cased set

[beowulf]

not sure if you`d call this primitive , but it`s a first for me .  this started out as a .45 caliber percussion pistol made sometime in the late 60`s early 70`s . some fool ruined the rifling in the barrel , not sure how they did it but there were two grooves cut straight down through the rifling , so what started as a .45 rifled barrel was freshed out to a .50 smoothbore !  stock was redone and barrel refinished ! the case started its life about ten years ago as a high end cookie or candy box made of wood with a plastic window so you could see the product ! picked it up at a yard sale for a buck ! the interior panels are made from doubled corrugated paper and very thin tough upholstery leather , still have a bit I want to do but so far so good ! not sure how good it is , but I figure for having seen one but never making one before the set turned out rather nice !  really surprised I did`nt screw it up !

[beowulf]

and the interior !

[pilgrim]

            very nice

[woody]

Very nice set, there wulfman and it's even better when you can utilize and re-purpose  things into neat stuff like this set. 

[beowulf]

yeah ! and another good thing is the pistol was basically a freebie , came with a rifle I got for a lot less than it was worth ! all together not counting my time I might have 5 or 6 bucks tied up in it !  it`s going to be christmas gift for a friend !think they`ll like it ! no need to know how cheap I am !

[Hawken50]

   Beowulf ,,,,dare i say it,,,,,,I dare, i dare......  Traditional Muzzleloading on the Cheap..... That's the stuff ol boy. looks excellent. The true spirit of our camp. 

[woody]

yeah ! and another good thing is the pistol was basically a freebie , came with a rifle I got for a lot less than it was worth ! all together not counting my time I might have 5 or 6 bucks tied up in it !  it`s going to be christmas gift for a friend !think they`ll like it ! no need to know how cheap I am !

.......t'is the season! 

[hotfxr]

It's not cheap, it's thrifty. 

[old salt]

Good work 

[flintboomer]

Nice!
The price was right and you get to give a gift that is nicer than you could afford to buy for them. That sounds like a good thing to me.