checkering tool(s) for Trojan checkering

[Dean Romig]

Careful Allen - the Trojans were originally checkered in a fairly coarse LPI with flat top diamonds. A used Trojan may appear to have almost worn off checkering but that is often not the case. Look at a high condition original to see what the checkering should look like before starting.






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[chris dawe]

Im sure others will know better ...but personally I would use a 60 degree single line cutter ,and a viener to finish the edges and bottoms ...take your time with lots of breaks if its your first Allen.
Good luck ,
Chris

[Kensal Rise]

[QUOTE=chris dawe;194238 ...take your time with lots of breaks if its your first Allen.
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Chris is quite right. And perhaps not right enough. If you've never done chequering before, and this is your gun, I'd think twice about doing it at all. Frankly, the odds are about 10-to-1 that you will make a very bad mistake.

A pro like Chris can do the job perfectly. And probably within your budget.

[chris dawe]

Originally Posted by John Campbell

Chris is quite right. And perhaps not right enough. If you've never done chequering before, and this is your gun, I'd think twice about doing it at all. Frankly, the odds are about 10-to-1 that you will make a very bad mistake.

A pro like Chris can do the job perfectly. And probably within your budget.

Very kind of you to say John ,thank you .
Chris

[Allan McLane]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Careful Allen - the Trojans were originally checkered in a fairly coarse LPI with flat top diamonds. A used Trojan may appear to have almost worn off checkering but that is often not the case. Look at a high condition original to see what the checkering should look like before starting.

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Allen, here's a link to a gun I bought a couple of years ago and one of the photos shows a lot of the grip checkering...

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Gun-L...ordsPerPage=80

No, I didn't pay anything near what they were asking but it's a nice one and similar to the one you're describing. Good luck!