REALLY rough old .22...what is it???

[mwjones]

I just posted this in the gunsithing forum, as I want to try to bring her back from the dead. i didn't want to post all the pics and stuff twice, so here's link to that post! anyone who knows about old .22s, pleae chime in! i'd liek to find out what it is.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5593664#post5593664

 

[safety first]

The title brought me in, but that's was as far as I was willing to go.

 

[mwjones]

uhm....ok.

 

[kamlooky]

Need photos, not letters and squigglies............

 

[mwjones]

Ok, here we go:

pics:

The new sleeve....weld the old handle on, or drill and tap and screw it in?

 

[Avalonthas]

Just buy a new one for 90 bucks

 

[primus1]

I would not waste a penny on that thing.

 

[rookie wildcat]

pics are really out of focus for definite ID. Hurts just looking at them.
The gunsmith I used to work with would love that project. But he never charged for stuff like that. No way you could.

 

[gunsaholic]

I love to see old guns brought back from the brink. But I have to agree with the others. In this case I think the poor old thing is beyond the brink. If all you are putting into it is time, then I guess have fun. But if you have to sink any money into it you do realize that you will probably be kissing it goodbye. Also, will it be safe to shoot afterwards. Seeing the outside of the barrel , one has to wonder what the bore is like.

 

[Cowboy]

If I had that gun I'd drive it in the ground and call it a fence post----Cowboy

 

[greyman441]

I posted in your other add it looks like a Eatonia .22 LR. Made around the 1930's

 

[plinker 777]

what ever it was.....it's a coat rack now

 

[Ryan500]

I know exactly what it is....
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garbage.

 

[olansky]

i might have that same one lol in the same condition as yours too but my bolt is seized and yeah its just sitting in pieces in a box lol covered in wd-40

 

[unicorn gravedigger]

Jeeze! no love for that gun! Good luck fixing it up, aren't all mystery 22's Cooey 39's??

 

[lyman54]

I posted in your other add it looks like a Eatonia .22 LR. Made around the 1930's

Was thinking that myself. Cleaned one up for a friend of mine awhile back and it kinda looks familiar. The OP's looks like a lost cause tho.

 

[spacesaver]

It does have the look of an Estonia. When theres no paint to watch dry or clouds to count, sit down with some WD40 and steel wool, mainly around the barrel in front of the action. You MAY be able to find remnants of the makers mark there. On the other hand, if you've never refurbed a firearm before, this is a golden oppurtunity. Just don't try shooting it before getting it checked out by a competant gunsmith.
spacesaver

 

[gunsaholic]

I posted in your other add it looks like a Eatonia .22 LR. Made around the 1930's

I at first thought it was also an Ace/Eatonia model but after looking again I don't think so. I think it is some old European make.

 

[RobSmith]

Steel wool, oil, and elbow grease. These old .22's just keep on going no matter how much you neglect them ...

 

[CanadianReich]

if its rare or a collectors item fix er up

if its some common pos that no one collects and has no heirloom value to you id hand it over to the police the next time they offer a good amount of cash for "any unwanted guns" then go out and buy a new gun with the cash.....

Its usually $75 around here