Making weapons - Percussion Pistol

[neill]

Here is a method I used for making a pistol for a Civil War Navy Petty Officer...

copied picture of pistol to needed size, using my HP Scanner printer,
then construction from plastic stock - Decided I would use three layers of plastic stock to make an octagon barrel. using spray adhesive I attached a copy of the picture to the plastic for a master. carved it do with exacto knife, drils bitsand files.

Used my master to create to copys (minus the Hammer, loading lever and tigger guard. Balan ce is file and knife work with a little Apoxie to built up the grips, base of loading lever and a few details.

This is a civil War era, Savage Arms Navy finger-cocking .36 cal percusssion pistol. This concept has worked with many kinda of weapons -matchlock to lazer. Neill

 

[mil-mart]

John. an excellent reproduction and certainly something I struggle with. Many thanks for the sbs.

Cheers Ken

 

[gordy]

Nice tips John

I've used photoshop in the past to resize the canvas to the scaled size and printed out before, in lieu of a photo-copier.

 

[Einion]

Thanks for this John, the method sure works great. Finished pistol looks just right

Einion

 

[kaz6120]

Wow! This is really great SBS and you've done really good. Thanks for sharing!

 

[ausf]

Excellent work and thanks for the SBS.

 

[megroot]

Great modelwork.
Size or scale??? Somewhere i missed that.

marc

 

[Dan Morton]

Intriguing SBS, John! Thanks! Would you be willing to show us an SBS for a more complex weapon, maybe? What if you can't find photos of two clear sides of the weapon, for example?

All the best,
Dan

 

[neill]

Great modelwork. Size or scale??? Somewhere i missed that. marc

Thanks! 1/9, made this for commission piece of a bust of a Union Navy Petty Officer

Neill

 

[neill]

Intriguing SBS, John! Thanks! Would you be willing to show us an SBS for a more complex weapon, maybe? What if you can't find photos of two clear sides of the weapon, for example? All the best, Dan

Thanks Dan,

by more complex. I am assuming you mean more morden(?).

I am doing a brown bess, lewis gun and a FN-Fal for future works. let me do some pixs of those and see if they fit your bill.

Neill

 

[Stephan]

This is an very good idea. I will try it too, thanks for that.

 

[Dan Morton]

Neill - By more complex, I meant just more complicated than the pistol, not necessarily more modern. Any of the weapons you mentioned would work. Mostly I wanted to see how you dealt with building up weapons that would have, of necessity, separate pieces, smaller and more complicated sections, etc. I'm definitely going to try your technique.

All the best,
Dan