Five Restorations

[Feltwad]

A few months ago I bought from another muzzle loading shooter five percussion shotguns which consisted of four sxs and a s/b with bores sizes of 12, 14 , 16. These guns had laid in the back of an old workshop which was open too the elements  and had aquired a good degree of rust to the metalwork , the stock were also covered in dirt and grime.Most were in a sound condition except one which had at some time suffered a broken stock at the wrist  it had been repaired with two steel plates at each side of the wrist which on examination seemed a strong job so I decided to leave these has it was part of the guns history .Restoring these guns was more cosmetic with little major structual work also one must remember not too take restoration too far ,enclosed are images of the finished job
Feltwad
A Flint Lock will not secure a chicken house door

[Roaddog]

Sure like the way you can take rusty ole junk and turn them into  to stunning looking firearms. Thankyou Feltwad for doing that and for sharing with us.

[rickevans]

Nicely done. That patch on the wrist is actually quite nice too. Thanks for sharing.

[Captchee]

well done feltwad .  i simply love old SXS .exspecialy heavies with double keys and french designs
 i would agree with the others . i dont think the repair is distracting  from the lines . in fact it looks well done and flows well

[Trois Castors]

Thanks for showing.

[sse]

i simply love old SXS

Me, too.  Got a couple of 'em, also a single shot, but don't have any that shoot!

[sse]

Great looking restorations...

Feltwad, do you know of others that do this restoration work?  I haven't seen anything like this in the States.

[Spotted Bull]

Beautiful work!

[Feltwad]

SSE
There are several people here in the UK who do restoration ,has for myself I have been doing it since the  1960-70s. You will also find that here most percussion shotgun shooters use the originals for game, wildfowl, and clays.
Feltwad
A Flint Lock will not secure a chicken house door

[sse]

Another question, are these pretty much post-1850 originals?  Most I have seen are not early 19th century, although that may depend on whether flint or cap...

[Feltwad]

Another question, are these pretty much post-1850 originals?  Most I have seen are not early 19th century, although that may depend on whether flint or cap...

SSE
If we take the five guns left too right all are by provincial makers

No1
S/B by Stephens a family gun making business who were in business from 1800-1855 at Bristol Gloucestershire
No 2  
Brookes a family business from Bristol  Cloucestershire  1834-1856
No 3
David Nixon  from Newark  Nottingshire   1829 to1868

No4
 This gun has no name and could have been retailed by a ironmonger dated 1834 to1850
No 5
Maybury  this name is not recorded  dated 1830 to 1850

Feltwad

A Flint Lock will not secure a chicken house door

[sse]

Thanks for that further information, Feltwad...

[Riley/MN]

Thanks for sharin feltwad. Outstanding job, as usual.....

[wattlebuster]

Ya did big. Thats real good in redneck

[sse]

Thats real good in redneck

[/i]
Thanks for the translation, it helps...LOL