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Bah. Without, or even with, the stock fixed this might be the only way a "normal" guy could obtain a handmade piece of art without leveraging the house. This is probably worth 4 figures as is and might be worth 5 if the butt was professaly restored
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Hang it on the wall with that side against the wall! If the repairs had more of a vintage look I would just leave it. I'm lean more to conservation and try to stay away from restoration, look for some steel or brass screws that can be given an aged looking patina to replace those.
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put brass tack heads over the screws and say it was an Indian rifle. Actually I would leave it as is.
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Take a black Sharpie and color over the screwheads and hang it up.
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99guy lol ...If you look at the pics the guy added later ,,,,,,If you ve seen tang cracks before ... look at those pics ,,i understand why some clown put the bad wood screws in
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99guy lol ...If you look at the pics the guy added later ,,,,,,If you ve seen tang cracks before ... look at those pics ,,i understand why some clown put the bad wood screws in Given the time line for the rifle and the amount of damage done, I still think a horse did it. It, and the owner got tossed or the horse rolled on it....both common occurrences' back then. If he's going to use the rifle, then he should repair it enough to not do further damage to it. If he isn't going to use it, I'd just clean it up and display it somewhere. Too bad no one knows the history behind it. Any way to trace by serial number who purchased and when?
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Given the time line for the rifle and the amount of damage done, I still think a horse did it. It, and the owner got tossed or the horse rolled on it....both common occurrences' back then.
I'd agree. It was almost certainly being carried in a scabbard and the horse went down on that side. Makes one wonder who would be wealthy enough at the time to buy that gun and carry it on a horse. Probably a wealthy rancher. The guy took the gun out to his shop and put some screws in it, back in the scabbard it went, good as new. As old as it is, it probably almost certainly wasn't thrown out of an airplane, but it make a good story.
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The fellow that posted it ,,,Its was his uncles rifle ,,,,No one in the family knew he had it ...He was born in 1920 ,, So he was not the original owner ,,,,,No one in the family wanted it and it was being pitched in a pile for the dumpster ,,,,So nephew ,,(poster) grabbed it up ,,,,,,,,Ive been chatting with him ,,,,,,He sold it today to a collector and this guy is having it restored ,,,,,,,,,
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The guy probably bought it, had it shipped via USPS and it arrived with the stock broke in half.
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The guy probably bought it, had it shipped via USPS and it arrived with the stock broke in half. I hadn't thought of that possibility. Made me laugh.
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The fellow that posted it ,,,Its was his uncles rifle ,,,,No one in the family knew he had it ...He was born in 1920 ,, So he was not the original owner ,,,,,No one in the family wanted it and it was being pitched in a pile for the dumpster ,,,,So nephew ,,(poster) grabbed it up ,,,,,,,,Ive been chatting with him ,,,,,,He sold it today to a collector and this guy is having it restored ,,,,,,,,, Be interesting to see if he follows through once he sees the price tag for it. Hope if it's done, it's done well.
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Well, that's not a standard Leader Grade. Custom engraving scenes, stippled receiver and game scene engraved on the bottom are all extras. Pretty big extras.. Here's a top of the line restore on a Leader Grade from 2 years ago.. sold for 40% or so of that one. And no matter how good the stock guy is, I don't think he can make the facebook stock look like this one. https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/73/50/savage-arms-corporation--1899I wish him all the best, hope it comes out looking like new. Heck, if a restored one is worth $5000 then maybe I better look at refinishing mine.
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The screws look kind of modern.
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Be interesting to see any final result of restoration if done. I knew a guy years ago in my LEO days that worked for a refuse collection business. They'd drop off dumpsters to people requesting them when they moved. He told me that you'd be surprised what people toss during a move especially if they are concerned about weight and/or volume in a major move. He said they'd always check through the contents when they delivered the dumpsters to landfills, said they'd always find things of value, at least in their eyes. Advised the higher the income of the persons moving, the neater the finds made.
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