Old shotgun found in floorboards of hay mow

Anybody would recommend trying electrolysis rust removal using an old car battery and sacrificial steel? I have seen some pretty amazing results on guns of very poor condition. I have an old Chassepot back in france i would like to try this on, mine barely looks like a gun anymore, It spent 3 decades in the bottom of a well where the villagers hid it to prevent the germans from getting their hands on it during the occupation. :p the neat part about this rust removal technique is that its leaves no scratches or traces of rust in hard to get places, the only down side is that you need to be able to dismantle it to separate all the metal pieces, some parts may be seized by rust...
 
baulih said:
Anybody would recommend trying electrolysis rust removal using an old car battery and sacrificial steel? I have seen some pretty amazing results on guns of very poor condition. I have an old Chassepot back in france i would like to try this on, mine barely looks like a gun anymore, It spent 3 decades in the bottom of a well where the villagers hid it to prevent the germans from getting their hands on it during the occupation. :p the neat part about this rust removal technique is that its leaves no scratches or traces of rust in hard to get places, the only down side is that you need to be able to dismantle it to separate all the metal pieces, some parts may be seized by rust...
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I did this on an old Axe head using an old computer power supply. When it was done there was zero rust and there were markings that I couldn't even see traces of before the process.
 
I agree with Cat, its an old Belgian double, they don't really have much value to them, especially in that shape. It will make a good wall hanger in the den.
 
hawk-i said:
Kind of makes one wonder if there is a story that goes along with it being hidden in the barn.
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I have most of an LC smith that looks similar it was originally found with a bunch of guns in the attic boards of an old store . Long ago before we had fac's and PALs there was not much for storage laws and about the only authority on the matter was grandma saying put that dang smokepole somewhere the littleuns won't find it . Also of note the older guns were browned as opposed to Blued (think of a controlled rusting) so that one looks to actually be in fairly good shape.Hopefully you can find some info on it without taking to much of it's history off of it . It is probably a damascus barrel and made for the old paper hulled blackpowder loads so I would not worry about cleaning it too much and keep it as a wall hanger .
 
try EVAPO RUST, best thing I have ever found removing rust, Non toxic, soaked a engine block in it over night, all rust gone like magic, and no good metal is damaged in anyway, be sure to submerge your item complete thou as it may discolor at the water line. it can be found in Canadian tire.

check this video out,

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baulih said:
Anybody would recommend trying electrolysis rust removal using an old car battery and sacrificial steel? I have seen some pretty amazing results on guns of very poor condition. I have an old Chassepot back in france i would like to try this on, mine barely looks like a gun anymore, It spent 3 decades in the bottom of a well where the villagers hid it to prevent the germans from getting their hands on it during the occupation. :p the neat part about this rust removal technique is that its leaves no scratches or traces of rust in hard to get places, the only down side is that you need to be able to dismantle it to separate all the metal pieces, some parts may be seized by rust...
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If you can take the gun apart and show pictures of the proof marks some here can give you a good idea of when and where it was made and maybe even a maker.
 
Familygunnutz said:
try EVAPO RUST, best thing I have ever found removing rust, Non toxic, soaked a engine block in it over night, all rust gone like magic, and no good metal is damaged in anyway, be sure to submerge your item complete thou as it may discolor at the water line. it can be found in Canadian tire.
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Thanks for posting this info....I will certainly give it a try! :cheers:
 
Just please, please, PLEASE don't just whip out your everyday screwdrivers and immediately bugger all the screw heads, or worse, snap off the screw heads. Get a set of proper screwdivers or bits. Or just clean the gun up and leave it alone, unbuggered.
 
To far gone to bother fixing. The rust is too deep. Far moreso than just surface rust.
"...tempted to clean it..........and shoot it..." BOOOM. Ow, I can't see!
 
Dake21 said:
If this gun is not shootable and worth a lot I would sell it and buy more firearms. I've seen old lever gun at 5000$ at my local surplus so maybe?
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Not a chance, it's 99.99% likely a JABAC. (J)ust (A)nother (B)elgian (C)lunker. Look at what you see for engraving on the bottom of the receiver, some not very well done cross-hatching. It was a basic hardware store gun sold to the masses at affordable prices.
 
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