Double Barrel shotgun

[Always_Seek_The_Treasure]

Saw the barrel sticking out of the side of a creek bed. The stock was close by. It was stuck in a layer of silt. Really surprised at how well the wood was preserved. Would kill to know how old it is. Thanks for looking.

 

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[bologna321]

Cool, use electrolysis on it I bet u could find out maker and age

 

[lairmo]

That's awesome!!!

 

[1637]

very cool find and it looks like its mostly all there.
brad

 

[against the wind]

How often do we find something like that??
Congrats

 

[SD51]

Don't assume it's not loaded, you never know!

 

[VTColonialDigger]

That's a great find, looks pretty old

 

[Always_Seek_The_Treasure]

That's a great find, looks pretty old

Thank you!

 

[Always_Seek_The_Treasure]

How often do we find something like that??
Congrats

Never in my case! It was an eyeball find!

 

[Always_Seek_The_Treasure]

Don't assume it's not loaded, you never know!

Hahaha if only I could preserve it well enough to find out.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Awesome relic, congratulations!

 

[treblehunter]

bologna321 is right, put it in a baking soda brine and zap that thing. It's not that hard to do. In your case the hardest part would be to fund a container to emerge it in. Maybe plastic flower beds for windows or you could just put it in a 5 gal bucket with muzzle pointing out. Guns are usually marked on the receiver and the end of the barrel closest to the receiver. Nice find. There is a forum on preservation on our site that explains how to use electrolysis.

 

[arrow86]

Cool find I would love to see after pics of you go the electrolysis route

 

[IAMZIM]

I have used electrolysis, but when I found a 1911 colt, I used apple cider vinegar. I used several baths of it and watched it closely, until I got every bit of rust off of it, and was able to take it completely apart and cleaned it, oiled it, and was actually able to use it! Your shotgun looks like it is probably too far gone to actually use again, but you never know! Electrolysis would be faster, but I really like how the cider worked for me! Really awesome find at any rate!

 

[releventchair]

bologna321 is right, put it in a baking soda brine and zap that thing. It's not that hard to do. In your case the hardest part would be to fund a container to emerge it in. Maybe plastic flower beds for windows or you could just put it in a 5 gal bucket with muzzle pointing out. Guns are usually marked on the receiver and the end of the barrel closest to the receiver. Nice find. There is a forum on preservation on our site that explains how to use electrolysis.

A section of plastic evestrough maybe?

 

[1637]

i wonder if use could use a piece of 3in pvc pipe with caps on it.
good luck brad

 

[ToddsPoint]

Build a frame with 2X4's and cover it with a large garbage bag for a liner. Add sauce and stir! Gary

 

[Inspector]

Sweet find!! Sewer pipe with a cap on one end works well for longer items like that

 

[NOLA_Ken]

You'll need to get the gunk off the area where the hammers are to get an idea of age, could be percussion, or centerfire, look to see if there is a hinge on the barrel

 

[Silvermonkey]

How cool is that!