#Baker sxs shotgun parts cracked#

I showed the barrels to a gunshop where the owner has many years of experience with old guns. The rest of the barrels have considerable bluing left and it's very hard to detect any Damascus twist. I took a more critical look at the Baker in good light this morning (instead of florescent I'd been working under) and found under the forend Damascus twist pattern.

#Baker sxs shotgun parts cracked#

Repairing the cracked stock on the New Baker will be the goal of the day. I've made substantial progress on the project an will probably continue to work on them again today. My plan is to repair the stock on rhe New Baker and take care of a couple of small problems and shoot it. While the 12 gauge Eclipse Meteor may be repaired to shooting condition, I'll finish cleaning it up and leave it as as a wall hanger for now. I'd appreciate any direction you may have in removing the firing pins. I don't see any way to remove the firing pins. I'm not seeing the same spring action on the other side. One firing pin on the Baker seems to have a rebound spring. The hammer and trigger springs are folded flat springs and appear to be in good condition. Also, I didn't have spring compression clamps to do the job right. I haven't tackled taking the locks apart as I don't see a need to.

I was able to disassemble the Baker with a minimum of struggle. The bores on both guns show the expected roughness and light pitting but no heavy pits or dents. The barrels on the 12 gauge are also solid. I found that the 12 gauge was a 'Eclipse Meteor' made in Belgium. I found the 'New Baker' model name on the left side of action of the Baker 10 gauge. Still at least 25% will be bare metal with gray patina. Surprising, I found a lot of bluing left under the rust. I've put about two hours of elbow grease getting the bulk of the rust off them. I've started a project to restore two old double barrel shotguns that's been in my brother-in-law's family at least 60 years.