Restoration of an extra finish .375 H&H

[S Bertram]

A special gun came in for restoration and I thought some of you might enjoy seeing it. Single square bridge Oberndorf magnum action, letters as a extra finish gun from Holland. The story I heard was that it was owned by a wealthy family in the North East and Stored in an attic for years where rodents had urinated on it. I believe it, it was deeply pitted to say the least. I struck out what I could and the remainder was micro welded, then the engraving re-cut, rust blued finish.

After the metal was refinished

 

[Sika98k]

Great work . I never realised that rat pee could be so corrosive.

 

[Doug3006]

Lovely rifle and great restoration work. Well done!

 

[cajunchefray]

Nice work in restoring a classic. What type of work was required for the wood?

Thanks for sharing.

 

[CJW]

Nice!

 

[BloodyKnuckles]

Wonderful rifle.
Well done.

 

[Wyatt Smith]

Very nice work. Rodent urine is very corrosive, it’s the worst thing for wiring on a combine.

 

[Mark A Ouellette]

Steve Bertram does outstanding gunsmithing of the highest order!
Steve is also a pleasure to do business with.