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Offline B.Barker

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Small Siler Modified
« on: August 10, 2009, 08:27:20 PM »
Heres a photo of a small siler lock I modified for a pistol I just finnished. It only took me about nine years. I gotta quit procrastinating. I should have started with Chambers small round fase lock but I don't remember if it was out when I started this. I added a hand forged frizzen spring and changed the frizzen. what do think. on it also.
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Offline E.vonAschwege

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Re: Small Siler Modified
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2009, 08:45:08 PM »
Now that is truly modifying a siler lock!  VERY nice work!  Can you share more photos of the pistol?  Thanks,
-Eric
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Offline rich pierce

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Re: Small Siler Modified
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2009, 08:50:52 PM »
Wow, you'd never get me to guess a small Siler was the starting point.  Very nicely done!
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Re: Small Siler Modified
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2009, 09:05:43 PM »
Here's the whole thing. Most every thing is hand formed or modified. The trigger guard is a fowler guard that was reshaped. It'll be at the CLA show for delivery this week.
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Offline Jim Chambers

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Re: Small Siler Modified
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2009, 09:20:02 PM »
Great job.  Just shows what can be done with a trusty old Siler lock with a little work and imagination.
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Re: Small Siler Modified
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2009, 09:25:31 PM »
This pistol makes me want to build one like it...you say it only takes nine years?
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Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: Small Siler Modified
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2009, 10:36:12 PM »
I don't feel so bad, working three, ops, four years on the jaeger.

Really nice work on that lock! I want one, too!
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Re: Small Siler Modified
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2009, 12:18:31 AM »
Lovely pistol and excellent workmanship.  The only resemblance to a small Siler is perhaps the spur on the cock.  What's that 5% of the whole?  ...very inspiring.
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Re: Small Siler Modified
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2009, 01:54:11 AM »
WOW, great job on the lock, the whole gun as well. I'd like to come up with somthing like this as a replacemrnt for an LR Bailes lock for a pistol.
Jim how about a baby late Ketland.
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Offline Richard Snyder

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Re: Small Siler Modified
« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2009, 03:59:02 AM »
That is a truly great looking pistol
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Re: Small Siler Modified
« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2009, 04:22:15 AM »
well before you pass it on at the CLA we got to see it, very nice work.  If this is another Mel Hankla project I hope he's bringing his truck to carry it all home  :D
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Offline Dave B

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Re: Small Siler Modified
« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2009, 07:35:52 AM »
Great looking pistol! How a bout some specs, caliber, barrel length.  Breach width and muzzle width? Did you have to weld up part of the pan to make it into the round or just file off the flats?  You did a great job on it. More pic's of the other side?
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Re: Small Siler Modified
« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2009, 02:48:53 PM »
It has an old Kennedy barrel on it. I beleive its 9" long and for sure it's .54 cal. The lock plate has some metel added at the tail and the rest was just rounded. The cock also had to have some metal added to it. I'll try to get some more photo's and maybe Jan will take some for the blog if I'm lucky.
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