I’ve grabbed this at Holts. It’s rather a pretty little gun. Made in 1867 it’s an early bar-in-wood hammer gun from Westley Richards. Needs lot’s of work but it’ll be nice when it’s done. Here are some photos;
I’ve grabbed this at Holts. It’s rather a pretty little gun. Made in 1867 it’s an early bar-in-wood hammer gun from Westley Richards. Needs lot’s of work but it’ll be nice when it’s done. Here are some photos;
I finally got round to finishing the case for the Joseph Lang. I don’t have a proper trade label for the case so this one is a reproduction. Anyway I think the gun looks nice in the case. I often pull this gun out and have a look at it. The action is quite...
Finished this lovely old muzzle loader today. It’s quite a plain gun but is beautifully made none-the-less. It’s got an interesting cheek piece in the stock which I’ve not seen too many of. The furniture has been re blacked using a hot blacking process and it has come together quite nicely. Will try and...
With the new quench tank at the ready (better air supply with finer bubbles and tighter air gap at the top) I packed the Charles Lancaster boxlock and Westley Richards muzzle metal work into the canister. My usual mix of bone and wood charcoal tightly packed with no wire or anything around any of...
Having been convinced that muzzle loading was a fascinating pasttime I’ve now been (hand behind back) pushed into getting one. Didn’t pay a lot but actually it’s really nice, it’s a London maker and just fascinating to work on. Here it is…quite plain but the engineering is superb. I love the fancy forearm metalwork...