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General discussion => Contemporary Longrifle Collecting => Topic started by: jcmcclure on December 24, 2016, 09:17:19 PM

Title: Nathan Stephenson Brass Barrel Pistol
Post by: jcmcclure on December 24, 2016, 09:17:19 PM: My friend Nathan Stephenson built this Brass Barrel Pistol. I will let him chime in with the specifics on the parts, but he did share that it has an American influence 1790's or turn of the century.

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Title: Re: Nathan Stephenson Brass Barrel Pistol
Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on December 24, 2016, 09:48:31 PM: Neat pistol...I like it!
Title: Re: Nathan Stephenson Brass Barrel Pistol
Post by: wattlebuster on December 24, 2016, 10:18:50 PM: Cool good looking pistol. ;D
Title: Re: Nathan Stephenson Brass Barrel Pistol
Post by: Mike Brooks on December 24, 2016, 11:53:20 PM: I like it too!
Title: Re: Nathan Stephenson Brass Barrel Pistol
Post by: n stephenson on December 25, 2016, 12:16:07 AM: Thanks for the kind words . This little pistol was built for a friend of 25 years . The significance of the #13 on the piece is the owner wanted that number on it . He feels that it is his "lucky" number. I think the barrel was made by Ken Netting. I used a worn out 1929 Italian .5L silver coin for the thumbpiece. The checkering on the grip came about as part of an attempt to camouflage a snapped grip repair. The pistol was dropped on the wooden shop floor one evening . The grip was snapped clean in two, right under the thumbpiece along the bottom edge. I was lucky that the trigger guard was out of it so, it didn't bend the guard up too. I drilled it and put a brass rod through it plus 2ton epoxy. I`ve been laying off building this for a little while and week before last came open so I went ahead and jumped on it . Sometimes a pistol project just seems to help break up the long gun builds a little. Thanks Nathan
Title: Re: Nathan Stephenson Brass Barrel Pistol
Post by: steve1122 on December 25, 2016, 07:31:48 AM: I really love that pistol, and hope to see it soon at Alabama Kentucky Rifle show. Kudos to Nathan on another great build!
Title: Re: Nathan Stephenson Brass Barrel Pistol
Post by: wattlebuster on December 25, 2016, 02:49:28 PM: Well you did big on the repair cause I sure cant see it. ;D