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Offline Captchee

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Re: Walnut Longrifles?
« Reply #25 on: March 02, 2013, 08:04:27 AM »
That is a beautiful gun. Please Captchee, could you post more pictures with the details?

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Rolf

 
well im not much for taking photos . just not good at it with these digital cameras
 But here are some additional photos  of the build

 44 inch Octagon to round barrel goes from 8 to 16 flats to round , no wedding band transition .
I also chose to French grey the barrel so as to bring out the engraving more
The stock is of black walnut .
The rifle is mounted in silver , from my own castings or where needed formed . IE nose cap , TG butt plate , side plate
Front sight has a German silver blade. Its base is 4 leaves which clasp the sight this I formed from 14ct gold .
The wrist checkering is accented with 99.9% silver

side plate prior to final finishing



 barrel and stock in progress





cutting background










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Re: Walnut Longrifles?
« Reply #26 on: March 02, 2013, 10:17:21 AM »
I just picked up a nice walnut blank. I planned on making an English fowler. But, before I start, are there many walnut rifles documented?  ???
English fowler?  No brainer.  English (juglans regia) walnut.  An English fowler made with another stockwood would be the exception IMHO.
That is a beautiful piece of feather crotch.