I’ve been racking my brain over whether to do this or not. In the end. I saw it as an investment and worthy heirloom for my son. It’s going to be restocked, repicked, the works. Quite a rare and nice thing. Early original Witworth Steel barrels too and 28-31 tho. So amazing really. Had...
Hi folks, I’ve been after a large bore muzzle loader for a while. A friend bought this over, not his, a private sale though and I got it for what I consider a very reasonable price. It is only single barrel and not from a well known maker. Basically as far as I can...
I was barely well enough to go there. But I managed to for just a morning. I had been invited for the work I had done for saving the gun quarter name and history and the petition website and so on. Bill Harding showed me and my friend (and his wife) and another chap...
It took my to find an original Purdey case with a 314 1/2 label in it but I did in the end. I’ve had my friend restore the label and the inside. Just need to get straps for it and it’s done. The gun looks really nice, and complete, in it’s new case.
After months of on and off preparation of the stock this gun is finally completed. I’ve left the original checkering in place because it was pretty good. Removal of the wooden extension was a priority for me. It’s the first time I’ve used buffalo horn and a friend helped me shape it and put...
Hi, I acquired another old Muzzle Loading Pape last week, online, at Holts. It’s to go with my other one as I’ve been offered a days ML shooting in January. A friend is loading me, very exciting. I’m getting used to my little lathe now and I’m quite please with this, took me ages,...
Really nice piece of wood on this. Some pictures…lot’s of stuff still to do on this old 1873 darling.
When you see how much effort has gone into producing these locks one can appreciate the time it took to create them by hand. In particular the inelt for the intercepting sear is very fine work (some might say over-engineered). I’ve given everything a clean with oil and a very (I mean VERY) light...
The blanch has had the rather horrid looking wooden stock extension replaced with Buffalo horn. Looks much better. I’m filling the grain on the stock at the moment and starting to apply the finishing oil.
Here are the pictures of the Grant #2 complete. Less the tailpipe which has gone off to the engraver.
