My weekend project.

[pharaoh2]

I got this from another amazing nut. It's an Erma Werke .22LR. From what I researched, a German made Ithica/Henry lever gun. She was quite rough and I was going to give it a complete tear down and redo, however I decided not to get too far into it as I need a beater rifle for knock around/crappy weather duty. I stripped the wood, oiled it with a mix of tru-oil and linseed and just touched up the blue. It looks better now (I think) but still just a beater. Now I just got to take it our and put a few hundred rounds through it.

Here's how she started out. Dark and shiny, scratched and dented.

And here she is now. Sometimes I like my girls blonde.

 

[L0veM0nKeY]

Excellent work! Looks good! Let us know how she shoots!

 

[nate18]

much better

 

[notsorichguy]

Nice job!

Now I'm itching for another lever....

 

[cyclone]

That's a lovely Ithaca-72-type.........please telll me it's not the single-shot?

 

[Bull's-Eye]

Good work. Looks pretty good for a knock around rifle.

 

[pharaoh2]

Thanks all, really it's not that good, it just cleaned up better. And no, it's not a single shot. (I had one of those once upon a time though)

 

[randas]

Looks great! Almost looks exactly my henry lever 22

 

[pharaoh2]

It is your Henry. Same rifle, different name.

 

[stuckon308]

Despite our 770 differences you sure make those beaten .22 levers look great.

 

[Winnipeg Toymaker]

Love the BLONDS....all my refinishes seem to end up that colour if the wood is light coloured.

 

[Rifleman1911]

I bought one of those years ago, I had to have it destroyed cause there was a crack that had developed in breech and it was FTF. I took it to my gunsmith and askes if we could weld it and machine it back down. It looked like it could be done, but he said it was done. (sniff, wipes tear from eye) I paid 75$ for it and it was really accurate.

I would take to cover off and have a look.

 

[hbar2]

Seems someone really let a diamond in the rough go to a good home!!!! You should feel fortunate

 

[MagnumPeanut]

I love it. Must of been something in the air this weekend, everybody was refinishing their old 22's.

 

[Crazy.kayaker]

Ithaca 72 was the pre Henry H001. If you have the Ithaca and strip it down take a look at the manual for a Henry the guns are about 95% the same. Nice Rifle. I have one. Mines Very accurate with bullets around 33-37 Grains. I can snipe Grouse Iron sights with mine out to about 81 yards (best shot to date). I practice on fist sized balloons at 100 yards regularly. It's my Never Sell .22...it's my only .22 but still.

Have fun shooting it they are FUN. My dad isn't a shooter and not that fond of guns but when he shot my Ithaca he put over 200 rounds down range and said he want's to do it again...so obviously the Gun is addictive

 

[Wham-O]

Great Job Pharaoh!!
I could make a 10/22 remark.... but I won't.

 

[cyclone]

Love the BLONDS....all my refinishes seem to end up that colour if the wood is light coloured.

Sheer beauty....

 

[lone-wolf]

Very nice. Lever guns are always classy.