I started this project a while back and just getting to the stage nearing completion.
I thought it would be different to have a rifle with a damascus lock. I had a bar of 1/4" thick damascus by Kevin Cashen and cut it out using a Davis Henry lock as a pattern.
I hand cut the backside out manually using a dovetail cutter in my drill press and finished it with files.
This is what it looked like before the etching process.
After hardening and polishing, I used PCB Etchant mixed 4/1 water to chemical. It will go on my personal English long range rifle. The rest of the metal on the gun will be French grayed. Just a whim to make my rifle look different from all the others. I did cut the sear and main spring slots with a graver.
I thought it would be different to have a rifle with a damascus lock. I had a bar of 1/4" thick damascus by Kevin Cashen and cut it out using a Davis Henry lock as a pattern.
I hand cut the backside out manually using a dovetail cutter in my drill press and finished it with files.
This is what it looked like before the etching process.
After hardening and polishing, I used PCB Etchant mixed 4/1 water to chemical. It will go on my personal English long range rifle. The rest of the metal on the gun will be French grayed. Just a whim to make my rifle look different from all the others. I did cut the sear and main spring slots with a graver.