I didn't really expect to win this HW55 auction
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Refinish the wood on this 1912 BSA Mil Pat (middle) and it would be very near mint condition. Don't dare do it. Same for the little Juvenile pattern below it. Collectors want them as found and will pay big $ for them as they are. A Mil Pat like that is practically "name your price" and the Juvenile is very rare as well.
The front sight on this 1906 "BSA Air Rifle" is a shop made replica. Sights for them are unobtanium. And it was missing. So I made a replica
(2) of the most rare version. The Barleycorn. This was necessary to make the gun functional. Nothing else should be done to this gun. A rub of BLO would be ok on the stock. That could be considered maintenance. As well as a new leather seal but I left the original in this one. It didn't have a spring so for now it has a cut down HW50 spring in it. Shhhhh!
Thanks for looking, guys
The front sight on this 1906 "BSA Air Rifle" is a shop made replica. Sights for them are unobtanium. And it was missing. So I made a replica
(2) of the most rare version. The Barleycorn. This was necessary to make the gun functional. Nothing else should be done to this gun. A rub of BLO would be ok on the stock. That could be considered maintenance. As well as a new leather seal but I left the original in this one. It didn't have a spring so for now it has a cut down HW50 spring in it. Shhhhh!
Thanks for looking, guys
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To me it is essential that the gun functions, and is safe to shoot. But I have deep respect for the original parts, and seldom do any adjustments/cut-downs/sanding on parts if I regard the gun as collectible. In that case I built additional parts, and take good care of the old one for later.
For example my old family Kongsberg long Krag. Making it safe to shoot, but keeping all the original 130 years old parts well stored for later.
Many will say this is a “criminal act” to a iconic piece, but now it can be safely used on the range, and the original parts can be reinstalled whenever I want. https://www.airgunnation.com/attachments/2d25bb1b-9cfb-4ad4-bd09-4133ffa633e6-jpeg.366341/
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For example my old family Kongsberg long Krag. Making it safe to shoot, but keeping all the original 130 years old parts well stored for later.
Many will say this is a “criminal act” to a iconic piece, but now it can be safely used on the range, and the original parts can be reinstalled whenever I want. https://www.airgunnation.com/attachments/2d25bb1b-9cfb-4ad4-bd09-4133ffa633e6-jpeg.366341/
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Most of my acquisitions got in my price range one way or another, or they would still belong to someone else. Lol
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If the collector was so concerned he should of out bid you ... If its mine and i feel it needs hammer and hacksaw work , well so be it ..
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Oh yeah, it finally showed up a week or so ago. Hardly any packing in the too large box! A little bit of wadded brown paper packing. Very little. The spring is completely shot. It might shoot 50y if you angle it right. The action is speckled everywhere and browned where it gets handled. The stock could be made half decent again. Was "refinished". I can recut the checkers no sweat. I might. The butt pad is cracked but could possibly repaired to "good enough". Or is there a replacement available? I am capable of fitting a butt plate, prefer rubber non adjustable. Reasonably priced! The gun's not worth much. I already have a JM R8 spring recommended for HW55's. I'm in no rush, I'll work on it sometime. Just another gun, I don't worship them. Now I have 4 HW55's. This one's uglyyyyy.
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a carbon fiber barrel cover and different scope, i bet you have some scopes on a shelf somewhere
new seals that you could do with your eyes closed and you have a shooter
and we all have bid on something just because and was surprised no one bailed you out the next day
new seals that you could do with your eyes closed and you have a shooter
and we all have bid on something just because and was surprised no one bailed you out the next day
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I don't know of a source for the curved buttplates unfortunately.
For whatever it's worth - some HW 55 S's sold under the "Burgo" label back in the day actually came with a flat sporter buttplate - I guess they saw the 55 S more as a deluxe light sporter, than a serious match rifle. To my eye it's a clean look that fits well with the uncluttered "S" stock.
Pic is a 1963 Burgo 55.
For whatever it's worth - some HW 55 S's sold under the "Burgo" label back in the day actually came with a flat sporter buttplate - I guess they saw the 55 S more as a deluxe light sporter, than a serious match rifle. To my eye it's a clean look that fits well with the uncluttered "S" stock.
Pic is a 1963 Burgo 55.
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I would steam out the damage. You will no doubt need to remove the old finish then steam away! I am certain that the vice damage can be corrected and with very little sanding but it takes patience. Before sanding/finish removal you would need to mask off all the checkering and with with a deft touch trim the masking tape to cover just the checkering. See photos. I used and x-acto knife.
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