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Offline SHARPS4953

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Medina Hawken Patchbox color
« on: February 19, 2019, 08:00:37 AM »
Just wondering what I should do to a Medina patchbox I installed on an old CVA big bore mountain rifle flinter. Yea I know its sacrilege but it looks good. I was wondering if I should brown it or leave it in the white  . The rest of the rifle is browned and the stock is pretty dark. 
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Offline Longknife

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Re: Medina Hawken Patchbox color
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2019, 08:23:50 AM »
I believe the original is described as having.... "silver stars and plain iron patchbox"..., I think I would brown it to match the other hardware, did you put any stars on it?...Ed
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Re: Medina Hawken Patchbox color
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2019, 08:43:35 AM »
thanks, yea I was leaning towards browning it...and no stars yet

Scott
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Offline Herb

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Re: Medina Hawken Patchbox color
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2019, 07:58:58 AM »
Here is the original in Jim Gordon's museum.



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Offline RichG

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Re: Medina Hawken Patchbox color
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2019, 05:09:05 AM »
I would suspect the original was case colored along with the rest of the furniture.
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Re: Medina Hawken Patchbox color
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2019, 05:21:50 PM »
My thought as well.  If one were to case color it, make sure it's secured to a thick plate of steel to prevent warping.

Quote from: RichG on February 22, 2019, 05:09:05 AM
I would suspect the original was case colored along with the rest of the furniture.
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Re: Medina Hawken Patchbox color
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2019, 07:39:55 PM »
Don’t case long or be sure to draw temper or it will be mighty brittle.
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Re: Medina Hawken Patchbox color
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2019, 09:24:19 AM »
its just going on an old CVA big bore so I think LMF brown will do..and only room enough for 1 star so I think ill leave the stars off...but it looks good for an old kit gun.
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Re: Medina Hawken Patchbox color
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2019, 12:31:13 AM »
I put that pbox on a f/s 'Hawken" 58 flinter I built in 2010 when I got back into this. It looks plenty good, and you could change the side plates to straight ones ,there are quite a few of that design on old guns.Would take up less space on the CVA stock,too. Dave 8) 8)
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