1st Pistol

[GobblerKnob]

This is my first attempt at a pistol. It has a 10" Green Mountain barrel in .50 caliber. The lock is a John Bailes from TOW. The stain is my own made from white cider vinegar and very old barbed wire. I topped it off with several coats of Johnson's paste wax. The lock and barrel were browned then wooled back to look like old pewter. I used Brass Black on the furniture. Rick

 

[Zoar]

Very nice picture. It certainly has the patina and old world look. Are you a professional photographer? It is really a great photograph of a gun where you are coveying very well the epoch of age from whence it came.

That said, and really I am not critcial, the photo is terrific, I can't determine how the gun really looks because of the terrific job you did to capture an old look in the photo. But I think I like the gun, too! :thumbsup:

 

[mazo kid]

The photo of the pistol is a bit dark, but it looks like nice work on your pistol; and I really like the color and look of the stained wood. Emery

 

[Blizzard of '93]

the foto doesn't do this one justice. that's nice figure in the wood. :thumbsup:

 

Blizzard,

You got that...... gorgeous wood.

Jay Taylor

 

[GobblerKnob]

I agree about it being dark. When the photo is larger than what can be used here, more detail is apparent. I am not a professional photographer, but I am friends with one. I told him I was after the warm light that comes from a flickering fire and this is what he came up with. While it doesn't show all the detail of the gun, I think he captured what I was looking for. You guys are right. That wood does have some fine figure! Rick

 

[Zoar]

Yes absolutely the photo captures a great look! Makes me want to be inside a warm captain's quarters of a old sailing ship or a stormy night.

:thumbsup: on capturing the look you were after!

And the gun does look good too. The wood looks beautiful.

 

[oneeye]

Awesome. I am trying to find a pistol myself. Nice touch with the pic.
Dan