T/C Hawken refinished

[jeepwj992002]

A few weeks ago, I picked up this old kit Hawken from a pawn shop. Seeing what others have done to theirs, I decided to refinish mine. I stripped the walnut stock and used Tru Oil on it. I blackened the brass parts to look like iron. The barrel was already aged in appearance so I left it as is. I used naval jelly on the lock and hammer to give it an aged look to match the barrel. Enjoy!
Before

After

 

[RickD]

Very nice

 

[RiverRat]

Nice job! Now convert her to flintlock and enjoy. :thumbsup:

 

[bwhoffman]

that looks real good :thumbsup:

 

[RC]

great job S! :thumbsup:now hows it shoot? :hmm:

 

[jeepwj992002]

Thanks much fellas! I hope to pop off a few shots this weekend. As for flintlocks, I will someday have a proper one. :grin:

 

[Rick Butler]

Looks real nice! What did you use to blacken the brass? I've got one I'm working on now.

 

[snagg]

That come out real good. Nice job. :hatsoff:

 

[PitchyPine]

Looks great. :thumbsup:

 

[jeepwj992002]

I used Birchwood Casey Perma Blue. I either dipped a part in for a few seconds or took a soaked patch and placed it on the part for a few seconds depending on the size of the part. It gives the brass a shiny grayish black look like steel.

 

[lakota]

Thats very nice. I really like what you did with the brass.