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Offline smallpatch

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Fill in the gaps
« on: February 03, 2017, 07:49:45 PM »
Ok, I hate working on pistols!
I've had these parts for about 8 years, kept working on it between builds that I really wanted to do.  Finally, with many mistakes and changes, and kit issues,.....here are the results.
Started out as a MLBS Danish Officers pistol kit.  Ended up like this.
Sugar maple stock, .40 cal oct to round barrel, brass hardware, and a Ditchburn lock.







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Offline Mark Elliott

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Re: Fill in the gaps
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2017, 08:49:29 PM »
That looks like a fine little pistol.
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Offline Flint62Smoothie

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Re: Fill in the gaps
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2017, 09:00:42 PM »
Quote from: Mark Elliott on February 03, 2017, 08:49:29 PM
That looks like a fine little pistol.
^ ^ ^ THIS ^ ^ ^

Love the patina on the metal too!
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Offline Tim Crosby

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Re: Fill in the gaps
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2017, 09:01:56 PM »
 Yes it does. 

   Tim C.
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Offline smallpatch

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Re: Fill in the gaps
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2017, 08:16:57 PM »
Thanks guys.  Going out Monday to sight her in.
Lots of quality problems on the inletting.  Pretty piece of wood, but a bugger to inlet.  Very hard/soft.
Would much rather build a rifle. 
On to bigger and better things.
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Offline Clark Badgett

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Re: Fill in the gaps
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2017, 09:10:21 PM »
Looks good to me.
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Offline Joe S.

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Re: Fill in the gaps
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2017, 09:31:33 PM »
I like it,really nice job on that metal patina!
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Offline Tom Cooper

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Re: Fill in the gaps
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2017, 10:33:49 PM »
Thanks for the pictures, just getting around to finishing the parts I bought for that same pistol, only in a .50 though.

Like you it didn't seem like I wanted to finish it, until now.
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Offline bob in the woods

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Re: Fill in the gaps
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2017, 11:26:42 PM »
Like so many have said...pistols can be much more difficult than rifles/fowlers.  All the fine points crammed into a small space  :)
I think you did a fine job. Have fun shooting it.
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Offline FALout

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Re: Fill in the gaps
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2017, 11:58:09 PM »
Is that a crack at the end of the rang?  I've only built a couple of pistols, they are hard to hold on to while working.  There can be almost as much work on one of them as compared to a rifle.
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Offline Ed Wenger

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Re: Fill in the gaps
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2017, 02:05:55 AM »
Sweet little pistol, Dane!  I really like the look of the stock finish, and especially like the metal finish.  Nice job, thanks for posting!


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Offline BOB HILL

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Re: Fill in the gaps
« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2017, 02:49:58 AM »
Nice work. Beautiful finish. Pistols are not my favorite thing to build either. Thanks for posting.
Bob
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Re: Fill in the gaps
« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2017, 06:53:34 AM »
Great looking pistol...can't wait to have all my parts for my dragoon build...great job on the metal..
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