Velifer
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Long story short, I received several guns from my parent's house. Four shotguns (one with parts missing) had been stored unattended for decades in a closet of the breezeway where they were exposed to high humidity. When I first saw them, I automatically assumed they were ruined. They were taken home and put into another closet for 3 more years, until I started learning basic gunsmithing after my retirement.
The single shot 12 gauge is a Lefever that my father had customized in the late 1960s (more about that later).
There was also a Winchester model 1897 pump 16 gauge shotgun (more about that later).
What I really need research help with is the double barrel 16 gauge "German Shotgun" that was probably made in the 1920s. Apparently there were a lot of gunsmiths making guns in Germany at this time period. Various proof marks and the words KRUPP STAHL and KOLN SUHL are stamped onto the gun. This is the bottom gun in the photo I posted. More photos will be posted later.
A second German double barrel was in pieces and was missing parts. The stock don't fit either gun. I think my Dad bought a box of shotgun parts as a project many years ago. The top incomplete gun in the photo shows how all of the guns looked when I first got them. I only got a "before" shot of two of the guns. The bottom gun is after my "restoration" efforts. I figured the guns were already ruined, so I couldn't possibly make them any worse. I learned that 0000 steel wool is my best friend.
The single shot 12 gauge is a Lefever that my father had customized in the late 1960s (more about that later).
There was also a Winchester model 1897 pump 16 gauge shotgun (more about that later).
What I really need research help with is the double barrel 16 gauge "German Shotgun" that was probably made in the 1920s. Apparently there were a lot of gunsmiths making guns in Germany at this time period. Various proof marks and the words KRUPP STAHL and KOLN SUHL are stamped onto the gun. This is the bottom gun in the photo I posted. More photos will be posted later.
A second German double barrel was in pieces and was missing parts. The stock don't fit either gun. I think my Dad bought a box of shotgun parts as a project many years ago. The top incomplete gun in the photo shows how all of the guns looked when I first got them. I only got a "before" shot of two of the guns. The bottom gun is after my "restoration" efforts. I figured the guns were already ruined, so I couldn't possibly make them any worse. I learned that 0000 steel wool is my best friend.