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Laurie:
I am strictly talking about cosmetics here as I see surface spotting for example to the metal which I would personally clean. I certainly am NOT recommending you refinish the gun. My choice of "restoration" in the above post was perhaps too strong a term.
Jim

Laurie, Neat gun. Please follow up with more pics in detail. I love this site
Ross

Im not sure I understand the tightening method or why the plate would be removed and polished up. Is the plate pushed out against the barrels to tighten it up? If so isnt that going to leave a gap between the plate and standing breech? Could you post some pics of the rest of the gun? Id like to see the stock, hingepin and forend. Thanks again. Ross

The plate moves forward and is able to be polished to clean it up. I took the locks off and had hoped to be able to get at the adjustment. It will need to be taken apart more to get at the adjustment. I would worry about the gap between the plate and standing breach as from the patent all that would then support the plate is a 1/4" screw. Not very good in my opinion.
Will give a few more details later. If any are interested.
Cheers,
Laurie


full length view


butt left side with rulers


forend bottom


right hinge pin detail

stock inletting

locks

Thanks for the update, keep them up. Neat gun.

The gun weighs 10# 14 oz of which 5# 6 oz is the barrels.

Should have put the biography in with this thread? Thought it would get a bit long with it.
Cheers,
Laurie

I've just inherited an interesting dbl barrel. Markings indicate: "John A.D. Heckenbach's Breech Loader, Patented June 22, 1869, Mayville, Dodge Co, Wis." The breech mechanism is rather complicated in that it extends about an inch before the barrels pivot downwards. I can't really imagine what the cartridge looked like, but I suspect it came from a different planet, devoid of DNA-based life forms.

I will post a few photos as soon as I can figure out how to make that happen . . .

Here are a few photos . . .

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A very interesting gun would like to see it in person. Looks like it could be a needle fire.
Cheers,
Laurie

It does indeed have some resemblance to the Dreyse/Berger/Teschner/Collath breech but with external hammers.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
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