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  1. AJumbo

    Stage one, Plains Pistol Re-make, Complete.

    I've browned dozens of barrels. I wouldn't ever attempt to fire-blue one, and that process is generally reserved for small parts in any case. I want this pistol to stand out from the rest of my collection. I may have failed to mention that this one's a 54. Thinking about it, I may run two...
  2. AJumbo

    Camping/woods knife

    I just added a Terava Jaakaripuuko 110 to the toolkit. I don't bushcraft much, and woe betide the fool who tries to baton through the local mesquite, but it's a very capable knife. It takes a little finesse to throw decent sparks with it as ground, so I may square the spine up. I don't know if...
  3. AJumbo

    What is the most recent knife you bought?

    Terava Jaakaripuuko 110. What a beast! I'm not a hard-core bushcrafter, but this thing can do anything you ask of it. It'll go elk hunting with me this fall.
  4. AJumbo

    Stage one, Plains Pistol Re-make, Complete.

    I have one of these kits waiting my attention as we speak. It was a gift, and it turned out the barrel was in the "recall" range. It took a while to get the new tube from Lyman, and other projects passed it in importance. I intend to fire-blue the hardware, but I'm torn between browning the...
  5. AJumbo

    Latest build …

    This what happens when you put the blueprints wrong-side-up on the light table.
  6. AJumbo

    What rifle is this?

    It was common for photographers to keep various weapons on hand for when their customers wanted to look dangerous but left their guns at home. C.S. Fly was big on this, and several of his images of Apaches warriors feature the same Stevens Tip-Up rifle. Stagecoach Mary was said to carry a...
  7. AJumbo

    What rifle is this?

    '76 that likely belonged to the photographer and employed as a prop.
  8. AJumbo

    Midway clearance revolver

    Sure it does. It looks right on everything. 1911s, CZ-75s, Winchester lever guns, the cat, the canary, ALL OF IT.
  9. AJumbo

    Yazel single shot percussion pistol 36 cal.

    So, is it a percussion gun? Inline, or drum and nipple? Flint? Target or hunting piece? I think starting at 20 or 25 grains of standard 3F black or Pyrodex P should suffice for a starting point.
  10. AJumbo

    Walker Colt loading lever latch

    Aaaaannnnnnnnnd I struck out. What I recall about the piece is that it was discovered in a safe by the family of the original owner, along with a holster marked by a San Francisco maker. All original and in excellent condition, apart from the latch repair.
  11. AJumbo

    Walker Colt loading lever latch

    I am reminded that the last Walker to go up for auction had a period repair made with......wait for it..... a Dragoon loading lever latch. I'm looking for the auction details now. It may not have been the "last" Walker auctioned off, just the last one I'm aware of. Still searching.
  12. AJumbo

    Military Heritage- Firearms or finger eliminators?

    That's kind of what I figured, and I appreciate the responses. Guess I'll have to get a more legit Brown Bess repro and cut it down myself.
  13. AJumbo

    Military Heritage- Firearms or finger eliminators?

    https://www.militaryheritage.com/index.html This site popped up in another thread, and they have products which are relevant to my interests. My concern is that these are the Indian gas-pipe KABLOOEY guns of years past. Does anyone here own and safely use any of these arms?
  14. AJumbo

    Walker Colt loading lever latch

    I don't recall where I read it, but what I read was that in an effort to squeeze some lemonade from this lemon, users would employ the dropped lever as a sort of ad-hoc vertical fore grip. This is not advisable, especially in light of the tendency of original Walkers to violently disassemble...
  15. AJumbo

    Colt M1877

    Told to me by a Colt collector, supported by the an article in the NRA American Rifleman, this is my understanding of the ugly, freakish "Alaskan/Philippine" trigger: Though the date escapes me, Frankford Arsenal turned out a huge batch of .45 revolver ammo for the Army, and this particular...
  16. AJumbo

    Got An Email From Old South! Pt 2.

    Why must you knuckleheads make me spend money?
  17. AJumbo

    Looking for a Duckfoot

    https://www.militaryheritage.com/pistol1.htm I did NOT need to see this site.
  18. AJumbo

    E.K. Tryon Bowie Knife

    That looks a lot like some of the Wostenholm IXL knives I've handled.
  19. AJumbo

    Firearms Design and Engineering

    Very good thread. I just want to float it out there that while S&W engineers were developing the rebounding hammer, they were measuring time by looking at their pocket watches. Open the back of one of those once, and marvel at what was possible back in the day.
  20. AJumbo

    If you want to take the collar off an Opinel

    Yeah, but I hate it when I loan out a knife and it comes back all bloody.
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