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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: cal.43 on November 19, 2010, 10:13:20 AM
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saw this picture, now my question was it a typicall way to make the rearentry timble as a two piece.
sorry for my bad english.
Regards
Arne
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Arne,
I'm no expert but it is my impression that it was not uncommon to use solder as seen in your picture. I have done it myself on a Bucks County rifle. However, we don't know what happened to that gun over the past 200 years. It might have had a one-piece entry pipe that was damaged and in reparing the gun the repair was made by merely soldering on a replacement extension, which later fell off. Clearly, from the wear on the entry pipe, the gun has been used for a long time with the extension missing.
Best Regards,
JMC
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It is interesting that lately I have seen several of these on various originals. I think that it was not done as much as the traditional one piece but may have been more typical to a particular school of building
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I have done this but use silver solder. Solder together store bought pipes are one reason I make my own.
I prefer to make them one piece its little more trouble and I think its easier to make a fancy one in one piece.
Dan
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I believe there are quite few 18th century American examples in Grinslade's fowling piece book and I have also seen English two-piece examples as well.
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thanks for the info.