I purchased an Underwood Carbine recently with hopes of bringing it back to glory.
The bonus that caught my eye is that it has a lot of early features. The downside is somewhere in it's past bubba got ahold of it. It has been 'polished' and blued and had the front site ears ground off etc.
My first thought was to have it parkerized and make this little mouse gun proud.
I'm a little hesitant as I might lose the manufacturer name and serial number stamps since they are now so shallow from the polishing.
My second thought is maybe I should go have it re-blued and dress it up like a presentation piece. But this goes against the reason for purchasing it.
The stock is stamped RSG and is a highwood. It has been lacquered and has several repairs. I think I'm going to try sanding it down this weekend and staining it to see if it is salvageable.
Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
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