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Michael, do you have a photo of this rifle before you had it restored? John John, I looked and if I remember correctly I erased them all about a year and a half ago, just could not stand looking at them. I have another rifle with the same problems as this rifle that is at the Doctor and I'll be sure to post before and after.
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Thanks to a sharp eyed member who just spotted this, http://www.joesalter.com/ No. 18361 I can't make a direct link work. PS: The man in the picture is R.G. Owen not Kornbrath. In the Kornbrath material at Cody this picture is in with the Kornbrath stuff.
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It is nice, and I will admit to knowing next to nothing about engraved rifles and their value. Is it really worth that kind of money? Maybe it is, I tell my elderly parents all the time, "you didn't tell me about the good careers: TV minister, professional golfer..."
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I didn't see a thing Salter had for sale that was worth the money....
Very nice rifle though.
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Interesting rear cocking piece sight on item 19015.
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To take this thread a little farther off topic- the gun shown on the link that Michael provided above ( http://www.joesalter.com/ ) #18361 has a bolt body that appears to be "frosted". There is an even better photo of a frosted bolt opposite page 262 in the book "Gunsmithing" by Roy Dunlap. Does anybody know how "frosting" was done?
Last edited by Greg G; 02/15/12 02:27 PM.
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I think it is done with a burnisher. You "scrape" the bolt with it to smooth it and it leaves a frosted appearance..or not.
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Since the metal work was done by Clyde baker, I went to his book, Modern Gunsmithing. Years ago, I read of his use of pickling and etching solutions as preparation for finishing. I think I found, on page 352, the sorce of the finish I'm seeing on this bolt.
"I am convinced that failure with ready made solutions is often due to extremely high polishing of the surface, resulting in filling up the pores so that the solution cannot take hold. The No. 2 etching solution does not pit the surface, but merely cleans out and opens the pores, resulting in a fine velvety finish, far more practical than the high polish sought by some"
No 2 Etching Solution: Nitric Acid...1/2 oz.
Distilled Water...6 1/2 oz.
Can't swear to anything but I think this is what we're seeing. Good Lord, what a beautiful rifle.
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In my experience burnishing results in a high, shiny surface.
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