For this video, I will be restoring a customer's Royal Tiger Imports C Grade 1886 Lebel. This is my second 1886 Lebel restoration and one of my toughest and longest. There is a lot of surface rust built up on the surfaces of the metal and you'll see how we get around this and bring this beauty back to life. As you'll see, this one came out amazing!

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Timecodes
0:00 – Overview
12:48 – Disassembly
13:49 – Stock Repairs
15:01 – Cleaning Metal Parts
18:21 – Blue & Rust Removal
19:57 – Wire Wheeling
24:21 – Stock Restoration
28:52 – Sanding and Compounding Barrel & Receiver
32:13 – 2nd Stock Application
32:48 – Sanding and Compounding Bluing Parts
34:48 – 1st Rust Blue Application
39:56 – 3rd Stock Application
40:51 – Sanding/Compound/Polishing Parts in the White
46:35 – 4th Stock Application
47:38 – 2nd Rust Blue Application
50:41 – 5th Stock Application
51:21 – 3rd Rust Blue Application
53:47 – Cleaning & Oiling All Parts
54:43 – Sanding & Compounding Inside Receiver
56:43 – Cleaning and Oiling Bore
57:42 – Cold Bluing Smaller Parts
59:02 – Reassembly
1:00:16 – Final Thoughts