discovered post-acqusition that it was a P grade, which I am told by the experts (Ted Schefelbein and Kirk Merrington) are complete dogs to remove the breech block on.
Ted can explain far better than I how to tell them apart, but it has to do with whether the lever is one piece (V) or two piece (P).
Mine was in much better shape than the gun as you've described it, so I sent it to Kirk Merrington for a strip and clean and a repair of the forend lug.
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Have you had a chance to use that one, since Kirk worked on it?
By the way, I consider myself only a student of the sliding breech gun, not an expert. I seem to learn interesting things about them all the time. I hope to keep doing that.
The hard and fast rules like one piece and two piece opening lever get fuzzy on older guns. But, you bring up an excellent point, Paul. George, if you can, send off a photo or two of the gun, so we can be sure your 80 year old shoulders aren't tugging in vain on an old P gun. A clear view or three of the action and a shot of the action flats would help greatly.
My email is in my profile, if you don't know how to post pictures, here. I'll do it for you, if you would like.
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Ted
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Ted:
I haven't, as I broke my wrist a week after the gun was returned. The cast comes off at the end of January at which time I plan to give the gun a nice workout.
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Ted,relax,
I am not allowed to use the wifes Barbie Tools
I have a Blue "Ken" set all of my very own
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Ted I sent some pictures to you. My Darne has a screw in the opening lever with a R stamped on it. Is this a P grade and not a V grade? George Frazier
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George, Your gun is a P model. Once you get the buttstock off, you will have an idea as to how to get the breech off. The breech on this type of Darne is NOT easily removable. That was a fabulous gun at one point in time. Best, Ted  
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Paul, Appears to be graded exactly like your gun, a 19 grade P. This one lived a very hard life. This would have been a very expensive gun in it's day, sometimes I wonder what happens to them?  Good luck with your project, George. Best, Ted
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I got the gun apart. Over the years parts were replaced like the stock through bolt was a threaded rod. I am going to re-design some parts. Figured out the safety and will machine one. The stock is all there and will rebuild nicely. Will clean everthing up. Should be a nice gun. To remove the breech block you drive out a pin which is evident when you remove the stock.i will post some pictures when I get it finished.
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