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Offline Ron Scott

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Jaeger with Chiseled Lock WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS
« on: September 29, 2018, 01:33:21 AM »
I had a request to see the finished rifle that I had used the  modified  Davis Colonial lock on.  I am struggling to refine a new photo booth .  The full length aspects were particularly frustrating.   This stock blank falls in the middle range of the  forty plus Walnut blanks in my shop.

The Vienna Rifle that served as the model for the mounts was acquired in 2011. It served as the class theme for one of my NMLRA seminars. Castings are now available from Muzzle Loader Builder Supply.
There was a question about the breech. This version has a barrel with a 1.25 inch breech, tapering and flaring to a 1.0 inch muzzle, with a caliber of .62.  Ed Rayl has the pattern in his file for anyone who is interested.

I added a photo at the end of the post that shows the original breech and lock. The original barrel is a repurposed Turkish Barrel with Ottoman Silver decoration, and a Germanic Breech Plug. The barrel dimension at the breech is !.50 inches. Not how carefully the lock panels were pared down and  that the lock is located relatively low. Both features are characteristic of better German, Austrian and Czech, early flintlocks.

When you examine  metal decoration of this original rifle, you get a introduction into the specialization of a European Craft. The barrel retains the oriental features of the Turkish Art, while having a period replacement breech. This breech has the most simple engraving on the rifle. It has no pretense of being mirrored right- left balance, is monotone is the depth and width of the graver cuts. The major mounts are cast, detailed and gold gilded. The butt plate is interesting, in that the finial is a casting, brazed at the heel to a forged vertical sheet, which in engraved by a better skilled artisan than the one who did the breech tang. The engraving on the lock is quite good and in a differing hand than the other pieces. Assuming that the rifle was likely stocked by one or more workman and the carving done by another, there were quite a group who contributed to the finished product. Frustratingly there is no signature anywhere on the rifle.











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Offline Craig Wilcox

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Re: Jaeger with Chiseled Lock
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2018, 01:37:21 AM »
Ron, that is surely a beautiful rifle!  The wood, the carving, and the engraving appear to be tops!  Love the tang of the butt plate, th elock, and the side plate - well done!
You can chisel a lock for me anytime!
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Re: Jaeger with Chiseled Lock
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2018, 01:56:40 AM »
Ahhhhh,
Now that's what I've been waiting for since you teased with that chiseled hammer.   :D

Gorgeous!

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Re: Jaeger with Chiseled Lock
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2018, 02:00:32 AM »
That is a beautiful rifle! This is one to be proud of for sure.
Makes me want to learn to carve and engrave even more when
I see Craftsmanship like this.
Tim

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Re: Jaeger with Chiseled Lock
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2018, 02:52:41 AM »
Hi Ron,
That is fabulous and has such an authentic look and I'll bet, feel. I like that you engraved consistent with many historical German examples.  The engraving is somewhat flat without a lot of shading.  It takes discipline and restraint to reproduce that.

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Re: Jaeger with Chiseled Lock
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2018, 03:10:00 AM »
Beautiful work Ron!
I like the soft glow of the wood, as if its rubbed back a bit,.. slightly handled.
That wood is as nice as any originally used, and better than a lot.

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Re: Jaeger with Chiseled Lock
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2018, 03:36:58 AM »
What an great gun! It looks like you matched up the wood for the box cover right from the same area of the blank. I assume it has a substantial barrel but the fore end does not look bulky but somewhat slender. What is the web thickness and ramrod diameter? Truly a great effort. Thanks for letting us see it.

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Re: Jaeger with Chiseled Lock
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2018, 04:01:24 PM »
WOW..!!
only flintlocks remain interesting..

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Re: Jaeger with Chiseled Lock
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2018, 07:32:34 PM »
Beautiful Ron. You just keep getting better.
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Re: Jaeger with Chiseled Lock
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2018, 07:41:14 PM »
What's not to like on this masterpiece ;)? Simply gorgeous - great work - I love every bit of it ;D 8)!
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Re: Jaeger with Chiseled Lock
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2018, 09:14:13 PM »
I think “wow” is wholly inadequate for that work, but it is the word that lept to mind. God bless, Marc

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Re: Jaeger with Chiseled Lock
« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2018, 03:45:58 AM »
Masterfully executed Ron!  Thanks for posting.
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Offline Ron Scott

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Re: Jaeger with Chiseled Lock WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS
« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2018, 04:28:38 PM »
I added a photo and some details about the original model.

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Re: Jaeger with Chiseled Lock WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS
« Reply #13 on: October 01, 2018, 06:42:25 PM »
Dear Lord, that is something.

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Re: Jaeger with Chiseled Lock WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2018, 04:21:55 AM »
Absolutely beautiful work, Ron!  Love everything about this piece.  Superb finish....



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