1902 fat barrel discovered

wayne8661 · 01-07-2010, 05:28 PM

I have alot of excitement and anxiety going on at the same time next step is to get the grips off to Hugh

maddog350gt · 01-08-2010, 08:22 PM

Wayne;
I apologize for not following up with the name and contact information for the restorer I promised to send to you. It was Bill Adair and I found out that he had passed away. Looks like you found someone to do the work on your 1902 so good luck with it.
You may have seen the post I put up a couple of weeks ago about finding a 1902 Cartridge Counter gun that had been worked over extensively. I have been in contact with Gale Morgan about restoring this gun and it’s very expensive, but Gale won’t do a gun unless he does everything to bring it back to original. He told me that Parkerized guns were difficult to restore as the Parkerizing was a dip process and it was difficult to remove it from the interior of the gun. Gale wouldn’t do a gun unless he did the inside as well as the outside, but I don’t think that’s a high priority for everyone. I certainly wouldn’t worry about it in your case. He did say that the Parkerizing wasn’t very thick and could be removed from the exterior fairly easily. Post some pictures when you get it back!
Thanks,
Bob M.

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01-07-2010, 05:28 PM	#1
wayne8661 User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kennett Square Pennsylvania Posts: 611 Thanks: 15 Thanked 334 Times in 104 Posts	I have alot of excitement and anxiety going on at the same time next step is to get the grips off to Hugh

01-08-2010, 08:22 PM	#2
maddog350gt User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Washougal WA Posts: 170 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Wayne; I apologize for not following up with the name and contact information for the restorer I promised to send to you. It was Bill Adair and I found out that he had passed away. Looks like you found someone to do the work on your 1902 so good luck with it. You may have seen the post I put up a couple of weeks ago about finding a 1902 Cartridge Counter gun that had been worked over extensively. I have been in contact with Gale Morgan about restoring this gun and it’s very expensive, but Gale won’t do a gun unless he does everything to bring it back to original. He told me that Parkerized guns were difficult to restore as the Parkerizing was a dip process and it was difficult to remove it from the interior of the gun. Gale wouldn’t do a gun unless he did the inside as well as the outside, but I don’t think that’s a high priority for everyone. I certainly wouldn’t worry about it in your case. He did say that the Parkerizing wasn’t very thick and could be removed from the exterior fairly easily. Post some pictures when you get it back! Thanks, Bob M.