|
Forums46
Topics537,755
Posts9,728,720
Members87,039
| |
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
|
|
|
 Rare Gift
#7698989
12/26/19 05:06 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,778
J.R.
OP
Pro Tracker
|
|
OP
Pro Tracker
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,778 |
Through a series of inheritances and in-family trades, my Dad came to be in possession of this New Model 3 in .44 Russian. It had been simply wrapped in cloth and stored in safes or safety deposit boxes for who-knows-how-long and through how many hands. This year, Dad sent it to S&W and got back a full history of the model, and a notarized history of this particular weapon from their historian, Roy Jinks. It says the pistol was mfg. and shipped to Takata & Co., Yokohama, Japan for use by the Japanese govt. on Aug. 12, 1896. It shows carry wear, but Mr. Jinks' opinion was that the gun may have never been fired, indicating it may have been carried by a Japanese officer. I sure would like to know the details of this pistol's trip/s around the world. Sure is a special piece and a great gift. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2019/12/full-6311-212611-img_2816.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2019/12/full-6311-212612-img_2817.jpg)
"First come smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire."
|
|
|
|
Re: Rare Gift
[Re: J.R.]
#7698999
12/26/19 05:22 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 7,759
snake oil
THF Trophy Hunter
|
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 7,759 |
"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
|
|
|
|
Re: Rare Gift
[Re: J.R.]
#7699001
12/26/19 05:25 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 6,219
dee
THF Trophy Hunter
|
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 6,219 |
"A vote is like a rifle; it's usefulness depends on the character of the user" Theodore Roosevelt
|
|
|
|
Re: Rare Gift
[Re: J.R.]
#7699009
12/26/19 05:35 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,778
J.R.
OP
Pro Tracker
|
|
OP
Pro Tracker
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,778 |
Question: What's the best oil I can apply to this weapon for long-term storage in the shadow-box? It's only been in there @ 2 weeks, and already showing a tendency to want to rust. I oil it with Rem Oil @ every 5th. day to keep it from doing so. Surely there's a longer-term solution...(?).
Thanks for any help.
"First come smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire."
|
|
|
|
Re: Rare Gift
[Re: J.R.]
#7699025
12/26/19 05:48 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 65,514
SnakeWrangler
THF Celebrity
|
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 65,514 |
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
|
|
|
|
Re: Rare Gift
[Re: J.R.]
#7699046
12/26/19 06:13 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 489
HandgunHTR
Bird Dog
|
|
Bird Dog
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 489 |
Question: What's the best oil I can apply to this weapon for long-term storage in the shadow-box? It's only been in there @ 2 weeks, and already showing a tendency to want to rust. I oil it with Rem Oil @ every 5th. day to keep it from doing so. Surely there's a longer-term solution...(?).
Thanks for any help. From the formal and informal tests I have seen, FrogLube is one of best long-term rust preventatives out there. Make sure you coat the insides of the chambers and the bore as well. Probably remove the grip panels and put a thin coat in the internals too.
#FighttheNoise
|
|
|
|
Re: Rare Gift
[Re: J.R.]
#7699055
12/26/19 06:22 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,503
syncerus
Extreme Tracker
|
|
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,503 |
Have you tried Corrosion-X?
NRA Patriot Benefactor & DSC Lifer
|
|
|
|
Re: Rare Gift
[Re: syncerus]
#7699064
12/26/19 06:34 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,778
J.R.
OP
Pro Tracker
|
|
OP
Pro Tracker
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,778 |
Not yet. I added desiccant packets and will apply the best long-term storage oil I can find asap.
"First come smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire."
|
|
|
|
Re: Rare Gift
[Re: J.R.]
#7699116
12/26/19 08:00 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 3,237
blkt2
Veteran Tracker
|
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 3,237 |
I have a Model 12 riot gun that I found in the late 1980s in the southern Sudan near Yambio. When I had Winchester research the serial number on it I found that it had been sold to a state prison in Michigan in the late 1920s. I've often wondered at the circuitous route that thing had to take to find its way to me.
Birchwood Casey has an oil called barricade, it will keep rust off of anything for years. I also like to use automatic transmission fluid. Being a car junkie I frequently lube stuff with that that I'm prepping for long-term storage. I've had cylinder bores that were freshly machined and then coated with ATF that haven't rusted in 10 to 15 years with a single application of the oil.
Last edited by blkt2; 12/26/19 08:04 PM.
Trolling? Heck no, I meant every word of it.
|
|
|
|
Re: Rare Gift
[Re: blkt2]
#7699128
12/26/19 08:23 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 110,795
dogcatcher
THF Celebrity
|
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 110,795 |
Question: What's the best oil I can apply to this weapon for long-term storage in the shadow-box? It's only been in there @ 2 weeks, and already showing a tendency to want to rust. I oil it with Rem Oil @ every 5th. day to keep it from doing so. Surely there's a longer-term solution...(?).
Thanks for any help. I have a Model 12 riot gun that I found in the late 1980s in the southern Sudan near Yambio. When I had Winchester research the serial number on it I found that it had been sold to a state prison in Michigan in the late 1920s. I've often wondered at the circuitous route that thing had to take to find its way to me.
Birchwood Casey has an oil called barricade, it will keep rust off of anything for years. I also like to use automatic transmission fluid. Being a car junkie I frequently lube stuff with that that I'm prepping for long-term storage. I've had cylinder bores that were freshly machined and then coated with ATF that haven't rusted in 10 to 15 years with a single application of the oil. I have also used ATF for years as a rust preventive. Read about Big Red's Bore Cleaner.
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back.
_____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/usergals/2018/09/full-3152-162968-charge_air_assault.jpg)
|
|
|
Moderated by bigbob_ftw, CCBIRDDOGMAN, Chickenman, Derek, DeRico, Duck_Hunter, hetman, jeh7mmmag, JustWingem, kmon11, kry226, kwrhuntinglab, Payne, pertnear, rifleman, sig226fan (Rguns.com), Superduty, TreeBass, txcornhusker
|
