Old remington side by side Damascus shotgun question

[AJ27]

Hey Calguns, so I got this shotgun from my father in-law a week ago. I have
done a search on here and on google and came to the conclusion its a remington
damascus barreled shot gun..

Remington because in faint stamping it says Remington Co. on the side, and Damascus because what I though were fingerprints were actually etching.

My question is how do you remove rust on a Damascus barrel without ruining the etching. Any help would be appreciated.

thanks AJ.

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[AJ27]

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sorry for the big pictures.

any info in helping me get the rust off and gun restored would be greatly appreciated.

[stonefly-2]

i have a damascus lefever sxs that was my great grandfathers. it is a shooter with handloaded pyrodex.
what you have there is a wall hanger and a very good one. don't remove the rust it will leave the metal "in the white" where you do and look like heck.
use a brass brush to knock off what little loose rust i see there and get some oil into it. think "building up patina" instead of exposing bare metal.

[freonr22]

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[AJ27]

i have a damascus lefever sxs that was my great grandfathers. it is a shooter with handloaded pyrodex.
what you have there is a wall hanger and a very good one. don't remove the rust it will leave the metal "in the white" where you do and look like heck.
use a brass brush to knock off what little loose rust i see there and get some oil into it. think "building up patina" instead of exposing bare metal.

thanks for the advice, this is what I was more or less thinking of doing. Just try and clean it up as best as I can and keep it as an heirloom/wall hanger. Thanks stonefly.