Caucasian Rifle - Restored

rickystl · 11th May 2015, 12:49 AM

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rickystl · 11th May 2015, 12:52 AM

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BANDOOK · 11th May 2015, 07:08 AM

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Kubur · 11th May 2015, 09:17 AM

Absolutely beautiful, I love the green walrus ivory.
One comment (just my own opinion):the ring and the barrel bands look "too fresh", you don't want to give them an old patina?

David R · 11th May 2015, 09:57 AM

Very nice indeed.

rickystl · 16th May 2015, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by David R

Very nice indeed.

Thanks David. This one took a lot of work to complete. These long guns are usually hard to come by. More so than the pistols. There are typically a couple for sale at the Baltimore Show each year, but expensive. So I am lucky to have found this one at a reasonable price for restoration.
Just for fun, here is a pic of the gun shown with both original and replica accessories. LOL. And a couple more pics. Thanks again for looking. Rick.

Norman McCormick · 16th May 2015, 06:42 PM

Hi Rick,
Nice restoration as usual. I'm not sure about the sling rings. I thought the leather sling was attached as per this photograph of my rifle. I did research this method of attachment as my rifle came with the sling in situ and I wasn't sure if it was correct but my findings did reinforce that this was in actual fact the correct method but of course that's not to say that the rings are historically incorrect. Re the barrel bands, mine are brass if I remember correctly, stuff been in storage for the past year and a bit. Electroplating copper sheet with silver for your barrel bands would have been a bit cheaper than sterling silver but that's just my Caledonian thrift. Again a real nice display.

My Regards,
Norman.

rickystl · 16th May 2015, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kubur

Absolutely beautiful, I love the green walrus ivory.
One comment (just my own opinion):the ring and the barrel bands look "too fresh", you don't want to give them an old patina?

Hi Kubur.
Yes, you're right. These pics were taken right after the gun was completed. The barrel bands are genuine sterling silver and will naturally age. Especially while just handling the gun while shooting with genuine black powder.
The sling rings will will get a treatment of cold bluing, then buffed back to a more desirable patina. I still have to make the sling. LOL.
Rick.

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Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,644	Hi Rick, Nice restoration as usual. I'm not sure about the sling rings. I thought the leather sling was attached as per this photograph of my rifle. I did research this method of attachment as my rifle came with the sling in situ and I wasn't sure if it was correct but my findings did reinforce that this was in actual fact the correct method but of course that's not to say that the rings are historically incorrect. Re the barrel bands, mine are brass if I remember correctly, stuff been in storage for the past year and a bit. Electroplating copper sheet with silver for your barrel bands would have been a bit cheaper than sterling silver but that's just my Caledonian thrift. Again a real nice display. My Regards, Norman. Attached Images

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11th May 2015, 09:17 AM	#4
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Absolutely beautiful, I love the green walrus ivory. One comment (just my own opinion):the ring and the barrel bands look "too fresh", you don't want to give them an old patina?

11th May 2015, 09:57 AM	#5
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,131	Very nice indeed.