This bit I’ve been quite looking forward to. This is quite dirty, after 90 years it has some pitting and corrosion, but I hope to get most of this out. This is going to take several days of very slow polishing. I want to get this right. The first picture is of the action...
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The gun has been bumped about during its life that’s for sure. However, I think I can get it back to close to where it started. Nitromors first, two sessions with that. The trick being to really dab it on thick, wait for the first coast to bite, and then add the second, then...
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I didn’t have much time today, but did sneak in a bit of restoration work on the forend metal work. Very pleased with it. Careful use of the Bremel and bit of quick changing on the polishing tools…came up beautifully! The stock has also been taken right back to the wood. Getting out dents...
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I couldn’t wait to see how I could get one of the sidelock plates back to a reasonable shine. I tried extra fine wire wool and didn’t really get anywhere. After a bit of research and crossing fingers I decided to try the Bremel with a very light polishing compound (bought from Screwfix for...
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I guess it was never going to be completely straight forward was it? After 2-3 days of the rear trigger plate screw playing havoc I managed to loosen it and get it out. It was rusted into the stock and the safety plate. Not fun actually but I managed to save everything, including the...
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I’ve been after a London gun for a while, something to restore, take a while over and hopefully get in return a bit of London gun history. My local shop have been great and I managed to prize from them a Harrison and Hussey from around 1926. It needs plenty of work. Dented barrels,...
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