Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols. (Fixed pictures)

[Rolf]

Beauty!How did you do the stars and bars at the lock end of the barrels?

I used a star shaped punch to stamp star shaped impressions on the barrels flats. Next I used a graver to undercut the walls of the impressions and raise barbs on the bottom. A small blob of 24k gold was then hammered into the impression and the excess filed off. The wedding bands were done in a similar way after the stars were done. I wrote a tutorial on inlaying wedding bands. You'll find it here http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=9090.0
It takes a little practice, but is not hard to do. For practice I recommend pure copper or silver wire. Brass is to hard.
You'll find how the th butcap and triggergard was made here: http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=6615.0
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Best regards
Rolf

[Daryl]

They are stunning works of art.  

As Taylor pointed out, they do cry out for some tasteful engraving.

[mbokie5]

Beauty!How did you do the stars and bars at the lock end of the barrels?

I used a star shaped punch to stamp star shaped impressions on the barrels flats. Next I used a graver to undercut the walls of the impressions and raise barbs on the bottom. A small blob of 24k gold was then hammered into the impression and the excess filed off. The wedding bands were done in a similar way after the stars were done. I wrote a tutorial on inlaying wedding bands. You'll find it here http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=9090.0
It takes a little practice, but is not hard to do. For practice I recommend pure copper or silver wire. Brass is to hard.
You'll find how the th butcap and triggergard was made here: http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=6615.0
                                                                                                  http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=704.0

Best regards
Rolf

Thank you kindly Rolf.

[snidervolley]

that is a beautiful brace WoW!

[BOB HILL]

Outstanding.       Bob

[Glenn]

These are simply AWESOME !!!

[Dan]

Words are insufficient....magnificent work!

[bob hertrich]

Rolf, An incredible job. Love the tutorials also.

[jerrywh]

Rolf.
   Very nice job. I am very impressed. You have a good mind and are no doubt a master craftsman. You should try serrosafe for casting a die. You can get that metal in any melting range and it is hard. It can also be used for many other things. I keep a few pounds of it around all the time. Zink will also work but melts around 800°  You can cast zink in silicone molds. Your my kind of ground up builder.

[P.W.Berkuta]

What more can be said but - AWESOME .