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...
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.
These were a bit of a fiddle. The contrast between the steels was quite light so I had to do some very fine carding in between each browning coat. I’ve had the engraving picked up a little and I’m quite happy with the results. Let me know what you guys think. Cheers T.
