Reeder Custom Guns - Removing Barrel Lettering

I've been doing some "antiquing" to my Pietta 1851 Navy. I am not trying to fake an antique ... I just want it to look older. What some are called a "distressed finish."

I removed the blueing on the metal and the finish on the grips.

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A couple days ago I set to work draw filing and sanding the lettering off the barrel.

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I am no gunsmith and I know Gary and his crew could do a better job, but it's coming along nicely and I am enjoying doing it.

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next??? ;-) God Bless.....

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:-)

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weathered ... I am working on giving it a patina like you see on the really old guns.

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to before he died) and he would put all the parts in a tumbler along with gravel, pieces of hard leather and other odds & ends and tumble it for a day and that gave it that well worn look. He put cork stoppers in each end of the barrel and in the cylinder so not to scratch up the bore of the barrel and the chambers in the cylinder.

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Removing Barrel Lettering

Looking great! Keep up the good work!!

Jim Taylor, What will you think of

It keeps me out of trouble with other people.

Looks a fun project. Who do you plan on finishing it?

No finish. I am making it look old .. aged ..

A good friend down in Texas does that type finish (or used

Neat idea. Thanks!