I just ordered an in the white French Tulle from Tip Curtis. What was correct for the lock and barrel? Should they be browned or left bright white steel?
I personally would leave the metal parts aone and let them age naturally but most people brown their metal and I agree with TG here. My problem is with the lock, your builder selects.I don't like the R E Davis Jaeger lock that track sells for that[url] gun.In[/url] fact the lock I like best is the R E Davis Tulle Arsenal lock. It needs a lot of cosmetic reworking but I really think that Jaeger lock is incorrect.I have a nice old Fusil fin which needs a lot of restoration and a lock. You can tell,however,that the lock is not a Germanic lock like that jaeger lock. Actually there is no correct lock sold commercially for either the Types C and D{Fusil fin de chasse} or the pied de vache{cows foot}popularly known as the fusil de chasse.
As an afterthought, after seeing the R E Davis fusil fin kit{the so called Type C and D}and comparing it to an original Fusil fin Ca. 1715-20, I think that without question the Davis kit is the best kit available today.I still think,however,that the lock{Tulle Arsenal}offered by them is a tad small and does need a lot of cosmetic work as TG found out.
Tom Patton :m2c:
