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Trigger done and definitely lighter….like by half !!! Down from 8-10 lbs to 5ish ! I can definitely live with that 👍 Abit more creep for sure but I’ll remedy that down the road.

Something definitely came up while applying the finish though….
I had always planned to lengthen down the apron or beavertail around the tang…but I simply forgot about it in my rush to start finishing
the stock🤦‍♂️

It ends rather high, originals seem to have extend much farther down….with a thumb rest dished out.
An Original off the net….
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But looking now it’s creating a big humpback look to the grip I’m not happy about and obviously ends way up on the stock vs the above image.
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Just might still be enough wood left there to play with…
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So back to the files we go !!! 🤣🤪
Can you post a full photo of where you’re at?
 
Things were getting there…..
I was playing with a grease pencil(visible in pics) to rough out where I’d like the apron to end up 🤔
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That outlined apron line looks way too big. Here is an 1801 model British Sea Service pistol for reference:
Great pics….they do help alot !
Thanks 👍

I found these pics of a pair of them as well…..pretty close to your examples. Abit of variation amongst these makes it easier to reproduce the looks without being too precise 😎👌
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Got the new apron shape roughed in….obviously still needs to be sanded,smoothed out etc. but definitely looking abit closer to how it should be 👍
No more hump back anyways 😃
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Dear BC WILL I trust you saw the pistols ect I posted one being a Sea Service the stockings mine the lock & barrel where original ones not sure if lock is SS pattern but not going to swop it any way . The Dirks pics I sent seem to be well recieved
Regards Rudyard
 
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