I will go to our gunsmith tomorrow and snap some photos of his gun....great idea for the before and after shots of the restoration. I am so glad I stumbled upon this forum; you guys are awesome!

The more I have learned about his shotgun, the more excited I am to have it working again for him. This is the first shotgun he bought for himself and when Grandpa took him pheasant hunting for the first time, he was explaining how to lead his shots. At that time, a bird had flown up in front of Dad and he nailed it(I believe he was about 12 years old).