Wundhammer Restoration Completed!

[Michael Petrov]

I would like to thank the following people without whose help this would have been impossible.

Gary Bush: For alerting me to the stock and for supplying the Lyman 48 long-slide as well as the bolt.

Don Wooldridge: For supplying the proper NRA sales rifle.

Barry DeLong: For supplying the Ross Barrel band sling swivel.

John Beard: For making sure I had all the proper parts for the rifle.

John Wills: For help turning the rifle between centers to bevel the front of the receiver, contouring the barrel, making the barrel bushing for the threaded front and for grinding the tang.

Jim White: For checkering the panel on the underside of the bolt.

Monte Mandarino: For repairing the stock and blueing the barreled action.



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[Rick the Librarian]

Simply fantastic, Michael - I think I like the pictures you took almost as much as the rifle itself!!

Michael Petrov has an excellent book in print entitled, Custom Gunmakers of the 20th Century. A great book for anyone interested in some of the "claasic" gunmakers and the M1903s they modified. Highly recommended!!

[Don W]

Michael, ~~ Great > Great Work

I am so happy for that rifle to have been resurrected into a "Work Of Art".

Beautiful ~ Beautiful, as I knew it would be.

I have a "project", also, with some help from Gary Bush for the barrel & bolt, that has yet to be on schedule ~ hopefully this summer.



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Don W (Don Wooldridge)

[Jim Tarleton]

Don,

Is that a T rifle?

Jim

[Michael Petrov]

The barrel looks like a Gatling Gun Barrel???

[Jim Tarleton]

The barrel looks like a Gatling Gun Barrel???

I was referring to Don's receiver. Your barrel looks perfect.

Jim

[Don W]

Yes, I believe the receiver was originally a "T".

It was de-commissioned ~ top & peep D&T holes were arsenal plugged & receiver was rebuilt as a rifle. Subsequently, it was de-commissioned again and existed as a Drill Rifle. A gun parts guy, in Irving,TX, received it & notified me of the plugged holes. I was able to buy/trade for it in 2003.

The stock was purchased from the late Kip Feiler's estate in Nov 2006.

The barrel & modified bolt were purchased from Gary Bush in Jan 2008.

The Cut-Off area has now been rewelded and I have recently gotten most of the weld repair dressed down. I need to do the final hand work now, before Black Oxide finish.

Yes, the barrel is a Gatling Gun barrel (45-70).

I think this will be a neat project, kinda like my RB (except this one will SHOOT). I may have another barrel (30-06) made that duplicates the diameters & round profile of the GG barrel.

[Michael Petrov]

[relics6165]

Don:

What's the story behind your barrel? I don't think it's quite right for a T, but it is long enough...........

I sent you a PM...................

HTH

[Clyde from Carolina]

Just amazing! Thanks for sharing with us Michael.