- Restoring a Norwegian Chamber loader(1860)

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I got this from a relative a few years ago who had found it in her house during cleaning. And since they knew I was interested in military stuff, they called me. They thought it was from a relative's military service.

The firearm is a "Kammerlader"/Chamber loader from 1860, produced by Kongsberg Weapon factory.

Since I have a lot of spare time now, I decided to take on the task of restoring it. It is really rusty, and couple use a good going over, I don't think I will be trying to get it in a firing state, but rather so that it looks good over the fireplace.

I unfortunately don't have that many "Before" pictures, but here is one I took a couple of months back:

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Day 1:

The easiest parts disassembled:

[ian]

interesting please keep us updated
looking foward to seeing the progress
cheers ian

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Day 2:

After a long struggle, I finally got 4 screws out of the bottom part. My hands were filled with blood, rust, WD40, gunoil and sweat in the end, but it was worth it.

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Parts:

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Day 3:

Bath time:

It was finally bath time. I made an improvised container, not the most solid thing, but it worked:

I used oxalic acid before anyone asks.

Other parts:

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Treatment result:

[ian]

all the parts apeer to have come out great
oxcalic acid is only as harsh as you want it to be
cheers ian

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Result on the barrel:

[ian]

great result on the barrel