Brass or iron?

[bwkelly]

I'm soon going to order a fusil fin kit from RE Davis. I'm ordering the walnut, but would brass or iron trim be more appropriate? Thanks

BW Kelly

 

[Cruzatte]

Either as far as I know. Consult such authors as Russel Bouchard, or T.M. Hamilton.

Cruzatte

 

[tg]

I would lean toward the brass in a fusil fin with nice engraving.

 

[Jeffrey Hecht]

I would go with the Brass, it is just easer to "adjust" the fit of the brass to the wood, or you can "tap" the brass along the edges to fit tighter to the wood where as with iron the fit of wood to iron has to be much more precise, as the iron is harder to tap in to fit.
Jeff

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

I too agree with the brass trim, but to be more inline with the finishings of a 'fin' grade rather than which is easier to work with.

 

[tg]

As an addition to this line of thought I would pin the tg instead of useing screws so the screw heads do not infringe upon the engraving this was typical of originals, check out Hamiltons and Bouchards books and look at the Fin guns this will give you some ideas, I think there may be some in Neumans encyclopedias as well Maybe Henry and Tom will toss in a few cents worth on this as well.