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mazo kid
02-12-2011, 07:17 PM
After looking at wellfedirishman's thread about converting a C&B revolver, I decided to post pictures of one I did in 2009. I started with a rough kit gun:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/mazokid/51Navy.jpg

Cut off the barrel and modified the grip frame.....I couldn't get it annealed enough to bend and it broke. Took some 1/8" brass stock and soldered it to the frame after bending to shape.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/mazokid/51Navy2.jpg

This is how it turned out after making grips from some of my harvested walnut and rust bluing the frame:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/mazokid/Birdheadgrip.jpg

This was my first attempt at rust bluing and it came out just OK, but it was a learning experience and I can always re-do it.
rhbrink
02-12-2011, 08:40 PM
Wow! Looks great!
wellfedirishman
02-12-2011, 11:22 PM
Cool! The bluing actually looks pretty good. I have been thinking about rust bluing some parts as an experiment. What mix/formula did you use?

How does it shoot?
mazo kid
02-13-2011, 12:40 AM
Cool! The bluing actually looks pretty good. I have been thinking about rust bluing some parts as an experiment. What mix/formula did you use?

How does it shoot?

You know....I haven't shot it yet!! I just used some Browning solution I had left from a couple of other guns, I think it was called Olde Time Brown. I applied 4 coats over a couple of days, carded it off and put the parts in a porcelain pan of boiling water for 5-10 minutes. That's all there is to it.
Captain*Kirk
02-13-2011, 12:52 AM
Looks good!
Say...don't I know you...from "some other" forum?
How did you manage to curve that backstrap so nicely?
mazo kid
02-13-2011, 04:04 PM
Yeah....some "other forum"! As I said, I couldn't get the back strap annealed soft enough and it broke while I was attempting to bend it. I have some 1/8" brass stock and sawed a slice to width, then bent it in my vise to the shape I wanted, then screwed and soldered it in place. In retrospect, that was actually a lot easier than trying to get the heavier back strap bent to shape.
And thanks , all, for your comments.