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No worries imfuncity. Thanks for the help. Getting the lower tang behind the trigger guard that screws into the stock tack welded b/c of cracks in it so I can safely shoot the gun.

Thank you S & S for you post and thoughts. It's my grandfather on the left in the large photo. That looks like the gun in his hand, doesn't it? The photo is framed under glass, but there may be more photos in photo albums buried somewhere in storage that may have dates and info written on the ba...

Ok I'll have to go into storage for the pics, but when I find em I'll post some. Well played... good "forum". :D Huh? Not really sure what you mean? http://s1184.photobucket.com/user/stu_2/media/great_zps18646044.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0 Here it it: http://s1184.photobucket.com/user/stu_2/...

Ok I'll have to go into storage for the pics, but when I find em I'll post some.

Hello headoftheholler and imfuncity, thank you for the comments. Regarding the scope, I was assuming one would remove the upper sight and use existing holes. Sounds like that doesn't work. I agree with you about preserving the historical integrity of the gun, so I won't do it. Probably won't do anyt...

Thank you 81police and Sarge756. Yesterday morning before your posts I took the gun to a professional who has specialized in old guns for 40 years. He said it was only the second Model 81 he's seen in his career. Stu_2 Yikes, that gunsmith needs to get out more. I meant to say the second one to com...

Thank you 81police and Sarge756. Yesterday morning before your posts I took the gun to a professional who has specialized in old guns for 40 years. He said it was only the second Model 81 he's seen in his career. Thank you very much for the links. I will pass along them to him. He was highly recomme...

Thank you Huntclub and Roger a lot. Right now I'm still soaking the whole receiver mechanism (bolt/magazine/trigger) all together inside a big ziplock with rubber bands around it w/ the dextron/acetone. Tried the bolt this morning after 8 hrs soak. Didn't budge. Will try the other products. Next thi...

Thank you 81 police. I soaked it last night about 8 hours in a Dextron III/acetone mix. (mostly acetone). I'll see if the bolt is unseized today. I'm also soaking the barrel, so when I pull it out I'll look for the series of letters you are referring to. I'm not really sure what grit steel wool to g...

Thank you Roger, I'll check that out. I got the wood stock and wood forestock off. used wd40 and patience. Separated the barrel from the chamber. The bolt is still stuck. Is there something I can just soak it in for days or weeks? I think the serial number is 7967. This number is also engraved twice...

Hello folks, thank you for this forum. I need some help not only identifying a gun that's been in the family a longtime but learning how to take it apart and get it working. Unfortunately been in my dad's garage for years w/ the doors left open a lot, so it's quite rusted. The bolt seems seized. I p...