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Offline Bob McBride

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Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« on: May 05, 2020, 04:10:48 AM »
After a pic of Taylor’s muzzle posted on Ezras thread here on ‘Gun Building’, and after receiving my new Allen Martin with some great muzzle treatment, I thought about doing some muzzle work on a few of my other rifles. I’ve done dots and rings and whatnot but never anything else. Let’s get a thread together of some great looking muzzles for future reference. I’ll start with my new Allen Martin John Newcomer inspired Early Lancaster Schimmel Muzzle...



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Offline David Rase

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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2020, 04:51:10 AM »
Here is the muzzle on my .40 caliber Gillespie rifle.
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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2020, 06:59:34 AM »
Wow, nice muzzles!  Yours is over the top Dave!  Here is one I did on the #43 inspired rifle I built:



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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2020, 07:10:57 AM »
Bob,that is nice work on the muzzle! Is it possible that you could post a photo that shows the rifling too?
Thanks Richard
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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2020, 01:46:59 PM »
Here is something a little different.


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Offline James Wilson Everett

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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2020, 03:02:30 PM »
Charles Knupp, Somerset County, Pa.  Late 19th c.



Those late guns were heavy! Great looking rifling there.
« Last Edit: May 05, 2020, 03:20:11 PM by rich pierce »
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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2020, 03:14:56 PM »
Here is my .54 hunting rifle muzzle that I recently posted re a " coning " post.

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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2020, 05:16:32 PM »
  Dave excellent workmanship...anymore pictures of this gun...?
  Mike
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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2020, 05:20:19 PM »
This is on my 54 cal. hunting rifle. My kids always said it looked like a serpent spitting out lead. ;D

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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2020, 07:42:35 PM »
Quote from: flintlock hunter on May 05, 2020, 05:20:19 PM
This is on my 54 cal. hunting rifle. My kids always said it looked like a serpent spitting out lead. ;D

Whole new meaning to smile and wait for flash. I like it, very original.
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Offline Daryl

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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2020, 08:25:19 PM »
Bunch of cool looking and many are functional muzzle crowns.
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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2020, 09:44:32 PM »
I miss Don Getz.
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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2020, 09:56:48 PM »
Here's a contribution from 'AJ' for the thread. Speaks to the heart of the matter....



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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2020, 10:05:32 PM »
Quote from: flatsguide on May 05, 2020, 07:10:57 AM
Bob,that is nice work on the muzzle! Is it possible that you could post a photo that shows the rifling too?
Thanks Richard

I can't manage to get anything to show. It's coned which allows for that pattern.
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Offline Obi2winky

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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2020, 11:11:56 PM »
Quote from: Bob McBride on May 05, 2020, 04:10:48 AM
After a pic of Taylor’s muzzle posted on Ezras thread here on ‘Gun Building’, and after receiving my new Allen Martin with some great muzzle treatment, I thought about doing some muzzle work on a few of my other rifles. I’ve done dots and rings and whatnot but never anything else. Let’s get a thread together of some great looking muzzles for future reference. I’ll start with my new Allen Martin John Newcomer inspired Early Lancaster Schimmel Muzzle...




How do you do that? (I'm new) Is there a resource on the forum that explains that kind of work? Looks great!
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Offline David Rase

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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #15 on: May 06, 2020, 12:29:38 AM »
Quote from: Obi2winky on May 05, 2020, 11:11:56 PM
Quote from: Bob McBride on May 05, 2020, 04:10:48 AM
After a pic of Taylor’s muzzle posted on Ezras thread here on ‘Gun Building’, and after receiving my new Allen Martin with some great muzzle treatment, I thought about doing some muzzle work on a few of my other rifles. I’ve done dots and rings and whatnot but never anything else. Let’s get a thread together of some great looking muzzles for future reference. I’ll start with my new Allen Martin John Newcomer inspired Early Lancaster Schimmel Muzzle...




How do you do that? (I'm new) Is there a resource on the forum that explains that kind of work? Looks great!
All you need is a round or half round file and a triangle needle file.  Some patience helps as well.  That muzzle treatment on Bob's new rifle is the famous Don Getz "Hiney pattern".
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Offline James Wilson Everett

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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #16 on: May 06, 2020, 01:03:24 AM »
Guys,

One of my very favorites: a 12 bore coaching blunderbus c. 1785, that can only be read while looking into the muzzle - yikes!  It reads "HAPPY HE WHO ESCAPES ME"

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Offline louieparker

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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #17 on: May 06, 2020, 01:21:26 AM »
Jacob Dickert

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Offline Carl Young

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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #18 on: May 06, 2020, 01:25:33 AM »
Thank you Louie! I would love to see more of that rifle if you are so disposed.
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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #19 on: May 06, 2020, 03:41:02 AM »


Here is the end of a 49 inch .54 cal Allan Sandy
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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #20 on: May 06, 2020, 04:34:55 AM »
50 cal Swivel



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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #21 on: May 06, 2020, 05:41:06 AM »
Oh - that's nice, Dan.  Of course, I would smooth up their crowns a bit. ;)
Looking pretty good, though.
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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2020, 06:15:58 AM »
Here's another picture of my Virginia muzzle.



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Offline AMartin

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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #23 on: May 06, 2020, 11:58:28 AM »
(How do you do that? (I'm new) Is there a resource on the forum that explains that kind of work? Looks great!)

As Dave Rase said , round and 3 cornered files .. but I first cone the bore with one of Ed's coning tools which only goes in about 5/8" ... then make it look purty ...
After that a hard scrubbing using a scotch-brite pad on undersized cleaning jag ...

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Re: Let’s See Your Muzzle Work
« Reply #24 on: May 06, 2020, 01:11:23 PM »
I have always wanted to do something like that, but I am afraid it would affect accuracy. Can anyone convince me it won't?

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