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Arrived!! British Sea Service Pistol from Loyalist Arms!!
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British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
This was my thoughts initially…..but after raising the trigger plate and guard up a full 1/4” I’d have to rework the entire trigger ayways. I figured if i have to completely refit a trigger it may as well be a “better” looking one ! Thats my story and I’m sticking to it ! 😃 (Nothing to do at... -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
Finally got some more time for the Lil Sea Service 😎 I will admit I’ve struggled alot with the trigger on this…..lightened up the sear spring as much as I’m going to and even with the lock work it’s still abit on the heavy pull side ? It is much better then it was but could be better. First... -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
It was the one it came with ! 1801-1816 style pinned to the elongated side plate ! 👍😎 -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
For sure that’s a good option….unfortunately for us Canucks our Prime Minister Turdeau banned the “transfers” on handguns last year(effectively means you cannot buy or sell handguns at this time) So until he gets ousted and this gets reversed buying “handguns” is impossible 😢 This is the only... -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
So been playing around with finishes….think I’ve got a good idea as too the direction I’m going for that ! But after slimming the forend down the rear areas really stand out to me now ! Particularly this area above the triggerguard and below the side panels. It’s really deep through there and... -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
So in between waiting for each coat of oil to dry….🙄🤣 Might as well Spend some time on some little extras ! The upper jaw on the cock bothered me abit….there was a chip outta the leading edge and it was noticeably larger then the bottom jaw. Plus the border engraving ….after searching and... -
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British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
Ya looking now I definitely agree ! I sorta roughed it out by eye…🤦♂️ Thinking I’d clean it up during the final sanding….never even thought about doing a “transfer” from the lock side !!! Great suggestion and thank you for the feedback, it is appreciated 👍😎 -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
Okay thats it…..I’m gonna say this is the final shaping/slimming done ! Took the grip down abit more behind the panels, flattened down and dished the beavertail around the tang…it was abit too “proud” before and didn’t look quite right. Just some final sanding left and onto the finish 😎 -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
Yep she’s dead nuts straight…checked with a steel rule…my vintage iPhone takes garbage pics 😜 That does look really good ! Hard to say what the standard on these later sea service pistols was….some look squared off, some look rounded, most I’ve seen in person and pics are pretty worn on the... -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
Yep you got an eye !!! 👍 Marked where the barrel rested along the top edge…..definitely was not exposed to halfway at the breech end. So we did just that….removed at least 3/16” to a 1/4” off the top back towards the breech end ! It really was alot of wood 😳 Certainly helped “slender”... -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
Worth mentioning too…. Added bonus of adding in the proper entry pipe…the ram rod is way tighter to the muzzle 👌 Originally it hung pretty low…🤔 Looks much better imo 👍 -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
No end to the wood slimming 🤪🤣 -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
Got the front tapered down…..certainly a much nicer profile then it had 👌 -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
There are some slight differences in the lock works from gun to gun on these Indias…. On mine a 5/8 x 5/8 fits this one about perfect 👍 Although the frizzen is generously wide so you could go wider…maybe 3/4 ? any longer then 5/8 on mine it’ll touch the frizzen face at half cock 🤔 -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
Yep Definitely lottsa lumber left to remove….the pipes buried pretty deep now 👍 -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
Finally got the entry pipe inletted ! Went pretty good….but I will say it’s easier to install one from scratch then to try and match/hide one into an existing spot ! 🥴 Still gotta shape down the forestock to match the new profile of the pipe and deepen up the rod channel to line up with the... -
British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !
Thanks….Mr Persons posts over the years have been extremely helpful on earlier projects ! Man knows a thing or two no doubt about that 👍 I will definitely be searching some of his posted methods ! Thanks for the reminder😎