Build a N.W. Blanket Gun

[Rob M.]

Just gettin started on this Blanket gun ..... I cut the .58 barrel to 20" at his request ,left the stock about half. Length , drilled and tapped the breech for the breech plug , cut the wood to barrel length too ....its the cherry I was going to use for my N.W. gun but decided not to use it as the wood at the buttplate area was gone and didnt want to splice it a piece/ chunk so worked out. well . Got her started

 

[IanH]

Wow, and I thought 26" was short! I bet this one comes in under three pounds. Brass or iron furniture?

 

[Rob M.]

Wow, and I thought 26" was short! I bet this one comes in under three pounds. Brass or iron furniture?

I actually think 20" is too long but ...not my gun . I'll post a pic of a NW blanket gun I recently picked up on trade with 14" barrel ,but much too heavy ...but its a North Star so sentimental value. ....Yeah , it'll be d@mn light , the one I'm making . It'll have forged iron trigger guard ,cast brass side plate , brass ramrod pipe , iron trigger ....

 

[Rob M.]

North Star blanket gun ...14" barrel

 

[WALT53]

Just gettin started on this Blanket gun ..... I cut the .58 barrel to 20" at his request ,left the stock about half. Length , drilled and tapped the breech for the breech plug , cut the wood to barrel length too ....its the cherry I was going to use for my N.W. gun but decided not to use it as the wood at the buttplate area was gone and didnt want to splice it a piece/ chunk so worked out. well . Got her started

And another to follow,super ,remember the little things matter.

 

[Rob M.]

And another to follow,super ,remember the little things matter.

Thats what I told the ex

 

[Rawhide67]

Do you thread all your barrels with a tap, as opposed to a lathe? Just assumed a lathe was the way to go.

 

[mikesto44]

Rob what is the breech width on those barrels...? Have a couple of stocks I could make these guns out of. Tia

 

[Rob M.]

Do you thread all your barrels with a tap, as opposed to a lathe? Just assumed a lathe was the way to go.

Lathe is definitely the way to go , so much easier but I dont have a big shop , I'm off grid , make enough electric for lights , and I dont have few thousand bucks to spare so I breech these unbreeched barrels by hand . ...all old school style building here at the homestead

 

[Rob M.]

Rob what is the breech width on those barrels...? Have a couple of stocks I could make these guns out of. Tia

Let's see now ......they are 1.109 wide before I grind them down

 

[Rob M.]

Ugh !! So close ! Dont wanna take off too much ! Easy does it !

 

[Rob M.]

WEEW DAWGY !!! Gotta right there !! Can start grindin flats soon ....

 

[Rob M.]

Just start in the flats ...do top first , then , T.H and S.P. sides .... then others .... On these .... With standard round ya go ....top , bottom , T.H. S.P. , others .....

 

[Rob M.]

She's an octagon to round barrel now .... Promised myself a coffee break

 

[WALT53]

She's an octagon to round barrel now .... Promised myself a coffee break

This is gonna be a short post me thinks..what is the purpose of the lug at the breach on those little shot gun barrels.Are they like a counter weight for recoil.

 

[Rob M.]

This is gonna be a short post me thinks..what is the purpose of the lug at the breach on those little shot gun barrels.Are they like a counter weight for recoil.

The flat spot on the bottom ? These are 100+ year old barrels that were originally made to be double barrels ,were never finished ....the flat spots there is where the two barrels were put together then soldered together to become a double barrel .

 

[Rob M.]

Unbreech her , mark T.H. spot then ....let's get started bedding the barrel ....

 

[DixieTexian]

What did you use to engrave London there? Almost looks original!

 

[IanH]

Stamp.

 

[Rob M.]

What did you use to engrave London there? Almost looks original!

LOL ! Thats just where I wrote LONDON with a black marker ! I just right that on top to give me quick reference that that is the top as I'm bedding the barrel .... Later I stamp it LONDON ....