Aged Revolvers

[CyrusP]

Peaned.... auto correct strikes again....lol.
Took a small ball pean hammer and tapped a lot of the lettering in place. It pushes a lot of the metal back into the letters.

That’s a great idea. I love that look. Very nicely done.

 

[stephenprops1]

A friend of mine once used Toilet Bowl Cleaner to age his Uberti cap & ball revolver. It took off all of the finish and gave the gun a well-used patina appearance.

 

[CyrusP]

What is toilet bowl cleaner?

 

[stephenprops1]

What is toilet bowl cleaner?

It is a chemical used to clean out a toilet. Any grocery store or hardware store should have it. It can be crystals, powder or liquid. My friend used a liquid. I think it was Ty-D-Bowl.

 

[Centurion]

Merry Christmas!

Stewart McDonald, the guitar hardware people, carries a long line of stains and finishes. I’ve used their stuff to dye guitar necks to the 1960’s aged amber with great results. But i think you’d have to be pretty sure you’ve picked the right color. It can be faded out if the hue isn’t exactly what you wanted, but they have an excellent range of choices. I think i’ll probly start with the back of the grips though just to be sure of how the plastic takes up the stain.

Another idea i had was to scuff sand the grip and use boiled linseed, giving it a little patina through the sanding marks (think old worn ivory) and letting it amber on its own. Of course, you’d have to leave it out where the sun could get to it and you could go back and admire it regularly.

don

 

[jackpine54]

Those aged revolvers look great! I like the well used, not abused look. I need to quit looking before I order one.

Merry Christmas

 

[Mulebrain]

Wonderfully displayed, and digging those ivory grips!

A couple of mine

 

[CyrusP]

Wonderfully displayed, and digging those ivory grips!

A couple of mine

Those look amazing!

Merry Christmas!!!

 

[tom mesa]

Here are a pair of CVA .44cal brass framed revolvers I bought in kit form back in the early 80's. I used cold blu on the metal and tru- oil on the grips. I used scotch Brite to work the bluing back to an old used look.

 

[GomezMunoz1951]

This is the first BP gun I ever bought a Uberti Remington .44. I got it back in 1973 when I joined the Air Force. I bought it just as it sits. The previous owner had antiqued it, put bone grips on it, put in a light spring, and braised the front sight higher. It had a super light hair trigger. I shot the crap out of it and finally it wore down so it got so it wouldn't ****. I ended up getting a new trigger and hammer and new mainspring. It shoots great. I own 3 Pietta .44 Remingtons. I want to do the same to them but haven't found anyone who makes bone grips. I recently bought a .45 LC Conversion cylinder for it. I have 2 conversion cylinders for the Pietta's. I also have 14 spare C&B cylinders for the Pietta's. I need to get some more C&B cylinders for the Uberti.
I used them when I was active shooting in NCOWS/SASS.

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I recently picked up a Uberti Walker kit for a good price. It sat for the last two years and got some rust on the exterior. Easiest thing is to age it. I've used Clorox for this before and it works OK. This time I'd like to use naval jelly since I have a tubful of it. Anyone tried this and if so, how does the surface look afterwards? Thanks.

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Anyone?

 

[ArtyGunner]

Naval jelly will leave a metal grey.

 

[hawkeye2]

Navel Jelly is an acid so it will etch the surface more or less uniformly leaving a frosted gray finish rather than a polished surface. I have had it turn steel black in a couple of cases.

 

[nightwolf1974]

Some really nice works of art here......I might do a pair of Navies next year.

 

[longhunter49]

Finally got around to aging the grips. I played around with several dyes and such before settling on a dark brown leather dye diluted 25% with alcohol. After rubbing back with some really coarse paper towels I think they turned out ok.

 

[Capnball]

Finally got around to aging the grips. I played around with several dyes and such before settling on a dark brown leather dye diluted 25% with alcohol. After rubbing back with some really coarse paper towels I think they turned out ok.View attachment 123177View attachment 123171View attachment 123172View attachment 123173View attachment 123174View attachment 123175View attachment 123176View attachment 123177

Love the boxed sets.