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Thanks Guns. I don't plan on selling, just to see it back in better condition and add to my collection. Made some mistakes earlier in life and sold some nice guns, and won't sell another...I'm sure we all sold some guns we regret. Like my Ithaca Tikka 12-222 turkey gun. Kick myself everyday for that one.
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This would make one hell'uva Vintage Turkey Gun. Start looking for 10ga (if a 10) brass hulls at Gun Shows or on Ebay. You shouldn't need more than a couple..
The bores don't look too bad, normal BP pitting and crud which much should scrub out. The chamber lines look fairly defined, so hopefully the bores haven't been honed. Good potential so far...
Ken
Last edited by Ken61; 12/24/16 05:12 PM.
I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.
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Thanks Ken...You all know your stuff. How about a fix on this hammer? sorry, lots of questions. 
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3 options. 1) have the original hammer repaired, (2) have someone who knows what they are doing make a new hammer, (3) buy a pair of matching reproduction hammers. I guess there is a 4th option which would be finding an original. It may be possible to find a different matching pair from an old parts gun of some kind that would work.
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Thanks Guns...man, what a nice gun to add to my collection. Would love to see it restored.
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There's plenty of guys on this site who can handle that. Removing the hammer may be an issue. What gauge is it?
Remove the fore end, grab the wrist with your right hand, tubes with the left. Try to flex the barrels up and down and back and forth. It's the loose/off face test. Movement at the breech indicates issues. Hold the gun with right hand on wrist, barrels pointing down, then shake gently. Again, movement indicates issues.
I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.
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Not sure,,thinking 10. It locks tight, no movement and closes and opens smooth.
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You should be very happy. It was a steal. It's worth putting some money into, but once the hammer is taken care of and the bores cleaned up and evaluated you're ready to go. Your Christmas came a little early.
Merry Christmas
Ken
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To fix that hammer I would remove it from the lock & weld a piece of steel to it then shape it & cut checkering grip on it to match the other.
You retain engraving this way & have the correct hammers.
To replace hammers is easier said than done because they are timed & shaped to fit the tumbler on a square & that is an individual thing.
O.M
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Do you like to file? Would you like to learn to? If so, have a piece of mild steel welded onto the broken hammer and file it back to shape. You have a pattern to go by with the right hammer. You will feel a great sense of accomplishment when you finish that job. I'll bet you can do it. Just the kind of job I would take on.
SRH
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