My newly restored Brown Bess

[MonkeyPaws]

Here is my newly restored EIC P1771 Brown Bess that was made over 200 years ago in Nepal. When I got her she needed a good cleaning and a little wood work but she came out fine. I tested the barrel and it passed with flying colors. I stained the stock with a homemade Alkanet root oil to give the stock an authentic look. I am now a proud owner of a very old rock lock that I can shoot. The coolness factor is off the charts. :youcrazy: :youcrazy: :youcrazy:
http://s1102.photobucket.com/user/ksearles62/slideshow/Brown Bess

 

[Paul63]

Fantastic job!! :bow: From the original to the finished product is truly a labor of love. Congrats on a job well done.

 

[Tallswife]

Amazing! Beautiful!!

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[Cowboy]

That's beyond Cool my friend!

Not to many can say they're shooting a 200+ year old gun!

Thanks for sharing!

Respectfully, Cowboy :thumbsup:

 

[Wes/Tex]

Outstanding...now all you need to do is learn
"Make ready"
"Present"
"Fire"
in the proper Nepalese dialect! :wink: :haha:

 

[hawkeye2]

That is really nice. Is that one of the stocks they provide?

 

[ron wehmeyer]

Very nice , and great that you saved the old girl . Hope you enjow shooting it. ,,,DT

 

[MonkeyPaws]

Thank you Gentlemen. The reproduction stock is provided by IMA who gets them from India. The wood is North Indian Rosewood which is a bugger to work because it is hard as nails, splinters easy and has unexpected soft spots. I used a stain recipe from the 1700s to give the stock the authentic color. The parts were not drop-in. You have to fit 200 year old hand made parts into a modern reproduction stock. This is my forth IMA untouched gun. Fun projects.

 

[SgtErv]

Wow! That's beautiful!

 

[steve free]

That is way cool! How does it shoot?

 

[MonkeyPaws]

It shoots well. I fired it during the restoration process and it has a very distinct throaty boom.

 

[USMA65]

Very impressive work
Thanks for posting, it gives all of us with lesser projects hope!