New Acquisition.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:18 pm
I finally made the deal on a 20ga Sterlingworth this weekend with some input from some members and after unloading some guns on lower rungs of the ladder. Thanks to Mike Campbell and Brian. Definitely no warts on this one Mike (maybe a freckle). Keep kicking a$$ Brian!
What you see in the attachments are the results of Savage Master Gunsmith Mitzie Bielin’s wonderful work in 1983. You might remember my recent threads asking about if he was working independently at this time. I didn’t get much feedback, but I am now convinced with the documentation included in the deal that he is responsible.
I purchased the gun from the individual who sent it to MB. As you can see in the attached paperwork, the buttstock and forearm were both replaced in addition to the metal refinish. The original cracked splinter forearm was included in the deal. This will be repaired and restored.
The picture of the underside of the forearm is deceiving in that the gun is not an ejector. MB must have chosen to utilize this method of attachment for the beavertail wood. Then again, maybe all BT wood was attached this way and I don’t know any better.
I haven’t put it on a scale yet, but was told it was 6lbs. 5oz. The 26â€
What you see in the attachments are the results of Savage Master Gunsmith Mitzie Bielin’s wonderful work in 1983. You might remember my recent threads asking about if he was working independently at this time. I didn’t get much feedback, but I am now convinced with the documentation included in the deal that he is responsible.
I purchased the gun from the individual who sent it to MB. As you can see in the attached paperwork, the buttstock and forearm were both replaced in addition to the metal refinish. The original cracked splinter forearm was included in the deal. This will be repaired and restored.
The picture of the underside of the forearm is deceiving in that the gun is not an ejector. MB must have chosen to utilize this method of attachment for the beavertail wood. Then again, maybe all BT wood was attached this way and I don’t know any better.
I haven’t put it on a scale yet, but was told it was 6lbs. 5oz. The 26â€
