Charles Osborne

In the Field

August 7, 2010
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In the Field

Hi all, thought I would post a montage of pictures from todays pigeon shoot. Didn’t go for long but shot 3 of the guns I’ve restored. The Chas Osborne boxlock is a friends I restored for him and if I don’t say so myself it looked really nice.. ( ). The smaller boxlock is...

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Charles Osborne – Main Action clean up

February 13, 2010
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Charles Osborne – Main Action clean up

I think the main action is going to come up really nicely. The gun is nicely engraved and quite a bit of effort has gone into it. Here is a photo of the first side with just the top cleaned so far..

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Creating a slurry

January 3, 2010
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The stock and forearm on the CO are in need of quite a bit of raising and filling. It’s clearly been used a bit but underneath all of this battering is a nicely figured bit of wood. The first step was to give it a good sanding with 320 grit wet and dry. I...

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Charles Osborne – Rusty inside

December 30, 2009
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Well, I managed to get that stuck screw out, what a nightmare but not as much as the Hussey. It’s clear that this gun has been sitting somewhere. There is a lot of corrosion on the underside of the forearm mechanism and I think it’s OK but just take a look at those photos....

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Charles Osborne Boxlock Project

December 29, 2009
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Charles Osborne Boxlock Project

A friend has commissioned me to restore a Charles Osborne Boxlock. It’s a nice example dated to around 1912. It has new barrels (not sleeved) that were fitted by an Oxford based company and very nicely done it is too. The figuring on the stock is really nice and I think it’ll come up...

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