New Mike Brooks Gun

[Mike Brooks]

Nice. That's a beautiful piece of wood. The color did turn out really nice, did you just use Kibler's iron nitrate or did you use the tannic acid too?

  Just the iron nitrate, I didn't want it to go too dark. The original is pretty near this color.

[Brent English]

A few pictures of the original that is in the Museum of the Fur Trade in Chadron, NE.  I got pretty cranked up when I saw it and thought Mike was the right guy to make a copy.  I think he was a good choice !

[BOB HILL]

Brent, I'd say you picked the right maker there. Beautiful gun. Thanks for sharing.
Bob

[Jerry]

Mike, That’s an excellent piece of work. Your craftsmanship is abosutely the finest. Great pictures.  Can’t wait to see more of your work. Jerry 

[kentuckyrifleman]

That's one of the most interesting sideplates I've ever seen. Very neat.

[medbill]

WOW its a beauty congrats!!!

[B.Barker]

Nice looking gun Mike. Looks like you used ash is that right?

[Mike Brooks]

Nice looking gun Mike. Looks like you used ash is that right?

Yes, customer found a couple nice pieces at Pecatonica.

[BarryE]

Outstanding, Mike.  Your work always makes me reconsider my meager skills and try to do better.

[Mike Brooks]

Outstanding, Mike.  Your work always makes me reconsider my meager skills and try to do better.

Thanks, that same thing happens to me when I see other people's guns here too.

[t.caster]

Man, I love the look of curly ash made into smokepole! I've had a nice piece of it up in my rafters for years now, just waiting for the right time. Maybe next year!