Rust Bluing Twist Pattern Barrels.

[RustiePyles CPG]

I’ve had this old Belgian Neumann Bros hammer lock SxS 12g for many years but it wasn’t in the greatest shape, I inherited it from grandfather. I suspect it was a Sears Roebuck Catalog gun, probably a cheap one. I ran the prof marks on it once but I don’t remember the year, 1908 I think. A few years ago I took .75” off the front of the barrels to rectify a caved in barrel tip, and rest the bead. I also machined a tool to raise all the dent in the barrels. It’s got a nice set of pattern welded twist barrels on it and I thought I’d let you see what the slow rust bluing process looks like. Once the bluing is complete, I’ll etch em to bring up the twist pattern.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

 

[georged]

Inflation, anyone?

1908 Sears catalog says they cost eleven dollars, new.

(different brand, but design-wise the same gun):

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Inflation, anyone?

1908 Sears catalog says they cost eleven dollars, new.

(different brand, but design-wise the same gun):


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They were basically the Dr Grabow of hammer lock shotguns.

 

[shanez]

They were basically the Dr Grabow of hammer lock shotguns.

If your restoration goes well you could probably fetch $400+ for yours.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

The stock was in VERY sad shape. I steamed all the dents out of with an iron and gave it a boiled linseed oil finish.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

If your restoration goes well you could probably fetch $400+ for yours.

I wouldn’t sell it, it was my Grandfathers. I like sxs shotguns to much to ever let one go anyway.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Last rusting before etching.

 

[orvet]

I was wondering what you use for a rusting agent?

As for the etching, do you use ferric chloride? That seems to be the common choice when etching Damascus knife blades.

 

[Briar Lee]

I have a 1908 L C Smith O Grade I’ve tried like hell to get the pattern to show.

I just rust the barrels, then start over.

Hep me hep me, the little boy said.

 

[ashdigger]

Mark Novak would be proud.

If you don’t know he’s a master gunsmith with a fantastic YouTube channel “Mark Novak”. Clever huh?

 

[Sobrbiker]

Nice work, that’s gonna gonna be nice sxs.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

I have a 1908 L C Smith O Grade I’ve tried like hell to get the pattern to show.

I just rust the barrels, then start over.

Hep me hep me, the little boy said.

What kind of bluing solution are you using? What kind of etching solution are you using? It often takes several rustings to get a set of barrels dark enough to etch and show contrast. Are you boiling your barrels after each rusting?

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

I was wondering what you use for a rusting agent?

As for the etching, do you use ferric chloride? That seems to be the common choice when etching Damascus knife blades.

Yes, I'm using a deionized water solution of 12.5% FEC.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Mark Novak would be proud.

If you don’t know he’s a master gunsmith with a fantastic YouTube channel “Mark Novak”. Clever huh?

I had not seen his videos, when I first got into gunsmithing I watched a lot of Larry Potterfield's/Midway USA videos. I've added Mark Novak to my U-toob subscriptions.

 

[tbradsim1]

Love it!

 

[Sobrbiker]

Last rusting before etching.
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A touch off topic-I’m curious about the hardtail on the lift…..

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

A touch off topic-I’m curious about the hardtail on the lift…..

A work in progress, its "mostly" a 1979-80 XS6550.

 

[AroEnglish]

Is it just me or is @RustiePyles CPG becoming the most envied person on this forum?