Coaching Carbine Done!

[Erzulis boat]

Scratch built Coaching Carbine. Barrel is 23", bore is 20G- Made the barrel from scratch, posted an old build thread way back when.

I went off a grainy image in an old book, and also made the safety on the Chambers lock.

I made an inletting mistake on the entry thimble, and pushed this build to the side. Years later, I got back to it, and finished it out. Try to find the mistake!

I used a plain blank of Walnut from Dunlap woods, it's a Coaching Carbine, and made for duty so I didn't get crazy with anything, I did the initial border cut with a v-groove chisel, and it went lickity-split. I am pretty sure that the old guns were done this way, the modern stab technique is painfully slow (although "safer" I suppose).

 

[deermanok]

Looks pretty nice.

 

[Erzulis boat]

 

[Erzulis boat]

 

[Trapper Scott]

Looks pretty nice.

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Great job!

 

[Erzulis boat]

 

[Conquerordie]

I like it. The relief carving looks very clean. Cant wait to see pics on what it does on the range!

 

[Erzulis boat]

I like it. The relief carving looks very clean. Cant wait to see pics on what it does on the range!

I just penciled the path, and took a small v-groove chisel and a light wooden mallet, then very quickly outlined it. It was very easy (and extremely quick) to get the lines to flow and curve nicely.

I then just cut the wood back with an angled chisel. This is the way I am going to do it from now on.

 

[Dusty_Traveler]

Fantastic!!

 

[DuncNZ]

Nice Gun , I like the safety and the brass barrel , how wide is the muzzle?

 

[Erzulis boat]

Nice Gun , I like the safety and the brass barrel , how wide is the muzzle?

1.2" at the breech
1.140" OD at muzzle
0.830" ID at muzzle
0.620" bore

 

[Relic shooter]

Excellent workmanship & thanks for the chisel tip

 

[Feltwad]

If this is your first build it is not a bad job, if you are copying always stick to the traditional. There are several mistakes, but I am not going to nit-pick you have skills which will improve on more builds stick with it
Feltwad

 

[Erzulis boat]

Side view. LOP is 13.5"

I had started it 10+ years ago, but made an inletting mistake on the entry thimble and lost steam. It's been sitting ever since. I can only find the repair now because I know where it is, but at the time it drove me nuts.

 

[cynthialee]

wow, this is pretty much almost my dream gun
brass barrel Flintlock blunderbuss, if it was an 8 or 10 Bore it would be on the money


I love it. Would put the fear of the Lord in a bandit or make a turkey serve dinner duty.

When you shoot it I hope you give us a range report.

Where did you get the barrel?

 

[Erzulis boat]

wow, this is pretty much almost my dream gun
brass barrel Flintlock blunderbuss, if it was an 8 or 10 Bore it would be on the money


I love it. Would put the fear of the Lord in a bandit or make a turkey serve dinner duty.

When you shoot it I hope you give us a range report.

Where did you get the barrel?

I made the barrel. Getting the bore straight took some planning!

I ended up drilling from both ends (meet in the middle) and then made a custom pull through cutter. It came out straight and true. I then made angled vise blocks and did the octagon at the breech. The rest was lathe turned.

 

[hanshi]

Man but what a great job you did! That is one very cool blunderbuss.

 

[Relic shooter]

Erzulis Boat is typical of the ingenious ways members of this forum figure out various ways to utilize limited tools in-order to manufacture some excellent & unique firearms
I'm 80 years old & have been shooting & building muzzleloaders for over 60 years & throughout these years have learned numerous excellent tips from members on this superb forum, thanks for sharing !!!
relic shooter