Resto Update

[Watauga]

hotfxr  Awesome Job !    So did you feel the presence of the builder or the owners of the rifle guiding you?
You are now a part of that Rifles History,.. and you have helped allow it to continue to tell its story,... to those smart enough to listen, and study it...Well Done!!

[hotfxr]

hotfxr  Awesome Job !    So did you feel the presence of the builder or the owners of the rifle guiding you?
You are now a part of that Rifles History,.. and you have helped allow it to continue to tell its story,... to those smart enough to listen, and study it...Well Done!!

Thank you sir! And yes, it is somewhat alive (like Hanshi) not unlike one of the antique shotguns I wound up with. As you hold it in your hands it almost vibrates with stories to tell. I just hope with all the internal changes made I am keeping it's original spirit going.

[hotfxr]

Well it is back home. Yesterday I went up to the museum and handed it over, with an explanation of what I did to it. They were over the moon with how it turned out. Specifically that it now worked and looked just about the same as it did when it left with me. I wrote up and gave them a paper on what it is, where and when it was built, and all the specs I could find. Unless I get distracted and forget, I am going to make them up a possibles bag with all that stuff that is needed to make it go boom and shoot a ball out the front to be set out in the display. Of course given that this is a small local heritage museum, it won't be out permanently and who knows when it will be set up. Don't care, had fun repairing it.

A couple more pictures;






I did work up some wood filler and took care of those gaps around the lock and the patch box, just in case anyone was wondering.

Now that the resto is done and gone it's back to work on both the .22 flintlock project, and if I can find all the pieces, the Haines build that I put away back when I decided to build the cannon.

[bmtshooter]

Looks great; good job.  Sadly it sounds as though it may scarcely see the light of day.  I feel certain that when it was transferred into the museum's care, the previous owner intended for it to be enjoyed by the public. Keep an eye on it when the museum runs low on funds.  It appears that they have no attachment to it, sentimental or otherwise.

[Patocazador]

I am going to make them up a possibles bag with all that stuff that is needed to make it go boom and shoot a ball out the front to be set out in the display.

Are they going to let you be the one who shoots the ball for display?

[Hanshi]

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Are they going to let you be the one who shoots the ball for display?
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That would be the logical course to take; but since when do the "tyros" understand logic?

[hotfxr]

I'm still trying to talk them into letting dress up in my Lewis & Clark outfit and video me shooting it, but it's not looking promising. But, you never know, they could call me up one day and tell me to take it out and make smoke. Hey, even though it's California, it could happen. 

[William]

I'm still trying to talk them into letting dress up in my Lewis & Clark outfit and video me shooting it, but it's not looking promising. But, you never know, they could call me up one day and tell me to take it out and make smoke. Hey, even though it's California, it could happen. 

Possible but not probable still means there is a chance so I'm hoping that someday you get to make it roar once more.

[Red Badger]

Good job

Rb