I have successfully made several pistol and rifle kits, but not recently and my new kit has a few new twists.
I just received an Investarm Gemmer Hawkin .50 flintlock kit. The stock is an unusual wood with quite a bit of figure, but should turn out OK (I am experienced with wood)
. The hardware is iron and some of it is a bit rough. I have started filing on the trigger guard and see a few hours of work ahead, unless I go to power tools.
Does anyone have any tips, advice or experience with this type of kit?
The lock didn't spark when I tried it, but after sanding off the outer oxide coating on the frizzen I got sparks and fairly consistent ignition. I was very dissappointed with the quite tacky stamped engraving on the lock plate; a plain plate would have been much more preferrable to this insult to the engraver's art.
I just received an Investarm Gemmer Hawkin .50 flintlock kit. The stock is an unusual wood with quite a bit of figure, but should turn out OK (I am experienced with wood)
Does anyone have any tips, advice or experience with this type of kit?
The lock didn't spark when I tried it, but after sanding off the outer oxide coating on the frizzen I got sparks and fairly consistent ignition. I was very dissappointed with the quite tacky stamped engraving on the lock plate; a plain plate would have been much more preferrable to this insult to the engraver's art.
