Leman trade rifle

[markh]

I just finished this Leman trade rifle. I was going for something like the gun included in the Rifles of the American Indians book.
I hand painted the stripes over aqua Fortis stain to get the Leman style faux curly maple look. I used two different shades of alcohol based stain and rubbed them down a bit with a Scotch Brite pad before applying the finish.

 

[poker]

I like your faux curl. That had to take lots of patience and a good bit of skill.

 

[rusty]

nice rifle,well done

 

[frankie]

very very well done. Thanks for posting

 

[Ray Settanta]

Very nice rifle.

 

[Granville]

Very nice job with the stripes. Did you have any trouble with the stain bleeding lengthwise along the grain?

 

[hanshi]

Well, I for one am really impressed with your work.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

Great work! How does it shoot? What caliber? I like it!

 

[markh]

Very nice job with the stripes. Did you have any trouble with the stain bleeding lengthwise along the grain?

Not really, I had very little stain on the brush. And just a bit went a long way. The darker stain didn't bleed at all and I chose to rub it with a Scotch Brite pad because otherwise the lines were too solid

 

[markh]

Here is a close up on the spot with the most bleeding I can see

 

[markh]

Well, I for one am really impressed with your work.

Thanks for the kind words

 

[markh]

Great work! How does it shoot? What caliber? I like it!

I actually haven't shot it yet. Every weekend day has been booked up!

It's a .50, 42" straight barrel
Thanks!

 

[The Crisco Kid]

Can you tell us more about the book? I looked on Amazon and it wasn't listed. It looks like it might be a good reference.

Edit: Never mind. I had a "Presidential Moment" and typed in guns instead of rifles. It's available on Amazon and Ebay.

 

[frankie]

I just finished this Leman trade rifle. I was going for something like the gun included in the Rifles of the American Indians book.
I hand painted the stripes over aqua Fortis stain to get the Leman style faux curly maple look. I used two different shades of alcohol based stain and rubbed them down a bit with a Scotch Brite pad before applying the finish.View attachment 136245View attachment 136246View attachment 136247View attachment 136248View attachment 136249

You did good. I know that had to take a lot of time.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

I agree with all the other posters, you did a good job!

 

[Allenby]

Really a work of art!

 

[cannonball1]

That is a great job!

 

[DuncNZ]

Good walnut is hard to find and expensive , gun makers like Beretta are using lasers to burn grain patterns onto stock wood on their less expensive guns . I like yours better and it is absolutely authentic .
Looking at records of captured / surrendered rifles. The number of Leman's used were way ahead of all the other brands in the 19th centaury Rocky Mountain Fur Trade , Read "Guns of the Western Indian War by R Stephen Dorsey "

 

[Tacitus]

Very nicely done!

 

[VAN]

Thanks for showing the great work on the Leman. I'm working on one myself and enjoyed your post.