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Sterlingworth by Savage has been stored in a hot attic for about15 years.Was oiled before storage but heat has turned the oil to a thin shellac type substance. Was difficult to move the lever.Forend and barrels off,ejectors almost stuck,free but sluggish.Need to pull the stock for internal cleaning.Trigger guard is off.If top and bottom tang and trigger plate screws are removed.Am I going to see parts flying? Thanks for any help.Retiredreb

I believe these are the same instructions as those on the Fox Collector's site

First you must remove the sears so that you can pull the stock off the frame.
Remove the triggerguard screws and trigger guard. The guard will screw out of the floor-plate. Next, remove the tang screws, both top and bottom. Place the action in padded vise up side down and remove the front trigger plate screw so you can use tweezers to pull the little spring out. Lift the floor plate out of the frame by lifting with the triggers and tapping around it with a soft hammer, at this point, BE CAREFUL, the SMALL coil spring and the top lever trip pin are in the hole that the floor plate screw came out of. The spring may fall out on it's own if the frame is inverted, (and probably will so BE CAREFUL!!!) The trip pin will stay in, unless the top lever is moved back to the center position.
I never remove the pin entirely. I simply push it far enough in to let the one sear drop, then I push the pin the other direction until the second sear falls out. I leave the pin in the gun. Don't forget to tighten the small set screw that keeps the pin from moving when you reassemble the gun.
You can now see the sear tails are against the wood when you pull the stock back. Next, remove the tiny screw that retains the sear pin, using a small drift punch to drive out the sear pin. Tip the heel of the stock down to clear the safety mechanism and it should come off.
NOTE: There is a safety push rod in a small hole in the head of the stock that is easy to lose.
This will get the butt stock off and should be more than enough disassembly for a thorough cleaning and re-oiling.

Thanks!! I think I can handle it.

Cool. Your attic or someone elses? Details, man, details!

An uninsulated storage room was secretly built into the attic.Owner died 15 years ago.A daughter was left the property,unaware of the room.It was found during a recent presale appraisal.I now have he Sterlingworth.ser137xxx which is pristeen.Great wood,mirror bores,bright blue,polished receiver.Found too was a 552 Speedmaster and a Mod. 41 Remington. I was LUCKY to get all three.The SW is a 12 gauge w/ 28 inch barrels.