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Orangeslice13 said:
Yes I did,
Yours turned out great.
I bought this sight unseen from someone I trust and I don’t get it till Monday. It will be interesting to see what I’m up against.
here’s a picture I was sent. View attachment 433718
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Looks like a Lyman or Williams rear sight, there should be an Allen screw you can loosen and drift that sight out. People pay good money for them on eBay. The barrel band may or may not be missing the bayonet lug. Type 2 barrel bands were made without the lug, if the inner ring is slightly recessed from the handguard keeper it could be a type 2. If its flush it’s most likely a cutdown type 3. Front sight most likely soldered on, if the front sight key slot is still there it can be restored. Won’t know until you get that sight off.

Looks like the stock has been drilled for a sling, I'm guessing the other swivel is either attached to the wood in the sling cutout filler or to the stock itself. It looks like a Winchester stock which is a shame but it could make a decent project getting out the fillers and trying to work on it.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
I steamed it out some but decided I wanted to keep som of the damage out of respect for what it went through. I went 200,390,600 on the sanding so it’s smooth.
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Tangent, but I really wish there was some sort of database or way of tracking where a particular weapon like that had been. I.E. what unit and theater if possible.

History buffs would go nuts, I'm sure.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Tangent, but I really wish there was some sort of database or way of tracking where a particular weapon like that had been. I.E. what unit and theater if possible.

History buffs would go nuts, I'm sure.
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I absolutely love the history aspect. you’re right, I’d love to know where the old girl has been.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Tangent, but I really wish there was some sort of database or way of tracking where a particular weapon like that had been. I.E. what unit and theater if possible.

History buffs would go nuts, I'm sure.
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You can do FOIA requests on some US weapons. I know a lot of people have been doing them on their CMP 1911's to see where they've been. Colt will also research any military weapons they produced and send you what they have.
 
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Potentially off topic question, if so, apologies in advance.

I inherited a WW1 German pistol my great grandfather was gifted by one of his men before coming back to America, it has the original holster with the year “1917” on it. Both are in pretty rough condition and I only bring it out to show people.

Does anyone know if these could be restored? I’ve contacted a few gun shops here in Louisville, KY and no one will touch it, even one that specializes in antiques.
 
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DancingOutlaw said:
Pictures would better help define "bad condition". Whatever collector value the pistol has will be severely reduced if you choose to refinish it. Saddle soap and leather conditioner can go a long way to fixing an old holster.
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Value isn’t important to me, my grandfather told me to never sell it and I never plan to. I will follow up with some pictures hopefully this week. My grandfather mentioned he tried to fire it once in the 70s and it jammed and he never touched it again.

Thank you for the input.
 
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WestTennesseeVol said:
Value isn’t important to me, my grandfather told me to never sell it and I never plan to. I will follow up with some pictures hopefully this week. My grandfather mentioned he tried to fire it once in the 70s and it jammed and he never touched it again.

Thank you for the input.
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I think we should definitely shoot it.
 
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WestTennesseeVol said:
Potentially off topic question, if so, apologies in advance.

I inherited a WW1 German pistol my great grandfather was gifted by one of his men before coming back to America, it has the original holster with the year “1917” on it. Both are in pretty rough condition and I only bring it out to show people.

Does anyone know if these could be restored? I’ve contacted a few gun shops here in Louisville, KY and no one will touch it, even one that specializes in antiques.
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About - Turnbull Restoration
 
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@kiddiedoc
I just realized I tagged you in the zone thread instead of here.

Here’s my next quick project.
The pawnshop trash barrel 150$ shotgun also known as the Remington 11-48 Mohawk. Someone self camouflaged this poor thing. 24F12683-4E76-43DF-8CFC-95A251B47277.jpeg
 
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WestTennesseeVol said:
Just need to get it in working order and cleaned up. The slide seems to have a mind of its own, and I’m definitely not confident enough to work on it myself.

Would eventually like to find a way to show it off in a nice display.
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I would not mess with anything in the frame but at least get the slide and recoil springs out and give everything a good cleaning.
 
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