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Your gun is a grade 5 Model 1876 the hammer face is flat and short. There is one thing I see that I would fix is the hammer screws are not original Your barrels should be brown not blue they are fine. You can use # 3 or 4 steel wool with oil will help clean the rust off. You can get correct screws i...

We need more pictures or detail description of the gun. if its a 12ga. it is not a 1878 Duck Gun they were only made in 10ga. How is the for end held on wedge.The engraving you said tells me it is a grade 5.Could be a 1875 or 1876.

ops I stated there was no 24ga. I mint there are no 28ga. factory gun known. I was told by a guy he had a 20ga. gun but he never show me.

The article states the side plates were color case, nothing about the receiver being color case. Also there are no known factory made 24 ga. guns. Many years ago I have seen a factory made double rifle.

yes he is still live and making top lever springs call 330-669-2138

I think its your main spring broke I have a F Trap that acted similar to yours I found the main spring was broken replaced it been ok or hundreds of firing. The main spring did not break in two just a piece off the end so it works but weak. Your other question about main and ejector spring being rel...

I would not fire the gun without the forend on you will have trouble getting it back on you can but you would have to cock that main spring. Are the shells you using factory? You probably have a weak or broken main spring. The main spring tells the ejector that barrel is fired if the shell went off ...

Want to buy main spring for #2 Rolling Block

Want to buy main spring for Model 2 Rolling Block rifle. # 330-669-2138

The firing pins measure 1.020 center to center. I have a 1894 16ga and a 1900 16ga there in the back of safe sometime I will get them out and measure them. I have away by looking at the gun I can till if it is a small frame without measuring the receiver.

I have a small frame 1894 12ga. C grade that measure.
across bolsters-- 2.182
across the end of barrels 2.178
across receiver water table---1.572
across receiver at hinge pin--1.528
serial # 123523

I tried four 12ga. barrels on 10ga. 1889 they did not fit.

Looks like a grade 2 the only thing is the butt plate (pad) is not original. If you want original factory don't buy it.

I would not refinish the stock. first you said it 100 yrs old don 't take its character away try old English furniture polish oil . and never sand the wood it will not match up with receiver.

If you find a Model 1889 with 28 inch barrels check them close to make sure they are not cut off and factory original. Unless that does not matter to you.