It’s a piece of walnut grown in Marlborough. Apparently from a tree planted by the first European settlers of the area. Go ahead and do it, you only live once right?
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All the walnut I have on hand here in Akaroa similarly comes from trees planted by the original settlers circa 1850
Most of those original trees just start dying of old age at around 150 years old
I have another big walnut to take down this summer to refresh my walnut supply for use in another 5 years time
Superb craftsmanship, a rifle of with depth and true character and in 358 no less. Magnificent!
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9.3 Mauser
A Husqvarna 1640 in 9.3x62 in a custom stock. Ebony foreend and gripcap. Checkered by myself. It will shoot 286 grain bullets at 2400fps into an inch. It is light for a big gun, only barely 8 pounds including the scope. It will hit you shooting of the bench, but offhand she is easily wrangled.
I can still see the front sight well enough to shoot her with open sights, so the scope may not stay for some missions
Had a Sako 85 Bavarian but sold it for a Sauer 404.
Picture without scope when i had it up for sale.
Just had the wood cleaned up on my Webley Scott and Sons Hammerless hammer shotgun. Pleased with the result!!
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That's stunning @Southcity! You've got some nice bits of blued steel and walnut there from the pictures you've posted over the years.
Very very nice @Southcity , stunning bit of kit and very nice finish on that wood whoever did it
Come on guys it's been 4 months and no Walnut and Blued Steel " ?
Just finished repairs on this
Field's patent falling block 450 no1 Express
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Easily one of the nicest pieces of heavy dark walnut among my collection
Yeh FIELD'S actions all lose their case colours pretty well
I will ask the moderators to remove that post.
The 500 Express I finished repairs on and test fired will have to wait to be shown now, until this non walnut and Blued Steel is removed
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Handsome French big game rifled musket
70 caliber,"Sellior Paris" on the barrel. In overall grand condition,rich case hardening present on most parts.Fine carved floral motive on the cherkpeice,sadly missing its rear sight.Butt trap fits a couple of Gauloise and a matchbook or a small piece of briē and a couple of tiny cracker biscuits.
Yesterday evening Mr Vulcan visited to see the first shots of a just finished project.
Partly to see this beauty and partly for safety if it blew up and I needed first aid.
A unique 500 Express single shot rifle. Scottish circa 1875.
I only brought it home a few days ago and I really thrashed it on the Bush fix to fit a new hammer and get it shootable again.
Lots of little faults to deal with.
It was easily the best first range session I have ever had with a Big Bore vintage rifle.
But due to the lack of regular Walnut and Blued Steel posts I will hold it back for a few months and let someone else step up and share their new beauties
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Here's mine. Top to bottom.
Mauser 98 7x57
Heym sr20 6.5x55
Brno ZKK 600 7x64
Savage 99 250 savage
@Longrun - if we asked nicely, would it be possible to have some more pictures of the M98 in 7*57 please? It looks like it might be a special one?
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It's a nice rifle. Don't know who put it together. I bought it off @Missalot on here.
Most likely a Kevin Gaskell rifle
New lease of life for my old 788. Definitely lots learned checkering for the first time, and it’s far from perfect, but it’s mine and I will take great joy in carrying and shooting it!
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@Longrun … now I have my new flash shiny carbon fibre job I find myself missing the old wood blue! Hope it’s going well
Picked up this very average condition Sako Forester 243 on the weekend. Pretty tired after a life on a Stewart Island fishing boat. Gave it a bit of a spruce up and threw on the Leupold M8 & rings. Has a weird ring attachment. Will probably end up in the NZDA Heritage Trust museum but will see if she still shoots. Has bedding issues and the end of the barrel has some pitting.
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