Restoration of a .22 Short Rifle Mk II... found in a creek
- Thread starter louthepou
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Canadianwarlord
New member
- Location
- South Western Ontario
Wow what a great restoration! it makes me so happy to see this old gal get a new lease on life
longbranch*
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Victoria,BC.
Goes to show how a century + of absorbing cosmolin the wood held up quite well after being in water for who knows how long. Good job.
The No.4 mag jammed in there and the Philips head band screw suggest to me that it has been in civilian hands. But no doubt an interesting story behind how it ended up as a submersible. Probably an interesting story of how it was found too.
But rifles are sometimes found at creek crossings and other challenging terrain areas on snowmobile and ATV trails. If it falls off in the snow, you are pretty much screwed on finding it until spring.
I have a lever action Winchester (I think it is a Winchester) that I literally tripped over in the bush, just the muzzle and a piece of the barrel sticking out of the ground like a booby trap in amongst the leaves. The mag tube and woodwork had dissolved. I have it in the garage somewhere. It has come in handy for use as a pry bar and as a jack handle.
But rifles are sometimes found at creek crossings and other challenging terrain areas on snowmobile and ATV trails. If it falls off in the snow, you are pretty much screwed on finding it until spring.
I have a lever action Winchester (I think it is a Winchester) that I literally tripped over in the bush, just the muzzle and a piece of the barrel sticking out of the ground like a booby trap in amongst the leaves. The mag tube and woodwork had dissolved. I have it in the garage somewhere. It has come in handy for use as a pry bar and as a jack handle.
Very nice. That’s the first lee Medford trainer I’ve seen without the N stamp on it for the British navy. Most I’ve seen have the smle sight and top rear hand guard wood. I’ve been told they are some of the most accurate of the lee trainers but mine is nothing special.
Trevor
Trevor
- Location
- On a sand bar in the Atlantic Ocean.
That's quite a find!
Well done on the resto too!
Well done on the resto too!
infideleggwelder
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
nice work ,lou.
Sea Monkey
Regular
- Location
- South Coast of Upper Canukistan
Great find & well done on the restoration! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks again folks for the comments.
I used very fine steel wool to remove the deposits on the wood. Very carefully, doing my best to only scrub what I wanted to come off. Then, that's it; a few coats of linseed oil (in case it goes back in water for a few more decades!)
I used very fine steel wool to remove the deposits on the wood. Very carefully, doing my best to only scrub what I wanted to come off. Then, that's it; a few coats of linseed oil (in case it goes back in water for a few more decades!)
