trigger guards

[Ravenshurst]

Hi all.
I am looking for pictures of trigger guards with file work. Engraving is interesting also, and chiseling, but mostly file work on earlier rifles. Thanks. Any help will be appreciated.

 

[French Colonial]

When you say "Early" do you mean originals? This rifle is 30-35 years old or so.

Built entirely by hand, forged, filed etc.

 

[Robby]

Very elegant TG French Colonial!!!!!!
These are something I made years ago for my interpretation of Jaegar Rifles. Lots of bending, shaping, filing, and chiseling.

Robby

 

[French Colonial]

Very elegant TG French Colonial!!!!!!
These are something I made years ago for my interpretation of Jaegar Rifles. Lots of bending, shaping, filing, and chiseling.
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Robby

Robby.... That is awesome! You are a very talented man.

 

[Ravenshurst]

French Colonial and Robby: ALL of those are BEAUTIFUL! My two favorite colors, fire blued and brass. Thanks much.

 

[TDM]

@Robby and @French Colonial what beautiful work! Both of you. Truly beautiful work.

 

[French Colonial]

@Robby and @French Colonial what beautiful work! Both of you. Truly beautiful work.

I probably should have put a disclaimer on my post, I did not make the rifle in question, I am not that talented.

I asked my best friend, Bruce Horne, to make me a Jaeger back before Jaeger's were cool in the early 80's.
He made everything from scratch except the Getz barrel that he profiled and some of the lock internals. I watched him hammer the buttplate out of a flat piece of steel.

It hung in Gunmakers Hall in Friendship for several shoots over the years and I would like to think it was the inspiration for other Jaegers over time.

I think it has aged pretty well.

 

[TDM]

We’ll just to own it is impressive enough!