Author Topic: Marshall Rifle, sort of….. (Read 2825 times)

Ed Wenger · « **on:** January 31, 2022, 06:35:17 AM »

Hi everyone…, I haven’t posted anything here in forever, so thought I’d try getting back into the swing of things. This rifle is kind of a combination of the Marshall rifle, RCA 119, and a wrist inlay that plays off the French influenced butt piece.

The rifle is stocked in maple, and has a 38” Rice barrel in .50 cal. The stock was stained with iron nitrate, and finished with tung oil. The lock is a Chambers, and the triggers are from Davis. The guard is a commercial Marshall style. The butt piece was cut to the pattern from a commercial, Marshall style butt piece. I made the side plate, pipes, muzzlecap, and cast the wrist inlay from a pattern I made.

The carving was patterned after the Marshall Rifle, and the engraving on the butt piece and guard is patterned off of RCA 119.

If anyone has any questions, I’d happy to try to answer them. Best,

Ed

smallpatch · « **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2022, 07:25:17 AM »

Beautiful piece Ed. Missed seeing your work, and glad you’re back.

t.caster · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2022, 07:26:15 AM »

That is lovely and most appealing! Excellent workmanship and artistic application!

rich pierce · « **Reply #3 on:** January 31, 2022, 07:45:38 AM »

Very cool rifle. The buttplate choice adds a lot of interest for me.

acorn20 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 31, 2022, 07:51:24 AM »

Neat little rifle. Great composition and execution as always. Thanks for posting, Ed.

J. Talbert · « **Reply #5 on:** January 31, 2022, 07:52:58 AM »

Wow that’s nice.
I love the small details and the added changes from the Marshall rifle.

Jeff

wattlebuster · « **Reply #6 on:** January 31, 2022, 01:57:20 PM »

Very sharp. Id let that reside at my place

duca · « **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2022, 02:16:54 PM »

Wow! Outstanding!!!

Anthony

Old Time Hunter · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2022, 03:08:08 PM »

Beautiful craftsmanship Sir!

BOB HILL · « **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2022, 03:24:45 PM »

Outstanding work. Thanks for sharing.
Bob

alacran · « **Reply #10 on:** January 31, 2022, 03:42:14 PM »

I like it. Mostly I like to see free thinking in the build. It comes together rather well. The side plate reminds me of a Klette side plate that I very much like.

Ken G · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2022, 04:46:17 PM »

Very nice. Engraving is outstanding. Looks like it would be a real nice handling rifle for hunting. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Ken

smart dog · « **Reply #12 on:** January 31, 2022, 05:46:41 PM »

Nice gun, Ed!! It is great to see your crisp clean work and I really like the way you recreate classic styles but with nice twists and changes.

dave

Mike Brooks · « **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2022, 05:47:16 PM »

Nice job.

smylee grouch · « **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2022, 06:03:52 PM »

Yes there is a lot to like there. Nice clean work and finish.

bama · « **Reply #15 on:** January 31, 2022, 06:17:17 PM »

Ed, another great rifle from your shop. Thanks for sharing.

Robert Wolfe · « **Reply #16 on:** January 31, 2022, 06:23:20 PM »

Very nice clean work.

Frozen Run · « **Reply #17 on:** January 31, 2022, 06:37:13 PM »

Wildly Cool rifle! Your composition is superb, I love how effortless the flow is down the entire length of the gun, no speed bumps or hard stops. You said you used tung oil, what brand did you use and how does it differ in appearance than if you had used a polymerized BLO like tried and true or Danish oil? Thank you.

Austin · « **Reply #18 on:** January 31, 2022, 06:44:06 PM »

Very nice

Stoner creek · « **Reply #19 on:** January 31, 2022, 07:03:34 PM »

I don’t own a Wenger gun……..Yet………

alyce-james · « **Reply #20 on:** January 31, 2022, 07:23:46 PM »

Sir; The wood work detail on this rifle stock is really outstanding. Thanks for sharing. Have a great week. Thanks. AJ.

heinz · « **Reply #21 on:** January 31, 2022, 08:20:28 PM »

Very nicely done. As stated earlier, the stocking is exceptional

Tom Currie · « **Reply #22 on:** January 31, 2022, 08:35:41 PM »

Hi Ed, It's ben a while, nice to see your work again. I've been looking at my Moravian books again for inspiration. I read an article some years ago speculating about RCA 119 being made by Albrecht for the Great Shawanoe chief. I think it also adds interest to your build.

Daryl · « **Reply #23 on:** January 31, 2022, 09:04:29 PM »

Lovely indeed.

D. Taylor Sapergia · « **Reply #24 on:** January 31, 2022, 09:10:27 PM »

Really nice inspirational work Ed. I have a similar build in my head: started with a .58 cal barrel from Barbie, same lock and triggers, hardware from Mike Brooks, now all I need is the energy to dive in. I bought both Moravian books and the new CD from KRA, so I've got lots to study and inspire. This rifle you've presented is right up my alley... Thanks for posting it.

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Author Topic: Marshall Rifle, sort of….. (Read 2825 times)