December 10, 2017, 06:34 PM | #1 |
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Let's see some tack decorations. I was looking at Sitting Bull's rifle or what the site said was his rifle. I kinda like how he arranged them at the end of the stock.
A couple of site's said to not use plated brass. I'm assuming cause the plating would wear off. I'm not much into brass, but I'd be all over copper tacks. I wonder if wax would protect them enough to keep the plating from wearing off? |
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Round head brass tacks(not plated) with square steel shanks are correct. Upholstery tacks are not. Most of the Indian rifles you will see that are tacked will be cartridge guns.
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Yes, the rifle I was looking at was cartridge
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Dixie Gun Works has had brass tacks and likely still does.
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Some muzzleloaders were tacked.
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I've been meaning to do this myself.
Some additional reading: https://www.thehighroad.org/index.ph...ply-it.570937/ Links from there: https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Search.aspx?Search=tacks http://www.dixiegunworks.com/advance...rds=brass+tack Pics of tacked rifles: https://www.pinterest.com/danielwdow...ation/?lp=true
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Drobs,
Hey, thanks! There are some really nice rifles on there! |
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Hellgate,
I think there's a place called CrazyCrow that carries brass tacks too. eBay had some copper tacks, but they are plated. |
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This is the rifle I was talking about.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vas1951/6776511046/ I saw David Canterbury do a tack job on his single shot 12 gauge. It looked pretty cool too. |
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Thanks Hawg,
I've never bought anything there. I just came across it on one of the forums. |
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Not for me... It's just...
"Tacky" Just sayin'! Go for it if you like it though! Old No7
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Not a rifle, and not brass tacks, but I think it is pretty interesting anyway. This S&W No 1 1/2 Tip Up, First Issue shipped in 1865. It has an interesting pattern of steel pins set into the right grip in the shape of the number 5. I have no idea why it was done, but I found it pretty interesting. |
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I like the looks of that! |
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Lee44ShoterCnB - Jack Brooks taught us that. Drill a hole, apply a small dab of epoxy and drive a piece of brass rod into the stock. File flush and you're GTG.
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