Winchester Trench gun

[RdKill]

cerekote is the worst idea i've heard. It's an old shotgun, not an AR-15. It's supposed to look its age with patina. I wouldn't reblue it either. Just knock off any rust without leaving any marks, oil it up and enjoy. Why do so many people think their old antique guns are supposed to look like they just came off the "new" rack at the gun store?

 

[dakota port]

The barrel chop ruined its value and the rust showed neglect. There is patina then there's abuse, two different things

 

[lmitch]

I always found the 20 inch barrel to be compact enough while adding capacity to the tube
Why chop off 1.5 inches?

My thoughts too. 1.5 inches makes no difference. I noticed there was no barrel jacket. Was there a US stamp on the receiver?

 

[Fatal_Bert]

cerekote is the worst idea i've heard. It's an old shotgun, not an AR-15. It's supposed to look its age with patina. I wouldn't reblue it either. Just knock off any rust without leaving any marks, oil it up and enjoy. Why do so many people think their old antique guns are supposed to look like they just came off the "new" rack at the gun store?

Because this

looks a lot better than this

gapoppy1315 like others have said if it hadn't been chopped I would just leave it alone but since it has the collector value has likely been greatly diminished. If you decide to go the Cerakote route give me a shout. I'm in your neck of the woods. The Walther pictured above is Cerakotes new elite series Midnight. It's black with a bluish tint to it and looks great on older firearms.

 

[JDS556762]

SBS it !

 

[RdKill]

Because this View attachment 1074292looks a lot better than this
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gapoppy1315 like others have said if it hadn't been chopped I would just leave it alone but since it has the collector value has likely been greatly diminished. If you decide to go the Cerakote route give me a shout. I'm in your neck of the woods. The Walther pictured above is Cerakotes new elite series Midnight. It's black with a bluish tint to it and looks great on older firearms.

No it doesn't. But, I like old guns to look their age. Mall Ninjas like em new and shiny looking. I'm not a mall ninja. Now if it's old and well kept, that's different. But to me, making one look new devalues it to the point I'm not even remotely interested at any price. I don't even want refinished relics in my house.

 

[JDS556762]

Just go full short on that ish

 

[NewLeaf]

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Just go full short on that ish

Me Likey. Looks a lot better than rust brown IMHO

 

[JDS556762]

Me Likey. Looks a lot better than rust brown IMHO

I've been eyeballing that thing for awhileeeeeee online. Whoever put that together did a solid job and probably started with a bastardized gun to begin with.

 

[Fatal_Bert]

No it doesn't. But, I like old guns to look their age. Mall Ninjas like em new and shiny looking. I'm not a mall ninja. Now if it's old and well kept, that's different. But to me, making one look new devalues it to the point I'm not even remotely interested at any price. I don't even want refinished relics in my house.

Everyone has there opinion. I love the look of older all original guns as well. I have several beat up Smiths and mil surplus guns I wouldn't dare touch. But if it's already been screwed with and no longer original I'd prefer it be given a proper restoration.