Saturday, April 13, 2019

The Exceptional English Rifle Nearly Finished

Jud has nearly completed this project. This rifle in the early 1700's English Style shows amazing decoration and detailed engraving highlighting Jud's accumulated knowledge and artistic genius.

The first 8 photos were taken a week ago to show the side plate and lock in place, and the gold work and engraving in progress.

The last 6 photos show details of the completed breach gold inlay and engraving. These were captured during a visit to Tenderfoot Hill yesterday.

Jud is anticipating completion in about two weeks with the culminating step the etching of the barrel to bring out the details of his forge made and welded damascus steel barrel. This will be accomplished using concentrated sulfuric acid sourced with great difficulty by the the author at a local tannery!