Rest-O-Mod Daisy #102 Model 36 post 1958

Pretty ain’t it?

Today’s offering is a Rest-O-Mod Daisy #102 Model 36 built in Rodgers Arkansas sometime after 1958. This little gems registration number is J947883 which is the key to deciphering it’s actual build date.  If one of the readership is possession of the holy grail of Daisy Collecting “It’s a Daisy” by Cass Hough and can take a peek, let me know what you discover.

This little guy was in pretty fair nick from the get go, good paint, good compression and most of it’s original screws. No reason to strip the factory paint and fireblue it so I slapped on a glue up fiddleback maple buttstock and fore end on it and called it a day.

This is a top shot of the buttstock showing the line where the stock halves are joined.

Same shot with the fore end. The slotted screw is attached to a flanged bolt that has been profiled to fit the barrel shroud and attached with black JB weld. Good secure mount without the need for a barrel band.

Here’s a shot from the aft end of the rifle. I decided to use brass screws on this one as an accent.

This is close up of the right side of the receiver showing the polished aluminum lever and the two holes for mounting a Daisy model 303 scope if you were one of the lucky guys or gals whose parents added that dandy item to your Christmas cache.

Here’s the roll stamp on the top of the receiver with all the pertinent data. Just a few scratches in evidence.

Finally, a left side view of the mini beast.

That’s all for today, If you want to see more stuff, head over to my Ebay Store by searching Rest-O-Mod Daisy in the ebay search bar.

Thanks for looking.