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Offline Rolf

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Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols. (Fixed pictures)
« on: February 11, 2011, 01:47:04 PM »
I've finished the pistols and I would like to thank everyone for their advice and help on this project. Everthing but the locks and barrels are made from scratch. The pair is a Right and left hand pistol with L&R Bailes locks. The barrels are strait octagon, GM, 12"long, 15/16" wide, caliber 0.50 . They are rust blued with home made mixture of iron chloride and alcohol, inlaid with 24k gold wedding bands and stars. Plan to get a jeweler to engrave my name on the silver name plated inlet in the barrels. All the silver furniture is made from sheet metal. The stocks made from curly maple and stain with iron/vinegar and finished with home boiled linseed oil. The ramrods are made of African black wood which was the closest I could get to ebony. When I've finished the accouterments, I plan to case the pistols in black walnut.

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Offline Larry Pletcher

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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2011, 01:58:58 PM »
Hi Rolfkt,
I am most impressed.  The pistols are beautiful, each by themselves, but to achieve such symmetry when placed side by side makes this absolutely stunning.  My complements.
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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2011, 02:15:20 PM »
Very, very nice! Thanks for the pics. I'm looking forward to seeing the case.
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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2011, 02:27:41 PM »
Rolfkt,

Your pistols look nice!  It's amazing you're so far away, but have learned to do such good work. 

Jim
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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2011, 02:49:58 PM »
Incredible!!
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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2011, 03:39:42 PM »
My Compliments!
It is an honor and privilidge to see such fine work.
Thank you for sharing your talents with us.
Old Ford
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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2011, 03:52:37 PM »
Rolf, you did such a fabulous job. My compliments. They are indeed beautiful, and work to be proud of.
I am also humbled by your perseverance and patience, learning your stock making with test stocks, honing your skills with practice pieces, making great tutorials along the way. Thanks for your contributions to the site.

Tom
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« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2011, 04:08:18 PM »
Simply Awesome!!!!!
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Offline Curt Larsen

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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2011, 04:18:11 PM »
Rolf, those are simply beautiful.  I agree with Acer totally.  Mirror images!!!!
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« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2011, 04:23:46 PM »

WOOOOOOW
Now that is nice.
Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2011, 04:50:18 PM »
What more can I add! Rolfk, your work is beautiful and it has given me the greatest pleasure seeing you "bloom" into a very fine gunsmith over the years! Your story is a great credit to your constant improvement and a credit to this wonderful website! Thank you for showing us these fine pistols, you must be proud!
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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2011, 05:24:38 PM »
Rolf,
That's absolutely outstanding craftsmanship in every respect!
Cudo's to you for the skills you exhibit, and to this forum for helping you along with your questions. These fine pistols almost seem like a community project!

My suggestion; Learn to engrave! The gold stars and bands are finely done, so you certainly have the skills to do scrolls and lettering!

Congratulations on these beauties!
John
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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2011, 05:57:09 PM »
Hi Rolf,
Beautiful Rolf!!  Those are as nice a brace of pistols as I have ever seen.  I'll bet the case will be gorgeous.  I love the dots at the ends of the wire scrolls.  That is such an old traditional artistic device that is missing on most modern-made guns with wire inlay.  So how does an aspiring physician find the time to do such time consuming work?

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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2011, 06:01:56 PM »
 Those are Beautiful! Except for left and right I don't think I could tell the twins apart.

 Tim C.
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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2011, 06:05:11 PM »
Excellent!!!!  graceful and elegant works of art!!  Thanks for sharing with us along the way and giving us the opportunity to see the finished product!!

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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #15 on: February 11, 2011, 06:27:16 PM »
Rolf,

Congratulations and VERY well done.  Carving, finish, inletting, all top notch...  I especially like the wire, very nicely executed!

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« Reply #16 on: February 11, 2011, 07:20:52 PM »
I have no other word but,
 :o WOW  :o
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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #17 on: February 11, 2011, 07:40:11 PM »
Drop dead gorgeous!  Your workmanship must be applauded. 

Two remarks though...first, learn to engrave.  It is not especially difficult and you obviously have the talent.  Second, find a piece of pale blue or grey material that is non reflective to act as a photographic drop sheet. 

Congratulations of such an achievement.  To built a pistol of that quality might be considered "X" amount of skill and labour, but to make a pair, and in opposite hand, is certainly not "2 X"...perhaps 10 X!!
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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #18 on: February 11, 2011, 08:25:04 PM »
I have to agree with all of the above - beautiful job and thanks for sharing. You might want to consider getting professional photographs done? They look like they belong on a magazine cover! Cover Girls?!
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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #19 on: February 11, 2011, 08:32:59 PM »
Very nice and very well done. I know the completed wet will be stunning. Thanks for sharing them with us.
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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #20 on: February 11, 2011, 08:38:15 PM »
Outstanding and excellent...X2!!
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« Reply #21 on: February 11, 2011, 09:32:24 PM »
OK  !!!   I'm speechless
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« Reply #22 on: February 11, 2011, 11:49:56 PM »
All I can say is WOW. Beautiful set of pistols. I agree with JTR and Taylor. Learn to engrave. If you can do this kind of work, you can handle your own engraving.
Bob
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Re: Finished pair of silver kentucky pistols.
« Reply #23 on: February 11, 2011, 11:54:49 PM »
Rolf,

Super work!  You should be very, very proud!

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« Reply #24 on: February 12, 2011, 12:46:41 AM »
They are just wonderfull to look at !! Workmanship is perfect ....... Mike
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