bigpete wrote:Rabbit nuggets is a sure fire winner
Die Judicii wrote:I'm not really into shotties even though I do own a couple,,,,,,,,,,,,
But this thread from beginning till now has been wonderful,, to get the background,, sentiments,, and your obvious pride.
And, I can see definite beauty in the "old girl".
A bit late for me to weigh in on this now,,, but,, if the butt pad is "horn" as you thought in the beginning, one of the best treatments for it
is a good drink of olive oil rubbed in every 4-6 months.
Diamond Jim wrote:What if GrandPa's shotgun is from a well known London maker - Henry Atkin from Purdeys - Now part of Atkin, Grant and Lang - whose guns start at about $100,000 or so. Ours is not in that category but it's still an Atkin, over 100 years old, hammerless ejector, but wears Damascus steel barrels chambered for 2 1/2 inch black powder shells. This was our "farm gun" and wasn't babied. it is a joy to shoot with appropriate cartridges and used to drop a few jaws when I used it at Field and Game events many years ago at Houghton Wineries. Dad is 101 years old and has just got his FAL renewal with a new identity card renewal and I don't know how he'll go signing inside the "box" that he can't see. We want to keep this historial firearm in the family.