Charlie Sometimes
12-20-2010, 06:02 PM
I picked up a black powder barrel at the gun show this weekend. :bigsmyl2:
Belgian black powder proof marks (and inspector marks) all over, and the bore marked as 11.0- This is a 1/3 octagon, 2/3 round 30 inches long. It has NEVER been on a stock or drilled for touch hole, tang is straight, and the breech plug/ tang matches (#'d same). Even has a rough barrel lug brazed in place. This is not a heavy barrel- kind of "delicate" and "stylish", IMHO. Not much bigger than a stardard 410 shotgun barrel, really.
Barrel is still in the white, and needs exterior polish and finishing.
Bore is smooth, no pits, was greased, but had dried up. I cleaned it out some (will need more polishing later)- I think it will be very smooth after a little work.
I think I have a nice walnut stock blank up in my shop that will be the right size for this project- just have to find an appropriatly sized lock, trigger set, etc. before I can "build". This could end up being a really nice heirloom project, if I get everything and have the time and money to work on it in the future.
My biggest reason for posting this is to ask the question -
Has anyone ever seen a firearm with such a barrel on it?
I'll take some pictures of it and post in a little while- should have done this already :oops:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrchDetail1.jpg
Breech plug unscrewed from the barrel
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrchDetail2.jpg
Breech plug screwed in- this is as far as it will go currently, and the way I bought it. Just needs cleaned out and possibly some "trimming". (LLH initials beside the 35 markings?)
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrchDetail3.jpg
Left side- proof mark and one of the few dings.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrchDetail4.jpg
Underside proof marks- you can barely see some other initials under the machine marks (LLH?)
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrchDetail5.jpg
Same thing here- proofs and inspectors marks, the initials (LLH- just to the right of the 35 mark), etc.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrchDetail6.jpg
This shows what looks like a crack in the barrel- I think it is a poor weld for the attachment of the extra breech metal. I will be able to tell later on when I pressurize the barrel with my air compressor.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrl.jpg
Octagon to round detail- notice machine marks.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrlTop.jpg
Full shot of barrel and the end of the bore.
Belgian black powder proof marks (and inspector marks) all over, and the bore marked as 11.0- This is a 1/3 octagon, 2/3 round 30 inches long. It has NEVER been on a stock or drilled for touch hole, tang is straight, and the breech plug/ tang matches (#'d same). Even has a rough barrel lug brazed in place. This is not a heavy barrel- kind of "delicate" and "stylish", IMHO. Not much bigger than a stardard 410 shotgun barrel, really.
Barrel is still in the white, and needs exterior polish and finishing.
Bore is smooth, no pits, was greased, but had dried up. I cleaned it out some (will need more polishing later)- I think it will be very smooth after a little work.
I think I have a nice walnut stock blank up in my shop that will be the right size for this project- just have to find an appropriatly sized lock, trigger set, etc. before I can "build". This could end up being a really nice heirloom project, if I get everything and have the time and money to work on it in the future.
My biggest reason for posting this is to ask the question -
Has anyone ever seen a firearm with such a barrel on it?
I'll take some pictures of it and post in a little while- should have done this already :oops:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrchDetail1.jpg
Breech plug unscrewed from the barrel
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrchDetail2.jpg
Breech plug screwed in- this is as far as it will go currently, and the way I bought it. Just needs cleaned out and possibly some "trimming". (LLH initials beside the 35 markings?)
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrchDetail3.jpg
Left side- proof mark and one of the few dings.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrchDetail4.jpg
Underside proof marks- you can barely see some other initials under the machine marks (LLH?)
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrchDetail5.jpg
Same thing here- proofs and inspectors marks, the initials (LLH- just to the right of the 35 mark), etc.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrchDetail6.jpg
This shows what looks like a crack in the barrel- I think it is a poor weld for the attachment of the extra breech metal. I will be able to tell later on when I pressurize the barrel with my air compressor.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrl.jpg
Octagon to round detail- notice machine marks.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/BaptisteBrown/Charlie%20Sometimes/LtFwlrBrlTop.jpg
Full shot of barrel and the end of the bore.