"Stuff is eaten by dogs, broken by family and friends, sanded down by the wind, frozen by the mountains, lost by the prairie, burnt off by the sun, washed away by the rain. So you are left with dogs, family, friends, sun, rain, wind, prairie and mountains. What more do you want?"
Federico Calboli
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Stephen Grant hammer 16...
... at present. Next we will focus on the barrels. I think it was made in 1868. Right or double click to enlarge.
Stephen Grant guns are under appreciated. Elegance could be defined as a Stephen Grant side lever 16 bore. The perfect marriage of art, ergonomics, and technology.
Stock looks great now. It appears you found another diamond in the rough. Look forward to hearing how you further restore. Did you decide the hammers are later? Diggory Hadoke has an article in the current DGJ on the restoration of a somewhat anomalous Pape which might suggest some ideas re analyzing this gun. D
Next, analysis of barrels-- two possibilities. Hoping there is enough metal to save Damascus. I would then have barrels browned. Nothing else really needs to be done-- triggers, hammers, locks all perfect!
I saw that Pape thing. If they could make that one good, mine should be a snap.
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Stephen Grant guns are under appreciated. Elegance could be defined as a Stephen Grant side lever 16 bore. The perfect marriage of art, ergonomics, and technology.
Beautiful gun, Steve!
Stock looks great now. It appears you found another diamond in the rough. Look forward to hearing how you further restore. Did you decide the hammers are later? Diggory Hadoke has an article in the current DGJ on the restoration of a somewhat anomalous Pape which might suggest some ideas re analyzing this gun. D
Next, analysis of barrels-- two possibilities. Hoping there is enough metal to save Damascus. I would then have barrels browned. Nothing else really needs to be done-- triggers, hammers, locks all perfect!
I saw that Pape thing. If they could make that one good, mine should be a snap.
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