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TreeMan

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Found this ol girl in a pawnshop a while back for $50. Someone made it a wall hanger by giving it a good coat of black primer paint. For $50 I brought it home with an ambition to bring it back to life. Seems something is going on with the barrels because inside the bores is what appears to be a large weld of some sort. Maybe someone bashed a bear over the head with it something separating the barrels. Who knows. It’s all a bit bent and outta whack. One lock is missing the hammer but the other one works fine. I think I’ll remove the paint and retire it again to a wall. Here are some pics for your entertainment or comments.
 

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That's a novel looking barrel - stamped 'London Fine Twist' but with nary a trace of a twist to be seen..................this is an example of an American-made barrel set using 'London Fine twist' style patterning - clearly visible. Also a method used by L C Smith.

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That's a novel looking barrel - stamped 'London Fine Twist' but with nary a trace of a twist to be seen..................this is an example of an American-made barrel set using 'London Fine twist' style patterning - clearly visible. Also a method used by L C Smith.

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I’ll have to scrape some more of the krylon off to see what it looks like underneath.
 
I could be mistaken here, but in my experience, people don't go spraying a Mortimer of any kind with Krylon. It's like putting a black chrome vinyl wrap on an L C Smith.
 
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