Here's a couple of pics and my thoughts about the smoothe rifle I've been cobbling together.
The stock is a piece of striped maple I found in a corner of a shop I regularly visit. I also found the trigger guard, thimbles, butt plate, and lock there. The trigger, side plate, and remaining inlays were made on my bench. The patch box cover is a piece of wood from a totally different source, so it does'nt quite match.
I did'nt want it to be real fancy, kinda simple, but I guess I went overboard on some of the details.
The lock is I suppose more english, but it was as close to french as I could do. The entry thimble and patch box cover have sort of a" fluer de lis" feeling, hoping to give a french theme, along with the rear butterfly sight. I had to add a finial to the thimble so i made it look like an original repair.
It has a 42", .620 bore (20 ga) Colrain Barrel, oct to round with a double wedding band , with 4 underlugs,1 dovetailed the rest soldered.
The has a Davis, E. tryon trade gun flint lock. I would like it not to have a bridle , but oh well, I'll tinker with that later, along with some engraving if my abilities improve.
The stock was stained with aqua fortis and finished with Tru-oil. Total length is 58 inches. And I'm kicking the idea of a sling swivel on the fore stock. It weighs in at about 8 3/4 pounds, it feels alot lighter than it looks. I wanted a little more wood off the fore end , but this is what I ended up with, I still think it ended up a little clunky.
I under stand there are alot of mixed details making up this gun, I wanted a gun that would handle shot and round ball both, and this what I wound up with. A limited budget does kinda set the parameter, it may be a form of dream piece but I'm pretty happy with the outcome.
I'd appreciate any comments, pretty thick skinned so be truthful, it will help on the next build.
The stock is a piece of striped maple I found in a corner of a shop I regularly visit. I also found the trigger guard, thimbles, butt plate, and lock there. The trigger, side plate, and remaining inlays were made on my bench. The patch box cover is a piece of wood from a totally different source, so it does'nt quite match.
I did'nt want it to be real fancy, kinda simple, but I guess I went overboard on some of the details.
The lock is I suppose more english, but it was as close to french as I could do. The entry thimble and patch box cover have sort of a" fluer de lis" feeling, hoping to give a french theme, along with the rear butterfly sight. I had to add a finial to the thimble so i made it look like an original repair.
It has a 42", .620 bore (20 ga) Colrain Barrel, oct to round with a double wedding band , with 4 underlugs,1 dovetailed the rest soldered.
The has a Davis, E. tryon trade gun flint lock. I would like it not to have a bridle , but oh well, I'll tinker with that later, along with some engraving if my abilities improve.
The stock was stained with aqua fortis and finished with Tru-oil. Total length is 58 inches. And I'm kicking the idea of a sling swivel on the fore stock. It weighs in at about 8 3/4 pounds, it feels alot lighter than it looks. I wanted a little more wood off the fore end , but this is what I ended up with, I still think it ended up a little clunky.
I under stand there are alot of mixed details making up this gun, I wanted a gun that would handle shot and round ball both, and this what I wound up with. A limited budget does kinda set the parameter, it may be a form of dream piece but I'm pretty happy with the outcome.
I'd appreciate any comments, pretty thick skinned so be truthful, it will help on the next build.
