Glad that worked. That is nice rife you have there. Any details on the manufacturer and or the provenance of the rifle? Depending on the value of the rifle, you might not want to do any major restoration on it as it can devalue the rifle. I am not in any way, an expert on antiques but have watched the PBS Antiques Roadshow enough over the years to know about the possible negative impacts of restoration on such items.
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