London Guns

I’ve decided to try a new cold blackening process from a company called Caswell. They are an American based firm but with a UK company also, so for me it was great to just call them up and get the stuff delivered. I’ve tried it on one trigger and it’s very good so far....
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This bit I’ve been quite looking forward to. This is quite dirty, after 90 years it has some pitting and corrosion, but I hope to get most of this out. This is going to take several days of very slow polishing. I want to get this right. The first picture is of the action...
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The gun has been bumped about during its life that’s for sure. However, I think I can get it back to close to where it started. Nitromors first, two sessions with that. The trick being to really dab it on thick, wait for the first coast to bite, and then add the second, then...
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I didn’t have much time today, but did sneak in a bit of restoration work on the forend metal work. Very pleased with it. Careful use of the Bremel and bit of quick changing on the polishing tools…came up beautifully! The stock has also been taken right back to the wood. Getting out dents...
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I couldn’t wait to see how I could get one of the sidelock plates back to a reasonable shine. I tried extra fine wire wool and didn’t really get anywhere. After a bit of research and crossing fingers I decided to try the Bremel with a very light polishing compound (bought from Screwfix for...
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