I picked up both of these within the last year for decent prices.
They're not safe queens and have some "love" on them so i won't mind toting them afield.
The 39A is a '66
The Mountie is a '67 (my birth year)
I also have a very nice '69 Mountie and a '70 Centennial Mountie.
I was lucky enough to find both with the correct front sight hood and hammer extension.
I do need to find some receiver plug screws for the 39A as I just took the scope off of it.
This winter I plan to try to match that Mountie's forend a little better.













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Why wait for winter?...

I live in the hot South!
Too hot to do anything for a few more weeks.

Sandpaper only works in the cold? Or do you just use the heat as an excuse to lay around from april to october? Better keep hydrated with sweet tea, lemonade and beer during this current heat wave. Don't forget to sand the shine off'un the buttstock too, wouldn't want anyone mistaking that fine marlin for a browning....grin

Nah, it's not the sandpaper. It's that it's harder to control the drying process and getting the coats of tru-oil on evenly when it's 90 degrees and high humidity.
I'll make sure to knock some of the shine off those buttstocks too. That's mostly because the Howard's Feed and Wax was just applied. It dries in pretty good.
I'll keep drinking til then!

Never use sandpaper on a firearm. Stick with chemical stripper.

WFR, may I ask what you paid for your Mountie? I've been looking for a "shooter" Mountie myself.

$360 OTD and that's the cheapest of the 3 I own.
Worth every dime of it since I plan on getting at least 30-40 years worth of use out of it!

360$ for a Mountie? You almost stole it. I hope I can do as well.