utica 16 sterly

[tony williamson]

picked up a nice 16 today. Utica sterlingworth 375861, 99% blue and cc, a little varnish wear toward rear of stock where your cheek goes. and for the life of me cant figure out how to post a pic, well, they are on photobucket . i'll see if I can tell you where...

[vaturkey]

pics would be super. That's getting late in the production for sure.

[Fin2Feather]

If they're on photobucket double click on the pic and to the right you'll a box with several choices; you want the bottom one, IMG. Double click on the box beside it with the URL inside and it should turn yellow and say "copied". Then come here and paste that in your response (right click and select "paste" or click edit on the drop down menu at the top of the page and select paste. Your image should appear when you review or submit your post! As a fan of Utica guns I'm looking forward to seeing it!

[Ithaca33]

Nice looking gun!!

[Fin2Feather]

Nice! Does it have a plain or capped pistol grip?

[vaturkey]

Awesome gun.

[tony williamson]

it has a plain pistol grip. it has three small initials stamped in the bottom of it....HHD ...barely noticeable. they are 3/16 " long. and there is finish wear where you put your cheek, but there are no scratches, and the colors really are 100%. the glare from the flash causes them not to look that way, but they are all there. bluing 100%. so I really don't understand the finish wear on an otherwise great gun. its original, the spot where where the finish is rubbed is about the size of a quarter, but it clearly looks like a cheek did it. there is the same spot on my 1928 12 gauge sterly, and it has an Utica stock. finish composition problem? idk..

[2X2]

Yes sir; good looking gun. Looks like you need to clean the rib/barrel crevice out with sharp point awl then a brass brush. Sometimes I believe those haven't been cleaned since the guns were made.