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  1. J

    Anybody like sterling silver?

    Mike, I haven't removed the locks on either pistol and there is no sign of them being disturbed, so there are some unknowns. I had this one professionally evaluated about 16 years ago and the opinion concurs with informal evaluations from various pistol people at Chuck Dixon's muzzleoading event...
  2. J

    Anybody like sterling silver?

    Mike The old one is James Barbar (also spelled Barber) of about 1750-1755, a London maker. This gun and its nearly identical companion both came from the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake and are believed to have been here since mid eigtheenth century. :hmm: Thanks for the lighter pict. I did...
  3. J

    Anybody like sterling silver?

    Very nice, Mike! It looks so similar to an old one I have. (See pix below) -d
  4. J

    Uberti 1873 cap&ball revolver

    Hi Murf, Like the bioprof, I got my first one from Cabela's when they were closing out their stock. I got lucky, I guess: it was a very nice pistol ---all of my Ubertis are nice but this one has great wood, fit & finish, etc. My second came from a fellow in NJ via gunbroker.com. Some vendors...
  5. J

    Uberti 1873 cap&ball revolver

    Yup, I have a couple of these retrograde conversions. Basically they are the regular 1873 Uberti frame with a cap n'ball cylinder. The firing pin is offset, too, to prevent swapping in the cartridge cylinder. Loading must be off frame, but otherwise not complicated. I have picked up a few spare...
  6. J

    Old Cannon Photo

    Greetings, Here is the rest of the picture. A total of five cannon are in the picture. It appears that the others have regular carriages. (Two pix follow; I am adding a closer clip of a background piece.) -d.
  7. J

    Old Cannon Photo

    Greetings, I found an old photo used as backing in a picture frame many years ago. There are two cannon pictured and thought perhaps someone might find it interesting. The other cannon is in the background near the building. I would venture a guess that the picture is in the 1860-1880 time...
  8. J

    Looking for good Pics of Flintlock Pistols

    Here are three pix of pistols by James Barber about 1750-60. A google search should find a few more I've posted around here and there. -d
  9. J

    Looking for Aqua Fortis recipe

    Mixing iron with nitric acid produces ferric nitrate. If you don't want to mess with a strong acid and toxic fumes, consider buying ferric nitrate crystals and dissolve them in distilled water. You get basically the same stain, but less hazardous in the making (or less adventurous depending on...
  10. J

    '73 uberti saa cattleman pistol

    WV Scrounger, I have a couple of these by uberti. Quite frankly I don't understand why some people have trouble shooting straight with these pistols. At 25 yards, I can consistently hit where I want on the target with these '73 SAA retroconversions. At 35 yards, I can't: but I also can't with...
  11. J

    '73 uberti saa cattleman pistol

    This pistol loads by taking the cylinder out and working on a bench I lay in 20 grains or so FFFg, wad, and .457 ball pressed in with a loading tool. I use my regular rifle starter and just bought that special gizmo rammer online which is a bit easier loading. I also have a spare cylinders, so...
  12. J

    Vinegar Stain?

    raising the grain by wetting the wood with water. after it dries, wood feels like it needs a shave. scrapers or sandpaper or even razor blades... single edge type... will take down the "wiskers." repeated 'wiskering' gets the wood ready for finishing. :results: :imo:
  13. J

    Water based stain.

    crockett, The aniline water or alcohol based stains are very easy to cut thru and when that happens a rather unattractive uncolored wood shows as you know. Two things can be done; one being a color touch up when it happens; and the other thing that can be done is to whisker the wood several...
  14. J

    Chambers York fancy wood stock

    Interesting question, Strider. The upgrade is nominal in cost, but many experienced builders suggest to new builders to save good wood for later guns. I confess I have upgraded wood in the past so that is my bias. A point that I wanted to raise is that most old guns I have seen are plain --- I...
  15. J

    stock carving

    Rootnuke is right on in advising frequent honing. Nothing makes carving more difficult than edges that are less than extremely sharp. One honing technique I picked up years ago at Dixon's summertime builders meeting is to use a honing stick with a piece of tanned hide glued on and coated...
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