EE Purchase [Pic Heavy]

[CODFan]

So I purchased a Rifle on the EE not too long ago.

It needed some TLC.

But under that coat of black paint and dirt was something of interest ....

So the work began to restore it ....

 

[D-BOMB]

WOW! that is a real gem!

 

[Ballsofice154]

Now that is a beauty.

 

[kjohn]

Nice find! Nice job of returning it to its intended state. Love to see old rifles like this.

 

[Steve1987]

Nice work on the restoration! Good eye catching that on the EE, the much coveted 41 Longbranch

This one was definitely worth restoring and judging by the final pictures I think it came out very well. There's certainly not many original examples left out there!

Regards,
-Steve

 

[desporterizer]

Did it come to you as a sporter? I don't remember it on the ee

 

[woodchopper]

I see 2 different safeties in the photos

is the early style safety LB marked ? I can see the later dogleg style safety is LB but an early LB maked one would be more correct.

 

[flying pig]

You did a beautiful job on that one!

Some of the best EE finds get found because they were somewhere no one else thought to look. I've had a few like that.

 

[CODFan]

Did it come to you as a sporter? I don't remember it on the ee

It did not last long on the EE

Here are the details:

- arrived with a mix of Savage and British wood
- all internal parts looked good
- correct full length matching barrel
- Bands, Sight Protector and Safety not Correct

What I did to restore it:

- Spent hours removing black paint and cleaning a very very dirty rifle
- Replaced Wood with Long Branch wood
- Replaced Sight Protector, Bands and Safety with era correct LB parts

 

[vinver]

Lucky, lucky bast**d you! Nice job of restoring, and where on earth did you find that early sight protector? Good show!

 

[CODFan]

and where on earth did you find that early sight protector?

Absolute pure luck to be honest! Was offered one the day after I mentioned I had picked up an early Long Branch.

These are pretty much unobtainium. But completes the 41 to 45 family picture ...

 

[granite]

del

 

[albayo]

Did the early LB rifles have a magazine cut off or did the experimental ones have them?

 

[granite]

del

 

[RRCo.]

Good score! "Lady Slipper" safety is from a later rifle. Someone paid over $600. for one of those early forsight protectors recently.

 

[granite]

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[CODFan]

Was there a sticker on the butt of the 4T at one time - some circle mark there?

Correct - shows up depending on the angle