8-28-15 UPDATED: Pictures 1906 Navy basket case project, fini!

DonVoigt · 08-29-2015, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by 4 Scale

As far as your side plate goes, you might ask Charles about that. I asked him once about TIG welding and he mentioned he has access to that. Perhaps you could adopt just the side plate as a project and weld in the larger pits you cannot sand or file out. Even when you cannot restore an entire piece, there is satisfaction to be had by doing a part of it.

That is a possibility, but I think I'm ok with the progress so far on
"improving" the side plate. A completely "pit free" side plate would not look right either.

I also found and re-strawed a commercially numbered take down lever, which looks much better to me.

Current status and before pictures below.

I need to do a little more work on the side plate to straighten up the raised part.

4 Scale · 08-29-2015, 08:46 PM

I agree the side plate looks much better after your working on it.

As far as whether a fully restored side plate would "look right", of course it wouldn't, but what does look right about these older pistols with significant finish issues? Each must decide for themselves. My personal learning from partially "improving" a '38 Mauser shooter was, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed getting just part of it cosmetically fixed.

What's enjoyable about these older shooters is there are no rules to break in improving the gun. Within reason that is. For example I personally I draw the line at spray paint and Bondo.

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08-29-2015, 08:46 PM	#2
4 Scale User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 544 Thanks: 194 Thanked 490 Times in 251 Posts	I agree the side plate looks much better after your working on it. As far as whether a fully restored side plate would "look right", of course it wouldn't, but what does look right about these older pistols with significant finish issues? Each must decide for themselves. My personal learning from partially "improving" a '38 Mauser shooter was, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed getting just part of it cosmetically fixed. What's enjoyable about these older shooters is there are no rules to break in improving the gun. Within reason that is. For example I personally I draw the line at spray paint and Bondo.