Poor old gun is what I refer to as a hybrid rat.
I think it might have been a model 1899 250-3000 when it started life, at least thats what the forearm and serial number match. Then Grampa switched the barrel, I can tell because it has a style 7 barrel address and if the barrel was from the same era as the serial number it would have had a style 5 barrel address. Also, I think the buttstock is off a post war model 99 EG.
I'd take some fine steel wool and some gun oil and just lightly rub the rust off it but don't push on the steel wool real hard and use alot of oil.
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