Lancaster Build

[woody]

I have been building a lot less than I originally intended for several reasons but mostly because I have basically got everything built that I want. This is my latest scratch build, a swamped barreled rifle. It is a rather plain hunting rifle using a 42 in.  Colerain "A" weight 45 cal. barrel, Davis set triggers (my first), a wood patch box with a small hunter's star inlet in the lid (also my first hunter's star). The first photo shows the day I started this build by hand inleting the swamped barrel with chisel and mallet at my mentor's shop. The other photos just highlight the patch box inlet. Everything else is basically the same as my previous builds 

[woody]

finished rifle  weighs in at 7.6 lbs.

[William]

Nice!  Whatcha gonna name her?

[beowulf]

ya do nice work    but then I`m sure you know that !

[crazell]

Nice looking rifle.  What did you use on the wood? Thanks for sharing.

[woody]

Thanks guys,

William I really haven't decided on a name yet but leaning towards Peggy Lee or Miss Peggy.

beowulf thanks, though I'm happy with my work I hope to improve...never satisfied I guess. 

crazell I used  Fibeing's medium brown alcohol leather dye               

[William]

Thanks guys,

William I really haven't decided on a name yet but leaning towards Peggy Lee or Miss Peggy.

How about Peggy Sue?


beowulf thanks, though I'm happy with my work I hope to improve...never satisfied I guess. 

crazell I used  Fibeing's medium brown alcohol leather dye             

[woody]

Thanks guys,

William I really haven't decided on a name yet but leaning towards Peggy Lee or Miss Peggy.

How about Peggy Sue?


beowulf thanks, though I'm happy with my work I hope to improve...never satisfied I guess. 

crazell I used  Fibeing's medium brown alcohol leather dye             

William I don't think my Peggy Lee would like it, so I think I'll go with Toby ....after Tobias Woods who was mentioned in Allen W. Eckert's "The Frontiersmen", who knows...may have been a relative. 

[gunmaker]

sweet work, been wonder'n what you was up to.....Tom

[Hanshi]

  That's a fine rifle, for sure.  The Lancaster styles are my favorite.

[CampbellClan]

Dag gone that's a fine looking rifle! I may have to try and wriggle that one outa ya.....

[woody]

"Dag gone that's a fine looking rifle! I may have to try and wriggle that one outa ya....."