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Offline elk killer

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E.K. On the blog
« on: October 07, 2021, 02:07:39 PM »
Thats over the top cool.!!!
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Offline Bob McBride

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« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2021, 03:45:18 PM »
http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/ for those who don’t know.


Sweet.
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« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2021, 03:54:54 PM »
Nerves of steel, hands of an artist, mind of a wacko. Tough combination to equal!
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Offline Mike Brooks

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« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2021, 04:03:04 PM »
I'd like more information...where's EK?. He is the one maker who's work I'd consider buying.
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Offline Robert Wolfe

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« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2021, 04:17:22 PM »
Great stuff!
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Offline Jim Spray

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« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2021, 06:07:33 PM »
I saw this on space book this morning and thought it was old. I was wrong I guess. Amazing build.
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Offline Dennis Glazener

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« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2021, 08:01:34 PM »
Nice work Eric, I love it.
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Offline Yazel.xring

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« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2021, 08:11:20 PM »
My, that's a dandy
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Offline Bob McBride

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« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2021, 11:44:16 PM »
One more done. My number should be coming up soon! Woohoo!
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Offline Eric Kettenburg

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« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2021, 06:40:49 PM »
Thansk a lot guys.  I wish I had an appropriate 'story' to go along with it but just have not had the time to come up with something.  Obviously the inlay stuff and initials are "secondary" and there are a number of evident 'repairs' i.e wood patches etc via years of refinishing.  Lots of fun.  I appreciate the comments!!
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Offline jim alford

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« Reply #10 on: October 08, 2021, 09:30:27 PM »
Eric, what lock did you use?
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Offline Eric Kettenburg

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« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2021, 11:06:15 PM »
It's an antique Swedish lock, it's either a very early 1715 infantry musket lock or it may actually predate it and be of the 1700-1715 period predating the 'standardization' of the infantry musket.  It's in remarkable condition although I did have to 'tweak' it a bit, recaseharden the internals and repair the nose of the sear.  It works beautifully now and it's a real rockcrusher!
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Offline jim alford

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« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2021, 12:53:24 AM »
Thanks Eric, I don't think I'll go looking for one any time soon.
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Offline ScottNE

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« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2021, 01:55:16 AM »
Quote from: jim alford on October 09, 2021, 12:53:24 AM
Thanks Eric, I don't think I'll go looking for one any time soon.

A lock like that really sets a gun apart, but I wouldn’t know how to even go about trying to source one. I suppose European antique auctions for whole guns and then pulling parts that are usable?
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Offline Eric Kettenburg

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« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2021, 08:06:42 AM »
There are places to turn them up now and again, although in this case, the guy for whom the gun was built sent it to me so I didn;t have to do anything other than to get it going.

The guard is ca. 1690 French, that one came from ebay.
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