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Ben
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August 19, 2026 - 11:10 pm
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The Canon find was awesome.  Today I found another picture box 62…. Forearm has some scaring, but it’s all there & the box matches… IMG_8817.jpegIMG_8815.jpegIMG_8816.jpeg

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August 19, 2026 - 11:35 pm
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That’s awesome Ben!  Serious question, would it be sacrilegious to swap the scarred forearm?

George

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August 20, 2026 - 12:43 am
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I don’t know of anyone that would be too upset if the replacement was factory and the wood color and grain matched…. I’d bet our resident M.O.M. wouldn’t get his undies in a bundle about that. 😂

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[email protected] said
That’s awesome Ben!  Serious question, would it be sacrilegious to swap the scarred forearm?
George
  

I would be more inclined to clean-up the slide handle stock still on it… any talented wood guy can make those warts disappear without much effort.

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Looks to me like those marks support the history of the rifle. 

 

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I’d just wipe the gun down with some Old West Snake Oil and not give the forend a second thought

“If you can’t convince them, confuse them”

President Harry S. Truman

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“Found” it or bought it? : )

You’re on a roll! Next time I drive to Cody from Texas, I have to do better about stopping at shops and well-known gun/pawn places along the way…

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Nice find Ben. I too have a Model 62A with the original picture box. Mine was made in June of 1942 and has a steel serrated butt plate, like what was furnished with the model 55 and pre war 94’s.

Al

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Jeremy P said
“Found” it or bought it? : )
You’re on a roll! Next time I drive to Cody from Texas, I have to do better about stopping at shops and well-known gun/pawn places along the way…
  

Bought it… 🤷🏼.  Al, that’s one I don’t have, the hunt continues! 😁

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A little bit of stain won’t make it disappear but it will hide the spots some.

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