Velocette Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) This is another gun I got from the recent Holts sale and collected from Belvoir Castle, £26.00 all in seemed a good deal. The only detail available before sale was that it had been sleeved, steel to damascus in the seventies and was made in aprox 1902. It had clearly had a life and someone thought it worthwhile to have it sleeved, The woodwork was quite rough and scratched. plus the comb was about 3/8" too high for me so I lowered it and started refinishing the stock which, with the nice piece of wood extension, is going to look good when when its finished. When I stripped the action it became clear that some care had been taken putting it together and everything was nicely finished inside. The hinge pin/hook is integral to the action and is a hefty 7/16" in diameter and I noticed this when examining the hook, the neatest dovetail repair, almost invisible but very nicely done. At the same time I cleaned the barrel flat a little to show the Damascus pattern. I noticed this detail on the extractor cam, a tapered locater on each side to keep everything solid to the action. The barrel is bored at 5 and 18 thou and when I tested it before stripping down shot well for me. All in all, an old gun with some life left in it and a caring history behind it. Edited May 22, 2023 by Velocette addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 Nice one, that stock will come up lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen-H Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 Nice little project 👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 I have a William Powell with an extractor cam fitted like that. It had become loose (probably been loose for some time) and needed 'building up' and refitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 love the dovetail to bring it back onto the face..........chequring dont look damaged...just slighty worn..........i bet it will look very nice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 All for £26 !! Top quality I must say I love the Holts sealed bid sales . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 8 hours ago, ditchman said: love the dovetail to bring it back onto the face..........chequring dont look damaged...just slighty worn..........i bet it will look very nice.. Yes the dovetail is very neatly done.Never seen anything quite like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simcgunner Posted May 23, 2023 Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 Enos James made pretty good Guns. I have an older hammer 8 bore that had a rough life . It did not take too much work to get it in shooting order. good luck with your gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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