I just aquired a Civil War era Remington 3 band 58 cal musket from my mother in law. It has some rust on the barrel, bands and hammer. It was locked up in a flooded house in New Orleans for about 5 weeks. She said it was used by one of her ancestors in the civil war. I would like to have it restored I had a gun smith look at it but refused to work on it because of the age and value of the gun. How hard would it be to remove the rust myself or should I find a gum smith to do the work. I did remove enough rust to see that it is a Remington made in Barlet London. It also has 14 notches in the stock and is missing the ramrod and sling, the hammer will not stay cocked but the flip up sight moves easy and the baynoett is in very good shape. Any advice would be helpful.
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