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  1. dave_person

    New Work: Rifled English Fowler Stocked in Maple

    Hi Guys, Thanks you all for the comments. I will be posting more photos very soon. The rifle is almost done but I just have not had time to take photos and write them up for posting. We have a huge work load this summer and I can barely find time for participating on the forum. I will post...
  2. dave_person

    English fowler thumbpiece

    Hi, I promised Onojutta in a PM that I would post this picture. It is a simple cast plate I designed that could easily be reinterpreted with sheet metal and simple 2 dimensional engraving. Essentially it would lose the relief but still look appropriate for a simple gun, particularly one made...
  3. dave_person

    English fowler thumbpiece

    Hi Bushfire, Many were engraved with initials, monograms, and heraldry. What is surprising to me is how many were not engraved even on expensive guns owned by people with means to pay for it. Perhaps the gun was bought without any engraving on the plate and the owner simply never bothered to...
  4. dave_person

    English fowler thumbpiece

    Hi, Silver, brass, paktong, and occasionally steel or iron. Thumb plates on good quality guns made in the first 3 quarters of the 18th century usually were cast and then sculpted by a silversmith. You might find simple flat inlays from sheet silver or brass on lower quality guns...
  5. dave_person

    Barrels that are not 12L14 steel

    Hi Longcruiser, Welded wrought iron. Modern makers using 12L14 don't make them very thin walled even if they could. Moreover, 10-15% of welded iron barrels made in England in the 18th century did not pass proofing and were remanded to the barrel forgers for reforging. In addition...
  6. dave_person

    Barrels that are not 12L14 steel

    Hi Folks, You need to read what Philip's objective is. He is not choosing a different barrel steel from 12L14 because he won't accept it for muzzleloading barrels, rather he wants a very light 62 caliber rifle barrel that could stress the safety margins of 12L14. He is making the same decision...
  7. dave_person

    Barrels that are not 12L14 steel

    Hi, Thank you but the gun I showed in the first gun built by my apprentice, Maria. I guided her closely but she built the gun. I did the engraving. dave
  8. dave_person

    Barrels that are not 12L14 steel

    Hi, It is a Chambers round-faced English lock. When tuned, it is an impressive lock. I made a short barreled English flintlock rifle with it that fired 671 rounds without a misfire using up 10 flints. I even flashed a pan of powder with it using a rounded piece of quartz in the jaws. The...
  9. dave_person

    Barrels that are not 12L14 steel

    Hi Philip, Jason Schneider at Rice Barrels can probably make you a custom barrel with 4140 steel. It won't be cheap but I am sure he could make any spec you require. The 62 caliber smooth bore below has a very light barrel made of 4140. It is very light but recoil is punishing even with...
  10. dave_person

    Fun lock from India (eBay)

    Hi Phillip, Here is a thread that should be of great value to you. https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/fixing-locks.165922/ dave
  11. dave_person

    Fun lock from India (eBay)

    Hi, I've fixed so many of these locks. Take everything off then lay the plate across the jaws of a sturdy vise so the tumbler can drop away. Put a towel in the vise to catch the tumbler. Then use a punch that fits down into the hole without rubbing against the threads and hit it with a fairly...
  12. dave_person

    1850’s Fowler markings

    Hi, Twisted means the steel and iron strips or wires used to weld the barrel were twisted before welding together. This produced a nice pattern to the barrel when browned. dave
  13. dave_person

    Mahogany as gunstock wood?

    Hi, Mahogany was used occasionally. Isaac Haines stocked two guns in it. However, mahogany is like black walnut, it is all over the map with respect to density and hardness. You would have to find a dense blank. I suspect Haines' rifles were made from Cuban mahogany, which was hard and dense...
  14. dave_person

    RCA 52 stock template

    Hi Mike, I really urge you to use Laubach's lock. The Chambers lock will not look right because of the degree to which the plate curves down at the tail and how it widens toward the front. The wrist architecture on the gun is very subtle and the lock is a key component in that shaping...
  15. dave_person

    New Work: Rifled English Fowler Stocked in Maple

    HI, Richard that is a grand description. A snake's head! Well, Maria is back from school and the shop is humming with activity. We have 4 different guns actively being made. The photo shows my rifled fowler and Maria working on a British officer's fusil. We have a lot of work to do this...
  16. dave_person

    Identify this pistol

    Hi, It looks like Chambers pistol kit. dave
  17. dave_person

    Very good video by Dave_Person!!

    Hi Larry, Thanks for posting that. I will be doing that seminar again this year as well as another on making English fowlers. I am also going to do demos on lock panel and wrist shaping and beginning engraving. Rich Pierce will also be doing demos at the fair. It is a great event and a...
  18. dave_person

    New Work: Rifled English Fowler Stocked in Maple

    Hi, I got a lot of shaping done. You can begin to see the final shape. It should be pretty elegant. I am still not sure how slim I will make the wrist and lock section. This is a rifle that will be used for hunting big game including elk and moose so I think I may want it a little more...
  19. dave_person

    New Work: Rifled English Fowler Stocked in Maple

    Hi, I am not going to post every detail of this project but I am going to select some segments that may be of real use to folks. One topic or question that comes up a lot on this and other forums is how to make or where can one get side plates and other decorative inlays. I recommend that...
  20. dave_person

    How is this sear toe in your opinion?

    Hi Larry, You are right. The buyer should not have to do that. Back in the 19th century you could buy a flintlock in a hardware store that was superior to almost all those made today. Unfortunately, the only locks made today that have no issues right from the box without any polishing inside...
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