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Do I have your forend?

Posted by Jerry Andrews on December 18, 2024, 10:27 am

I have acquired close to 100 Forend metal and wood from the factory over the years of repairing these guns. If your gun is missing a foreign metal or wood and metal, please send me your serial number from your incomplete gun and I will give you the forend if I have it. I do not want anything for it. I would just like to make these guns as complete as possible. I am not interested in selling forends at random, but I would gladly give you your forend if you have a gun without a forend. Jerry.

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by Jay Baskette on December 18, 2024, 2:06 pm, in reply to "Do I have your forend?"

You are a good man, Jerry Andrews, and a credit to the support of LCS collectors. Merry Christmas to you.

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by Jerry Andrews on December 18, 2024, 3:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Do I have your forend?"

Thank you! If you really care about the guns and the people here it’s the right thing to do. I just hope we get some match ups. I have a ton of frames as well. Same offer there if someone has barrels

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by Phil Carr on December 18, 2024, 7:37 pm, in reply to "Re: Do I have your forend?"

That is one wonderful offer.
Merry Christmas Jerry

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by Travis Smith on December 19, 2024, 7:47 am, in reply to "Do I have your forend?"

Jerry,

I hope you are doing well. I have an 1897 O grade extractor gun that the wood for the forearm is all I need to get this Ole girl back in the field. I can get you the serial number if needed.

Thanks for offering to look.

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by Mike Dean on December 19, 2024, 9:53 am, in reply to "Re: Do I have your forend?"

Jerry, what a great Christmas gift to us all!

We are truly fortunate as collectors to have this forum and group of people who are so interested and passionate about preserving the history and knowledge of this great American firearm!

Best Wishes to all in the coming year!

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by LCSCA on December 19, 2024, 11:13 am, in reply to "Do I have your forend?"

This was such a gracious offer by Bro. Jerry that I made it an Administrative Post, which will stay at the top of the Forum.
Replies to the post are not allowed so please post on this thread.
Thank you Jerry.

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by Jerry Andrews on December 21, 2024, 8:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Do I have your forend?"

Yes get me the serial number please. If I have it you are welcome to it☺️

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by Jerry Andrews on December 21, 2024, 8:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Do I have your forend?"

We should help one another when we can. I love & respect the folks who love & respect the guns. Jerry

Jerry, the serial # is 43231 12 ga extractor 0 model

Posted by Travis Smith on December 22, 2024, 9:10 am, in reply to "Re: Do I have your forend?"

Maybe Jim will see this and give us a summary history.

Other than the fore arm wood, the gun looks to have been a used but loved and taken care of shotgun. When I received the gun it had such strong pipe tobacco smell that it triggered my imagination of a dimly lit cabin with amazing food, friends and tall tales.

What great site with great people.

Merry Christmas to all.

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by Rob Di Stasio on December 23, 2024, 6:55 pm, in reply to "Do I have your forend?"

Thanks for doing this,
s/n # number 120310,
I believe it's a grade "O", 12ga Damascus barreled gun.

thanks,

Rob

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by Stanley Hackett on December 26, 2024, 4:35 pm, in reply to "Re: Do I have your forend?"

I have a Rochester Ordnance WILDFOWL,12 gauge, 2 3/4 inch chambers (by measurement, not marked), no reinforcing lug, marked RLB, crossed cannons, flaming bomb. The serial number on the receiver and the barrels is 198621, which identifies it as one of the eight WILDFOWL Rochester Ordnance guns (per Brophy). The forearm is marked 198011, which is within the range of Rochester Ordnance serial numbers (again, per Brophy). I've always assumed that there was a mix-up on re-assembling the guns after cleaning. I'd be happy to swap forends if you happen to have 198621. Whether you do or not, you are offering a generous and valuable service which is much appreciated. Thank you. Stanley Hackett

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by Douglas Precourt on January 5, 2025, 7:20 pm, in reply to "Do I have your forend?"

Hi Jerry, Back in town and just saw your generous offer. I have a 12 bore hammerless Damascus LCS 2 grade (or is it “2 quality”?), serial number 23030. It is missing both wood and metal forend pieces.
I hope the pictures below help you narrow them down a bit as they show that the gun has a rotary check bolt, tension rods and is an extractor type.

Jerry, Thank you so much
- Doug

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by Douglas Precourt on January 5, 2025, 9:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Do I have your forend?"

The second to last picture shows what the fore-end would most likely look like.

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by Rob Di Stasio on January 8, 2025, 6:51 pm, in reply to "Re: Do I have your forend?"

I posted my number on 12/23 and never heard back. Should I assume Jerry will only answer if he has a match?

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by Nick Balzano on January 16, 2025, 11:00 am, in reply to "Do I have your forend?"
Edited by board administrator January 16, 2025, 12:07 pm

Do you have a forend for a Mod. 2e elsie made in 1904

Re: Do I have your forend?

Posted by Rob Di Stasio on January 22, 2025, 10:21 am, in reply to "Re: Do I have your forend?"

Has anyone ever heard back from Jerry?

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