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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: conquerordie on February 10, 2018, 09:57:46 PM

Title: Combs on Brandenburg style rifles
Post by: conquerordie on February 10, 2018, 09:57:46 PM
For anyone who has made one of these, what is the width of the comb where it terminates at the wrist? I was looking at one of the old auctions on Herman Historica and one looked wide, guessing about 1/4 across. Just seems wide to me, any thoughts? Thank you for the help,
Greh
Title: Re: Combs on Brandenburg style rifles
Post by: Ron Scott on February 12, 2018, 06:32:44 PM
That would be my estimate from photos. 
Title: Re: Combs on Brandenburg style rifles
Post by: conquerordie on February 14, 2018, 02:25:47 AM
 Thank you for the help Ron,
Greg
Title: Re: Combs on Brandenburg style rifles
Post by: James Wilson Everett on February 14, 2018, 07:14:55 AM
Guys,

At least 1/4 inch, probably 1/2 inch is most accurate.  Also, the top of the comb on many Brandenburg rifles was flat.  See below.

(https://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n514/JamesEverett/Guns/Jaeger/Jaeger1a.jpg) (http://s1137.photobucket.com/user/JamesEverett/media/Guns/Jaeger/Jaeger1a.jpg.html)
Jim
Title: Re: Combs on Brandenburg style rifles
Post by: conquerordie on February 14, 2018, 12:38:33 PM
Don't have a camera on hand, but the comb on the rifle I'm creating does have a flat top. At the moment it's a smidge bigger than 1/4". Final scraping and/it sanding will probably get me to that point. I'll post pics when the rifle is done. Thank you both for the help,
Greg
Title: Re: Combs on Brandenburg style rifles
Post by: t.caster on February 15, 2018, 06:32:38 PM
Here's pics of the one I made in 2015, right or wrong it looks like the originals. It measures 11/16", 1" back from the nose. Right at the point it's about 1/4" to 5/16".

(http://preview.ibb.co/j28V0n/2015_Sept_5_008.jpg) (http://ibb.co/bSug6S)

(http://preview.ibb.co/jiFhD7/2015_Sept_5_019.jpg) (http://ibb.co/j6PaY7)

(http://preview.ibb.co/eggTmS/2015_Sept_5_020.jpg) (http://ibb.co/dYyV0n)

(http://preview.ibb.co/dJhJmS/2015_Sept_5_022.jpg) (http://ibb.co/fy1pt7)

Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Combs on Brandenburg style rifles
Post by: conquerordie on February 15, 2018, 07:02:06 PM
Those pics are a great help, thank you for posting them. That's about what I have now, so I'm gonna too refining the area until the rest of the stock is shaped. Them I'll tweak it if necessary. Beautiful rifle by the way,
Greg
Title: Re: Combs on Brandenburg style rifles
Post by: t.caster on February 15, 2018, 07:29:45 PM
Thanks Greg, I gotta credit Ron Scott for the wood ;) I just had to remove everything that didn't look like a Jaeger.
Title: Re: Combs on Brandenburg style rifles
Post by: rich pierce on February 15, 2018, 07:48:41 PM
Nice work Tom!  No flies on that one!