Nope. It sat around a closet since the 1950’s. Cleaned up nice.One question about the rifle though, is the forearm cracked? Of the 3 different ones I have seen, all had the forearm cracked from the tip to verying lengths down the stock.
I looked this morning, real close. There is a hairline crack from the tip of the forearm back to the metal strap. It stops there. Darn! Jinxed me! Lol!One question about the rifle though, is the forearm cracked? Of the 3 different ones I have seen, all had the forearm cracked from the tip to verying lengths down the stock.
Dad said due to how thin the wood is where the magazine tube runs is, they were prone to getting cracked there.I looked this morning, real close. There is a hairline crack from the tip of the forearm back to the metal strap. It stops there. Darn! Jinxed me! Lol!
the perfect gift! a classic .22 with family history.View attachment 130202 Took my grandson out to my rabbit honey hole early today and got him on rabbits as well. He is the new owner of this little .22 that once belonged to his great-great grandfather.