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General discussion => Contemporary Longrifle Collecting => Topic started by: johngross on July 10, 2021, 05:50:42 PM

Title: Wow. Cool. Neat. Amazing!
Post by: johngross on July 10, 2021, 05:50:42 PM

Made by Damien Conolly over a 5 year period and 2,000 hours.

https://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Connolly.htm


(https://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/images/Connolly47.jpg)

(https://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/images/Connolly48.jpg)

(https://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/images/Connolly60.jpg)

(https://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/images/Connolly67.jpg)

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Post by: Big Bubba on July 10, 2021, 06:00:11 PM

Wow!

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Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on July 10, 2021, 07:52:49 PM

Lilliputian:  early 19th C.

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Post by: Eric Kettenburg on July 10, 2021, 08:24:02 PM

Had me fooled until i saw that last photo!  Now that is indeed crazy cool!

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Post by: Keith Zimmerman on July 10, 2021, 11:37:57 PM

Unbelievable!

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Post by: oldtravler61 on July 11, 2021, 12:07:01 AM

 Really like these miniatures.  So
much detail..! Oh an hard work..
 

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Post by: hanshi on July 11, 2021, 12:16:37 AM

Is that Bill Brasky's hand?  Looks to be a 44" barrel, too.
(https://i.ibb.co/WcG6D4M/download-40.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WcG6D4M)

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Post by: Dennis Glazener on July 11, 2021, 12:46:27 AM

Oh my, such talent and patience!
Dennis

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Post by: Ezra on July 11, 2021, 01:44:47 AM

It appears all functional.  The barrel is 9” long and rifled, the internals of the lock completed.  Unreal.

Ez

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Post by: t.caster on July 11, 2021, 02:16:33 AM

Yowser thats COOOOL! Such talent!

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Post by: Bob Roller on July 11, 2021, 02:21:51 PM

I don't think I could ever start a lock that small even with all the experience I have at lock making.
Beautiful miniature long rifle for all to admire.
Bob Roller

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Post by: Marcruger on July 11, 2021, 07:59:44 PM

My gracious!

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Post by: flembo on July 13, 2021, 03:45:15 PM

Great photography as well sure had me fooled.

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Post by: JohnnyFM on July 13, 2021, 10:11:28 PM

Who needs cgi? Superb!

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Post by: old george on July 14, 2021, 12:30:33 AM

Like everyone else The pictures fooled me. My god the skill and patience it took to produce that miniature.

george

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Post by: rlm on July 16, 2021, 11:57:54 PM

Holy cow, unbelievable

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Post by: davec2 on July 17, 2021, 06:31:21 AM

One of the really difficult parts of pulling off a beautiful miniature like that is finding a piece of wood with appropriately sized curl.

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Post by: BOB HILL on July 17, 2021, 02:27:30 PM

Amazing for sure.
Bob

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Post by: WaterFowl on July 25, 2021, 06:59:08 AM

Impressive!..He must have some great optics...and tired eyes...

God given talent and a mind to match...

Thanks for sharing Guy's

Can feel the talent oozing out my screen.....

Time to crawl back under my rock.

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Post by: DavidC on November 10, 2021, 04:23:34 AM

Powder is getting pricy, this might make an economical squir..., mous..., ...house centipede hunting rifle.

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Post by: Metequa on November 13, 2021, 06:18:52 PM

I can only imagine the tooling required, it would be nice to see the rifling bench. ;)    Amazing display of talent!

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Post by: Daryl on November 15, 2021, 01:54:32 AM

This fellow is where the thread came from, by our late friend Jerry Hudleson on carving.


(https://i.ibb.co/WHBYFxB/Connolly2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/51sfvMs)

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Post by: Bob Roller on November 15, 2021, 03:34:34 PM

These miniatures represent a skill set beyond even extraordinary.I MIGHT be able to make the screws for that tiny lock but that's it.I can and have made 0x80 and recently found the tap and die for this in my odd tap&die collection.The carving on those pistol grips is totally over the top and they probably exceed the value of the gun they fit.
Bob Roller

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Post by: J. Talbert on November 22, 2021, 05:14:35 AM

Miniatures, especially of this caliber, are amazing to me.
Fantastic work!