I've been watching 2-3 times a day since before Thanksgiving, but nothing. Then yesterday I went on Ebay and had a message from the seller with just a long number? I asked what the number was and he told me to enter it on Ebay. I did, but nothing came up? I tried for an hour, and gave up. Then a friend told me to do a Google search for "Ebay and that number" and bingo a link came up and took me to the barreled action! So this is what I ended up with (all matching numbers!):
A complete Union Hill #8 scheutzen rifle! Some assembly required, along with some repair and maybe restoration too. The breech block didn't work properly due to the set trigger screw being turned in too far and snapped off. A quick disassembly of the trigger group allowed me to remove the screw from the backside, and install a new screw to make it work. Then some cleaning and oiling for likely was the first time in probably 140 years!
The forearm has a splinter missing on the top right side that needs to be fixed if I use this forearm. The barrel description says it's got strong rifling, but pitting, so may or may not be usable. I have a brand new blued .32-40 Ballard barrel, and also a nice Schoyen 4.5 weight .40-50SS barrel, so one of those two might get used on this project.
Might not see this until Christmas or later with deliveries so slow this month! Once the barreled action gets here I'll decide on a plan. But so far the various parts were cheaper than a whole Union Hill has been for probably 50 years or more!
