One month is impossible.
 

Hi,

just an FYI even if i was doing this full time and had nothing else in line, getting this done in ONE month is next to impossible.

Ed's carbine has about 120 hours of labor in it and about another 60-80 hours of laps time , in waiting for wood to cure and rust blue to take.

To sum it up about 200 laps hours total.

Ending in 5 weeks of effort at a full time 40h a week rate.

Thanks for all the good comments.

More pictures
 

Some pictures taken at the day of the delivery before Ed arrived:

I hope Ed does not mind.

I like the light/natural color better than the stain job. ;)

In fact...It looks pretty good 'smooth' too... :D

(Pic from other thread)

Eugene and I discussed stains and what I'd like - I wanted a lighter color that showed the grain. I also liked it without the checkering, but it would not have looked finished I believe :)

I am okay with the result :evilgrin:

Wood color
 

There really is no stain per say on the end product.

Just several layers of true oil.

It does make the wood appear a bit wet / darker.
But it is a natural color without any additions / alterations.

Congrats, nice looking piece!

I wondered, how is a serial number assigned? Are there regs that control? Eric

he used the serial number that was on it, then when restored the banged up pieces, put that last two on the parts.

Same serial number as when he got it

Perfect!!

Eugene: Some gorgeous work there and my hat is off to you.

Ed: In a word: 'wow'. Thank you for sharing photos of this beautiful firearm with us.

Keep checking GunAuction.com. Eugene sold a couple Luger carbines on GA last year. Last one went for $3,509 IIRC. :)

Auction: 13429794 Auction Ended: June 21, 2015 22:36:57 PT
HIGH BID: $3,509.99 Shipping Fee: $50.00 :eek:

Ed enjoy your G date carbine. It is a fantastic addition to your personal collection. Many of us would really like something of this quality and beauty in our collections.

The burning question...will it shoot?

In fact...It looks pretty good 'smooth' too...There is something about checkering that screams finished quality. Smooth to me looks like firewood. Just a log.

:cheers:
funny stuff, It was Eugene that talked me into checkering it, I wanted it smooth :)

I was waiting for a time when Jeremy and I could go out shooting, then I got a bad cold (AGAIN) middle of last week and just now getting well and this weekend was rainy - so, this week - I want to go when I can have someone take pictures / me take pictures :evilgrin:

Yes..always trust the professional opinion. Besides, carbines are checkered! That's the way they were made..OH! By the way they had fire blued screws in the brass escutcheon on the fore end too..but then you know that already. It just looks unfinished with brass screws and I will NEVER stop mentioning it until you change them...Which you will do because you know..in your heart..it just ain't right!

Not the G date screws, they were brass

hey, send me some fireblued and I'll swap them out :)

Not the G date screws, they were brass Brass my hat! I need to know the size...If you will get me that I will do my duty to add the finishing touch to your fine piece of art. You may have to gently remove one..I need the length and the diameter of the head and the shaft, in THOUSANDS please. DO NOT give me any measurements in that foreign metric stuff.. Might be helpful to have a closeup pic.
Most modern screws today are made of a cosmic mix of junk high in zink. We need REAL STEEL old timey screws that can be fire blued. I might have them..but if not I know where to get them.

Ed, congratulations!

I'm very impressed on many levels. The workmanship and craft that went into the work, certainly - but also Ed your patience which has been rewarded.

Marc

Thank you Marc - the forum helped me tremendously - several friends pushed and prodded me and I bugged Eugene. In the big picture, it was me being lazy and not driving down and bugging Eugene in person - should have done that a year ago :D

Will go shooting some time this week :)

How's that gonna work with the big mittens on?;)