Thread: Walnut and blued steel,

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







Easily one of the nicest pieces of heavy dark walnut among my collection

Originally Posted by akaroa1

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

Hang on!! Not a lot of blue and that’s Manuka😂

Originally Posted by akaroa1

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

Very nice bit of kit , you can’t beat that old walnut with some patina , nice rifle

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

( actually kanuka)

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.

Originally Posted by norsk

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.

Nice
Glue a sight on and fire it

Looking forward to the range report.
Take a bore mould and get a Tanner mould asap

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

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?

It's a nice rifle. Don't know who put it together. I bought it off @Missalot on here.

Originally Posted by Longrun

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It's a nice rifle. Don't know who put it together. I bought it off @Missalot on here.

@Longrun … now I have my new flash shiny carbon fibre job I find myself missing the old wood blue! Hope it’s going well ����

Originally Posted by Missalot

@Longrun … now I have my new flash shiny carbon fibre job I find myself missing the old wood blue! Hope it’s going well ����

Haha yes going well thanks.

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.