Ian
Notorious member
Been working on this one the past couple of months. Bought an unchambered Belgian doublegun blank from Numrich and milled the flats, turned the wedding band, finished the round part, crowned it, breeched it, and drilled the flash hole. The lock is from Kibler, breech plug/tang, rammer thimbles, front sight, barrel tenons, tang screw and lock screws from Track of the Wolf, I made the butt plate, trigger guard, and side plate from 3/32"x2" cartridge brass bar from McMaster-Carr. Miscellaneous screws were scrounged from my antique cabinet screw stash and modified or cleaned up as needed and blued. Rammer is red oak from the blue home store that I turned down. Stock is from a standing dead black cherry tree I cut down earlier this year. Stain is dollar store oven cleaner neutralized with vinegar and finish is some boiled linseed oil fortified with lead acetate and raw umber powder, heated with limestone and polymerized with the driers. Four coats. I put too much dryers in it, it starts getting sticky before I even get a coat rubbed in, but it turned out okay even if a bit shiny. I have since rubbed a dirty patch on all the brass and it turned rainbows and grey, will rub it back some and probably rottenstone the finish too to kill the shine a bit.
I want to thank Rockydoc for sending me some graver points a couple-three years ago, they came in handy for some light detailing on the serpent side plate and trigger guard.
I want to thank Rockydoc for sending me some graver points a couple-three years ago, they came in handy for some light detailing on the serpent side plate and trigger guard.