New Pistol

[Mickc01]

A couple of months ago I asked for you guys’ advice on which beginner level pistol kit to buy, either the Queen Anne pistol or the Harpers Ferry both by Pedersoli. Well I took the advice to heart and went with the Harpers Ferry. Below is the result. I was pretty easy you to assemble and finish but it did give me more respect for those who do the custom work. I hope you’all like the looks of it. Planning to shoot it for the first time next week.

One change I made was to polish off the color hardening on the lock. I think is looks much better now and more closely matches the originals I've seen. What do you'all think?

 

[Trench]

Absolutely, there is nothing uglier than a case colored lock. Especially a flintlock. I did the same thing to my Pedersoli Frontier rifle. Nice job.

 

[Cascade Pete]

Nice pistol. One of these is on My to do list

 

[dave_person]

Hi Trench,
"Absolutely, there is nothing uglier than a case colored lock. Especially a flintlock. I did the same thing to my Pedersoli Frontier rifle. Nice job."

I like case colors, especially when I do it myself.

dave

 

[wattlebuster]

I like it :thumbsup:

 

[Sunkmanitu Tanka]

How did you do that? What materials did you use? Do you have to disassemble the lock?

 

[Trench]

Hi Trench,
"Absolutely, there is nothing uglier than a case colored lock. Especially a flintlock. I did the same thing to my Pedersoli Frontier rifle. Nice job."

I like case colors, especially when I do it myself.

dave

Well, when one makes an statement in the absolute, he sometimes finds egg on his face. That coloring job is indeed well done. :thumbsup:

 

[Trench]

How did you do that? What materials did you use? Do you have to disassemble the lock?

I removed the frizzen and then soaked the lock in toilet bowl cleaner. After the coloring is gone, dip the lock immediately in a baking soda bath to stop the reaction or rust will appear quickly.

 

[jsn]

When I take case hardening off I just sand it off! Use varying grits up to 320 and then use steel wool. Works well!

 

[Mickc01]

When I take case hardening off I just sand it off! Use varying grits up to 320 and then use steel wool. Works well!

That's pretty much how I did it too. Just 320 grit paper followed by 000 steel wool and a little 3 in 1 oil. It was amazing how easy the color came off. Only took a few minutes and left the stampings dark and clear.

I do agree with trench, plus I also prefer for the lock finish to match the barrel.

And thanks to everyone for your comments