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February 1, 2013, 10:16 PM | #1 |
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Display plaques I made for my 1851 "navy" pistols
I gave one of these to my Dad a few years ago, and he never shot it and gave it back to me.
They are really cheap pistols, I think they were like $150 in a starter kit. Turns out they are .44 caliber, which is incorrect for 1851 Navies, and so I can't use them in N-SSA shooting. So I turned them into decorations for a wall that is going to be Civil War themed. http://imgur.com/a/fpnfW Steve |
February 1, 2013, 10:20 PM | #2 |
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Wow, that is really nice. What a great display plaque.
I may have to borrow that style for my nickel navy.
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February 1, 2013, 11:14 PM | #3 |
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What Beagle said.
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February 1, 2013, 11:23 PM | #4 |
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They were really easy to make.
Just a board from Home Depot but to size on my table saw, then some router work on the edges, and then a couple of 1/2" holes drilled for some dowels cut on the band saw. Used Fiebing's Leather Die for the wood stain (I find it works better than any wood stain), though I think I should not have gone so dark (but brown and black are all I had on hand). Finished with boiled linseed oil. I knocked them out in about an hour. You probably can't see in my crappy pictures, but they are secured to the plaque with a black zip tie. Fits right over the forcing cone. Steve |
February 2, 2013, 04:20 AM | #5 |
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Good job and good taste
No home is complete without at least one firearm on the wall.
IMHO.
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February 5, 2013, 03:23 PM | #7 |
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nice plaques and nice use of your old muzzlestuffer as décor.
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