British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !

[Clark Badgett]

I think some may have been lacquered too with dragons blood resin

They definitely were not just oiled.

 

[wiscoaster]

I think some may have been lacquered too with dragons blood resin

Laquer takes Transtint dye very nicely.

 

[PathfinderNC]

You’re making a great improvement on what you started with. Very impressive!

 

[BCWILL]

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 now “higher” pipe !
Definitely was worth doing the pipe….imo a big improvement over what it came with

 

[wiscoaster]

That's got to be one of the nicest jobs of making an entry pipe that wasn't originally intended for that to not only just work but also to be beautifully inlet and look like it belongs.

 

[PathfinderNC]

I think you can remove a whole bunch wood at the ramrod channel.
Not familiar with these marshal pistols but on other types just over half the ramrod is visible above the sides of the channel.

 

[TheThunderGun]

Thinking about getting one of these and working on it.

 

[BCWILL]

I think you can remove a whole bunch wood at the ramrod channel.
Not familiar with these marshal pistols but on other types just over half the ramrod is visible above the sides of the channel.

Yep Definitely lottsa lumber left to remove….the pipes buried
pretty deep now

 

[TheThunderGun]

What size flint does this thing take?

 

[BCWILL]

What size flint does this thing take?

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

 

[TheThunderGun]

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

Perfect then I've already got some 5/8s AND 3/4ths I might go ahead and invest in one