The Rifle Shoppe Brown Bess

[lexington1]

One thing I do like about winter is that it gives me a little spare time to catch up on some of my projects. I just finished this 1769 Pattern Short Land Brown Bess from the Rifle Shoppe. Now I will finish out the TRS Baker rifle I started a while back.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

In the white, you must be a glutton for punishment.

Tis beautiful

 

[Clark Badgett]

In the white, you must be a glutton for punishment.

Tis beautiful

That’s how they wuz made.

Nice 69 SLP, Lex

 

[wiscoaster]

Nice!! Well done.

 

[dave_person]

Hi Lexington1,
Very nice. Narrower flats around the lock.

Sloping step along the barrel at the breech on the side plate side.

dave

 

[lexington1]

You are absolutely right. Now that you point it out it's pretty obvious. I have several originals to use for patterns too. In my mind I think, well it's done and it'll stay that way. But I know the way my mind works and it'll drive me crazy and I'll slim them down, lol.

 

[dave_person]

Hi Wesley,
You did a really fine job. I get obsessed with the details but I've worked with these guns so long that I cannot help it.

dave

 

[Cayman like]

Hi Lexington1,
Very nice. Narrower flats around the lock.

Sloping step along the barrel at the breech on the side plate side.

dave

Beautiful.