Making a Pistol Look Old

[Mulebrain]

I will be making one of my pistols look old soon! I found this great article
[url] http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/GunTech/NewsletterArchive.aspx?p=0&t=1&i=601[/url]

 

[JiminTexas]

Just send it to me for a couple of months. I can age a pistol like you wouldn't believe. Heck most of them don't even work any more when AI get through with them.

 

[50cal.cliff]

Real cool site! I allready put in my favorites for futher refrences. I can see the point but, I can also see myself having a hard time beating up my new pistol! :rotf: :rotf:

 

When all was said and done....it looks like a modern pistol that has a false history and abused. Brass frame so it is a small loss.

 

[colmoultrie]

I'd have to agree. It doesn't really look "old" to me - perhaps it's the brass, which is wrong unless you're a Confederate, and even then is unusual - and of course the CW pistols didn't look old when their owners were using them for serious purpose until at least after the first campaign season.

I like originals with the marks of history on them, and I did ask for the appearance of about 20 years of use on my Bucks County rifle, but this one leaves me cold.

Better luck with yours. Just use it a lot, and you'll get honest patina on it.

 

[DanChamberlain]

I artificially aged an 1860 Army and took it to a gun show to carry around amongst the widow-skinners. I laughed every time a dealer chased me down and asked "Got something for sale there?"

When they caught on, they were ticked!

Dan

 

[Mulebrain]

I picked up a Pietta 1860 Army for a song, and steel frame of course!

Someone beat the hell out of the wedge key area, but it is only cosmetic. My point is, it already on it's way :grin: I will strip the blue, and strip the wood.

I will destress the grip, and some areas on the frame and barrel. I want a pistol to shoot, that looks similar to an aged original.

I agree, the brass frame on the pistol in the article gives it away, and does not do it justice. With an all steel frame tho :thumbsup:

This project will be done with photos right here on this forum :thumbsup:

These look cool!

New guns that look old! Similar to these new old guns shown here.

 

[RickD]

I like that antique look,you did good

 

[Zonie]

Although some of you have seen it before, I'll toss my Schneider & Glassick into the pot.

It was "aged" using bleach, ammonia, black powder fouling and a bit of scraping and tapping on the grips.

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Had I known about JiminTexas's services I might have used them but I think even he would have some stiff competition from the bleach.
That stuff works FAST

zonie

 

[Mulebrain]

Zonie,

You sure that aint an original :grin: Sure looks good!

Mule

 

That is believable looking aging on your guns. Maybe YOU should have written the above article and showed your pieces. Very artistic, Mulebrain.

 

[Mulebrain]

Thanks for all the credit, but those are not my guns, but pics I found. I will try and perform a similar operation.