I received this Rem 10 12ga from a friend. She has no idea how long it's been under a bed, or if her late husband owned it.
The gun is a Remington 10 Repeating shotgun. It has had untold thousands of rounds through it. The gun has been very well used, probably 1‰ blueing left, and may have lived its life standing behind a cabin door. The bottom of the stock is split, which was a common issue with the model 10. Some sanding to remove some warp in the wood ought to fix it.
It was like almost 100 years of grit and powder inside when I disassembled it, and no oil.
Jack C. Roehl comes into this as being the gun's former owner. A medallion on the grip is engraved with his name, and Detroit, to signify the American Legion chapter, and has a stud with the A L crest.
I've searched his name on the A L website and came up with a John C Roehl in the right time period of the 1920s. Any Legionaires reading this that can help?
I've run into a roadblock finding instruction on disassembly of the breech block. Anyone know of a how to?
Numbers match: 184911
I'm guessing around 1925-27 build date, and probably worth $50, maybe more for parts.
I'll have to use the desktop to get pictures posted.