Historically Correct Builds

[Stumpkiller]

I know one who cuts his own trees, and forges his own barrels and other furniture as requested. But even he usually buys the lock components other than the lockplate. He made one completely by hand and fashioned 100% of the components (including screws & bolts) just to say he'd done it - and you could buy a 2012 Jeep Wrangler for the same price.

Didn't ask if he used grass for toilet paper on his breaks while working on it. ;-)

 

[Capt. Jas.]

In a nutshell...

More can than do because of practicality.
Many at the very least go the extra mile in an attempt to make the end product more like a period piece than a modern gun.
:thumbsup:

 

[tg]

The question was an obvious attemopt to undemine the whole PVC/HC concept as most view it, the point is usually to get the appearance as close as possible to the originals some go farther but it is not the standard of the PC/HC industry, it is the same garbage about not being traditional if you drive a truck to a 'vous instead of riding a horse and only shows. it show a copmplete lack of understanding about what has become the norm or accepted standard for the hoby and for what PC/HC means in the hoby. A rather futile attempt at a defence mechanisum, by thoses who could not tell you one difference between a Lancaster and a Bucks county gun. but try to set a standard that defuses the existing norms that the majority go by when discussing PC/HC and the saddest part of it is that they do not even know that such a question would go into the historical accurate equipment forum anyway. Often people do not know enough about a subject to ask a question about it.

 

[bnail]

that's a very intuitive statement and it got me wondering what exactly IS a "period piece" and what elements make up a truly "period piece."
It's got to be more than simply replicating an artifact. I would say that Herschel House builds a good period piece even though his guns arn't replicas.

 

[Rifleman1776]

John Braxton built his beautiful Jaegers 100% himself. Barrels, screws, locks, etc.
I don't know if he did it by candle light.

 

[gizamo]

TVM...?

 

[LRB]

TVM...?

Good one Giz! :slap: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

 

[Va.Manuf.06]

TVM...?

Good one Giz! :slap: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

I gotta agree, that's the way to turn it around Giz. :haha:

 

[Supercracker]

You could bore and reuse an original barrel, locks and other hardware too.

That was pretty common I believe

 

[Bruce Bogart]

I do EXCEPT the router, electric drill, sandpaper, some what modern chisels, electric lights..... wait who gives a manure????? :td:

 

[Rifleman1776]

Being as lucky as I am...I am sure I have the winning ticket. Yeah, right!

You may. It can happen. I know. :grin:

 

[Rifleman1776]

What about using an OUTHOUSE?

Since we are already all over the map with this thread....
Actually, outhouses were a fairly late development on the frontier. Even cities did not have sanitary systems everywhere.
That is a big reason why child mortality before the age of 5 was so high. The kids caught hookworm through small cuts in their bare feel by walking in areas used for (un)sanitary purposes. Outhouses were actually a huge, and very important, technological development.

 

[hanshi]

What about using an OUTHOUSE?

They're too small to build much of anything in.

 

[hanshi]

I'd answer but you have me in a lead box.... :idunno:

Radioactive, you know. :grin:

 

[tg]

I think the original question is based on a line of thinking based on the teachings of a French liberal social commentator, I am not sure of his name ...I believe it was Toetal Dumass or something like that.

 

[Roy]

Not me :haha: but most of my shop tools are from the 40's :rotf:

There is no money in it. The majority of people don't give a rat's butt if I made a lock or rifled a barrel or made my own hardware. Put in a few hundred hours in building a gun to have it compared to a production gun.. Good thing that a lot of good builders have thick skin :haha: and a back log of orders.

I have the know how to do all of it though and you would be amazed how much of it is working with hand tools.

 

[Mike Brooks]

Brad Emig can do it as well as the folks from Williams burg.
I have always considered myself to be a "gunstocker", I don't even consider myself a"gunsmith". In fact I have no desire what so ever to build a 100% hand built gun using 18th century tools and techniques.

 

[Roy]

:thumbsup: I just installed sexy new roller guides for my Walker Turner bandsaw :grin: be a shame not to use them... :haha:

 

[bioprof]

Steve Bookout from Toad Hall Rifle Shop, although I think he's semi-retired now? I know he forges his own barrels.

Alan Neubauer, at Hoot Owl's rifle shop also could probably build a rifle completely from raw materials.

There's probably quite a few more builders overseas that forge their own barrels and hardware.

 

[bioprof]

Here's one for a bargain. Only 21 Grand.
http://www.donelsoncustommuzzleloaders.com/longarms.html