Author Topic: collaborative gun by Ken Gahagan and Ian Pratt (Read 11154 times)

Ian Pratt · « **Reply #50 on:** May 17, 2020, 04:36:50 AM »

More cool shots of Ken's brass work and some neat filework on the buttplate giving kind of a fullered effect. When I forged the buttplate I left puckered spots at the corners to help him get started, but the grooves you see here are his filework.

To my eye the brass embellishments are very well placed and nicely balanced - there is some detail in the "repurposed drawer pulls" but offset by the simplicity of the single brass wire around the box and banded details on the guard and pipes. Overall very tastefully done. A lot of complementary shapes going on too.

Ian Pratt · « **Reply #51 on:** May 17, 2020, 04:54:59 AM »

Last few showing a progression of the stock finish and Ken's snazzy carving, also
the box in an advanced stage of corrosive decay.

WH1 · « **Reply #52 on:** May 17, 2020, 04:58:22 AM »

Ken and Ian
This is as good as it gets beautiful work by two masters
I have been fortunate to learn from both of them
If you want to see this and learn from them you need to spend a week at canters cave with them it will be a memorable experience
Respect gentlemen you are setting the pace
And funions ain’t worth a @!*%

Ian Pratt · « **Reply #53 on:** May 17, 2020, 05:06:40 AM »

Ken already posted the pictures of the finished rifle so I have no big finish, so to those who feel swindled please accept this frog in water photo as a parting gift.

Ian Pratt · « **Reply #54 on:** May 17, 2020, 05:16:22 AM »

THE END

Credits:

Ian Pratt as shifty gunmaker behind tree

Ken Gahagan as Leo the brass foundryman

and Spike the Dog as Dog who stuck his head in a stockpot and drank from a batch of yogurt while I was posting pictures ten minutes ago

J. Talbert · « **Reply #55 on:** May 17, 2020, 06:25:05 AM »

Fabulous project.
So many great little details.

I especially like the brass hinge with the decorative detailing inside the lid.

Awesome start to finish,
Jeff

Tim Crosby · « **Reply #56 on:** May 17, 2020, 02:53:58 PM »

Over the top is an Understatement, the Pix of the progress are reall cool. You guys have set the Bar not high but at the top, I think you have nailed it in place. Time to start thinking about a name for Your "School"? And I don't mean classes.

All The Best, Tim

Shreckmeister · « **Reply #57 on:** May 18, 2020, 02:15:21 AM »

A treasure. I’d be interested to know who did what on it. Love the ramrod inlet pipe and all the rest too

k gahagan · « **Reply #58 on:** May 18, 2020, 03:45:51 AM »

Scheckmeister, Thanks for your comment. If you go to about the center of page two I run down who did what as best as I can remember. Take care.

t.caster · « **Reply #59 on:** May 18, 2020, 04:09:42 PM »

So, what's to become of this fine work now? Joint custody? Sell? Auction fundraiser? Raffle?

?

k gahagan · « **Reply #60 on:** May 18, 2020, 05:10:42 PM »

Tom, The one we made the year before this which is similiar in many ways is being raffled off to benifit the youth shooting program at Canter's Cave in Ohio were our classes are held. Those tickets are on sale now for a drawing in December. We could get you more information is you like. This gun was built as a spec gun but is sold.

Keith Zimmerman · « **Reply #61 on:** May 19, 2020, 01:49:55 AM »

Wow! One of the nicest guns I have ever seen.

heinz · « **Reply #62 on:** May 19, 2020, 03:07:36 AM »

Ken, I would like information on the raffle gun. You can email me or post here.

Ian Pratt · « **Reply #63 on:** May 19, 2020, 04:28:58 AM »

Info on the raffle gun and accoutrements right here on ALR, hiding in the back pages of the classifieds - https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=58493.0

rennikselum · « **Reply #64 on:** May 19, 2020, 01:18:49 PM »

Thanks for sharing! Love the in progress photos.
Please do this again on future builds!

Both of you are great builders...together just unreal!

Jeff

rsherman · « **Reply #65 on:** May 20, 2020, 08:37:09 PM »

Quote from: Tim Crosby on May 17, 2020, 02:53:58 PM

Over the top is an Understatement, the Pix of the progress are reall cool. You guys have set the Bar not high but at the top, I think you have nailed it in place. Time to start thinking about a name for Your "School"? And I don't mean classes.

All The Best, Tim

i think the appropriate school for those two is 'the reform school'! Heh heh heh
Seriously,. Beautiful work! It's a pleasure to see the true art you guys are making!

k gahagan · « **Reply #66 on:** May 21, 2020, 12:08:06 AM »

Reform school, pure genius, I like it.

Marcruger · « **Reply #67 on:** May 21, 2020, 10:14:25 PM »

Ian, the frog rocks. :-)

Pennsylvania Dutchman · « **Reply #68 on:** May 22, 2020, 03:15:40 AM »

Ken, I want to thank you for the photos of your Wm. Antes gun. I am sorry that I haven't responded sooner, but my our computer crashed and I haven't been able to get on ALR since Saturday. You did a beautiful job on your Antes build. I have always liked that gunwith the walnut strips added to the bottom of thecheek piece and stock. Thank you again for the photos and again a very beautiful gun!
Mark

Pennsylvania Dutchman · « **Reply #69 on:** May 22, 2020, 03:42:05 AM »

Thank you Ian for the build photos!
Mark

Huckleberry · « **Reply #70 on:** May 22, 2020, 08:06:56 PM »

Very Cool - It is a functional piece of artwork. How many man hours do you have into it?

k gahagan · « **Reply #71 on:** May 23, 2020, 12:25:16 AM »

Mark no problem with photos, Huckleberry absolutely no idea on how many hours on this one. Ian and I both worked on different phases of it during any slow time in class and then passed it back and forth as time permitted. Ian took it home worked on it in between some things then full time before I got it again to work on and add finish but many, many hours. You have to enjoy doing this that’s for sure.

Ian Pratt · « **Reply #72 on:** May 23, 2020, 04:36:20 PM »

Quote from: Pennsylvania Dutchman on May 22, 2020, 03:42:05 AM

Thank you Ian for the build photos!
Mark

You are welcome Mark, happy to share them. Wish we had taken a few more while we were getting started on it!

Quote from: Marcruger on May 21, 2020, 10:14:25 PM

Ian, the frog rocks. :-)

Indeed. We get a lot of those little tree frogs around here every summer, we find them hiding all over the place. A few years ago , Maryellen and I had just pulled up to the curb at the CLA show after the two hour drive to Lexington KY. I jumped out of the truck, walked around the front of it and there was one of those tree frogs hanging onto the fender. Ride of a lifetime.

Thanks everybody for the nice compliments! Ken and I have been talking about another gun, will probably be a little while before we can get to it but we'll be sure to post pictures.

craigos · « **Reply #73 on:** June 01, 2020, 06:32:48 AM »

Quote from: Ian Pratt on May 16, 2020, 02:53:31 PM

We're all friends here, just trying to make sure the truth prevails. Anybody interested in seeing some of the "in progress" photos? Ken and I both took quite a few for our customer

Heinz, you got no sense of taper buddy

Love to see the in progress pics

acorn20 · « **Reply #74 on:** June 03, 2020, 11:01:56 PM »

Both of you should be proud of this collaborative rifle. It is indeed quite stunning. Thank you for posting.

I'm also glad that you both signed the top barrel flat so that in 50 or 60 years, some dolt can't claim to have found a lost Moravian rifle in his grandma's attic. It's that convincing.

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Author Topic: collaborative gun by Ken Gahagan and Ian Pratt (Read 11154 times)