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Post by Fatdutchman on Jul 12, 2004 17:13:51 GMT -5
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Post by mamaflinter on Jul 12, 2004 22:18:23 GMT -5
I don't know if the server is down or if it's my connection but I can't see it. I'll try again when I've got a different connection.
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Post by Fatdutchman on Jul 13, 2004 15:06:38 GMT -5
It's working fine at the moment (2:07pm cdt, tuesday) I DID have some trouble operating the album yesterday, but attributed it to the slow dial-up speed, which was 21.6kbps...normally I can get 40 or more.
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Post by Loggy on Jul 13, 2004 15:18:46 GMT -5
I just opened link. Very nice lookin guns there Fatdutchman!
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Post by Fatdutchman on Jul 13, 2004 16:45:24 GMT -5
I have added a few more photos of one or two more guns and will add even more when I can. I'm working on a few right now.
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Post by Packdog1 on Jul 13, 2004 16:52:26 GMT -5
Chris,
Great looking guns! How does the gun with extreme cast off shoulder? I'm assuming you have not shot it. It's really pushed off to one side.
Packdog
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Post by Fatdutchman on Jul 13, 2004 17:58:35 GMT -5
That gun handles ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFULLY!!! No, it hasn't been shot. The top of the comb is curved a good bit, which may or may not be due to warpage (the wood is from the butt of a tree). the bottom of the stock is still straight, so I don't know just how much warpage could be a factor. Still, the cast off is within normal parameters, though at the extreme end of those parameters. It's probably close to 1/2". Personally, I like to have at least 1/4" and maybe even 3/8". This is not uncommon on German and even American guns. The stock, by the way, was done in a Spanish style, which makes it virtually impossible to put a location on where the gun was made (it can be difficult enough anyway). The barrel is right at .50 cal and full octagon. The gun weighs about 6 pounds. It is NOT a child's gun. The inside of the lockplate is stamped SVLA for "Suhl", though this, by no means, assures us of the location of the gun's manufacture...only the lock. My thought is that the gun is from this area, however. The later gun MAY be from central Germany as well, perhaps even a bit farther south and West, but this is just a feeling. It handles quite nicely as well, perhaps more so, thanks to the cheekpiece. This is a finer grade gun, though definitely not "Royalty" grade. The engraving is absolutely FLAWLESS. I stand in awe whenever I look at it. Not one single skip, missed line, crossed line or anything. Probably because the man that did the engraving did it all day, every day and that was all he did. The bayonet? well, I have no idea why you would want one on such a gun, though it could be useful for Boar hunting. I think mostly it was a fad and I have seen other fowling guns with bayonets...even doubles.
The N.E. gun has a bit of cast-on and I wonder if it is due to warpage or simply the carelessness of the maker. It handles O.K., but I think shooting it might be slightly uncomfortable. Make this same gun with 1/4" of cast off and you would have a nice one, indeed. The stock is naturally colored cherry, and has not been sanded down (though there are several places of strange file marks...who knows what someone has done here). It was NOT finished with boiled linseed oil, and probably was finished with a now-long-gone spirit varnish. (if it were oiled, it would be quite dark)
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