Caucasian Pistol

Jim McDougall · 5th June 2011, 02:55 PM

Hey there Taras!!!!

What an absolutely beautiful restoration, and on one of these intriguing guns with so much history. I agree with Dom, it is wonderful to see these worn old weapons returned as much as possible to original state. It truly is a fine line as I admit to being one who likes weapons which are dark in patination and wearing the years of history, but that is mostly because too often collectors and dealers overclean and spoil that effect. Thats is clearly not the case here so my views are considerably altered!.........very nicely done and thank you so much for sharing this.
This old pistol has exciting new history adding to the nicely preserved old history kept well in place.

All the best,
Jim

rickystl · 5th June 2011, 04:17 PM

Thank you Dom and Jim for the kind remarks. I agree with both of your comments. It is a often a fine line whether or not to restore. For example: Had this pistol been 100% complete, and especially if well decorated, I would not "fiddle" with it. So, you have to select just the right candidate for restoration. You want to keep as much of the historical integrity as possible. The barrel on this pistol had such a heavy patina that it almost covered the engraving. The glass bead blasting (by someone who knows how) took the heaviest patina off. But left the original patina intact. It's very neat. You can control how much patina you want off. Anyway, this one turned out well. Thanks again. Rick.
p.s. I'll have others to post this month.

5th June 2011, 02:55 PM	#1
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,200	Hey there Taras!!!! What an absolutely beautiful restoration, and on one of these intriguing guns with so much history. I agree with Dom, it is wonderful to see these worn old weapons returned as much as possible to original state. It truly is a fine line as I admit to being one who likes weapons which are dark in patination and wearing the years of history, but that is mostly because too often collectors and dealers overclean and spoil that effect. Thats is clearly not the case here so my views are considerably altered!.........very nicely done and thank you so much for sharing this. This old pistol has exciting new history adding to the nicely preserved old history kept well in place. All the best, Jim

5th June 2011, 04:17 PM	#2
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,630	Thank you Dom and Jim for the kind remarks. I agree with both of your comments. It is a often a fine line whether or not to restore. For example: Had this pistol been 100% complete, and especially if well decorated, I would not "fiddle" with it. So, you have to select just the right candidate for restoration. You want to keep as much of the historical integrity as possible. The barrel on this pistol had such a heavy patina that it almost covered the engraving. The glass bead blasting (by someone who knows how) took the heaviest patina off. But left the original patina intact. It's very neat. You can control how much patina you want off. Anyway, this one turned out well. Thanks again. Rick. p.s. I'll have others to post this month.