This rifle is 100 years old...

[762Russian]

Or near enough as makes no difference. You wouldn't be able to tell though, not after Jim here in Medicine Hat got the job.

Stevens Favourite Model 1894 in .25 Stevens, built before the 1920s. My father's godfather owned it and passed it down to him, who then gave it to me for a short period to get it refinished.

Kicking myself now, since I didn't take any before picture, but you can imagine the patina and rust and pitting that would come with a hundred years of wear, first out in the bush then in various closets and cabinets. Wish I had a camera worth a damn, too. Doesn't do it justice; maybe I'll try some outdoor shots tomorrow.

The screws had been stripped and damaged, the stock sporting a few holes, but they've since been patched up, the old worn out finish taken off an a nice smooth one in it's place. Wish I could take a decent shot of the barrel; you'd swear it was a replacement.

Oh, and that box isn't empty; 47 shots remaining.

 

[regulate34]

wow. thats a beaut. very oldschool

 

[Even2]

Awesome job on that restoration! What an old beauty

 

[crosman177]

looks great,, you wishing it was .22 s-l-lr???

 

[tacfoley]

That, Sir, is nothing less than beautiful and a credit to the craftsman who brought it back to life.

Slightly OT, but this is my oldest .22 rifle, from 1910 - go to the bottom of the page, please - http://www.rifleman.org.uk/BSA_Model_1.html

It was bought for a boy's 12th birthday in that year. He became a soldier and, like my grandfather, died on the Somme. The rifle became his much younger brother's and HIS son gave it to me in 1990 as his eyesight was failing. I shoot it often and have been told that it is so far unique.

Best to all

tac