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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: Bob Gerard on October 17, 2025, 01:00:08 AM
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I am reworking a brass mounted pistol I did three years ago. Removing lots of wood.
I thought I would inlet a nice Thumb Piece on it.
Ooops!
I had thought the inlay was brass until after I epoxied it in and started to polish it. It kinda looks like German Silver to me (from MBS years ago) 🫣
Se la vie.
(https://i.ibb.co/DDMk68np/IMG-6806.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qMg94Ww5)
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I think it's fine. Many build a rifle in brass but inlet a coin silver thumbpc??
I don't know if that's legal or not, but I have seen it more than a few times?
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German silver, ie: nickle? When you noted the mistake, I thought, yeah, that would have looking better turned the other way around. I did not "see" your complaint. IT happens.
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I polished a whole pistol triggergaurd once before I realized it was silver and not brass. In my defense the sun was in my eyes.
Cory Joe
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If you want to, you could heat it up to between 200*- 250* the epoxy might soften up enough to be able to remove it, I done that a few times already. Especially on star inlays on the cheekpiece where those points wanted to stick out as I tightened it up, I had to remove it to spring in those points a little more for a more satisfactory result.
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Nothin’ wrong with that. Looks good……adds character to the piece.
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It is only a mistake if you call it "German silver". If you call it "paktong", well. . . the Chinese were trading it to Europe from 1600.
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I polished a whole pistol triggergaurd once before I realized it was silver and not brass. In my defense the sun was in my eyes.
Cory Joe
I like that 😎