A family heirloom NID
 

I just finished up a full restoration on this NID 12g field for the owner to keep in his family.

Stocked in the factory style using curly American walnut. The extensive fine surface pitting in the metal was all polished out and the top lever replaced due to a damaged original one. All new screws. The frame engraving was restored by Turnbulls house engraver before they case hardened it. I recut the breech engraving before rust bluing and I nitre blued all of the small parts.

I may have the gun for display at the NE SxS. I am not sure yet. But check it out if I do.

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Very nice work

An heirloom to be proud of

Better than it was new!

p.s. I see an elephant's head in picture 14.

Don’t get me wrong; that’s beautiful work. But it’s not the family gun anymore. Depends on what your idea of restoration is I guess. It’s like the old woodsman’s story: “I’ve put a new handle and a new head on her but she’s still a damn good axe.”

That is beautiful work. I’m sure the family will be proud of it and hopefully keep it that way. Brian are you engraving now?

No. Not really. I do very minor stuff that I feel like I can handle when needed. Like a simple screw head or a basic border touchup or something.

Beautiful! Brian, your work is wonderful, and Turnbull sure know how to case color:corn:

Wow, probably didn't look that good coming out of the box!
Great work, hope to see it at Ernie's.

You have quite the eye, to pick that one out.

Jones