Lyman Plains Pistol kit complete

[Jamie from Alberta]

This is my 2nd Lyman kit build, a .54 cal Lyman Plains pistol (1st was a .54 GPR).
It took just under a month on and off with most of the work being the brass trigger guard which will eventually be blackened. I put 3 coats of dark walnut stain and 6 coats of True oil. Barrel & metal parts were twice browned with Birchwood Casey Plum brown. The only thing noticeable is the belt hook which I got too hot on the tip(looks kinda case hardened).

 

[Don]

Nice job! :thumbsup:

Don

 

[hoochiepapa]

Just MHO, but if it were mine, I'd leave the trigger guard as is. Prettier, to me.

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

Good job :thumbsup:

I too would leave the trigger guard alone. That might make it look too "Goth" for my tastes if it was darkened :rotf:

 

[F.G. Ford]

Great Job!
You can age the trigger guard by letting set a few days in urine. Seriously!
It will give an aged patina.
If you don't like it, you can scrub it off with steel wool.
Also what works well is using the dirty cleaning patches, after you have swabbed the barrel after shooting, this will give the guard a brown patchy color.

Best Regards
Old Ford

 

[pab1]

Very nice work! :hatsoff: I prefer the aged brass look too. Post a pic after you blacken it.

 

[Mickc01]

Ammonia works great, and fast, for darkening brass too. But I too agree with Mike, let brass be brass.

 

[461]

Not much of a poster, but I wanted to tell you that looks very nice. I have one of those in mind for my next project.

 

[ebiggs1]

That's a nice rig you have going. Pretty cool. :grin: