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One of my friends on this board asked me what I was up tosaid he hadnt seen too much of my work lately, so heres an interesting project Ive been working on for a while Harkom made some beautiful guns, and this one was no exception, definitely had the right provenance, but it sure had seen better days. Since Im a sucker for this sort of thing, in no time I managed to see through all its warts and all the wear and tear. There was something about it , so getting involved seemed the right thing to do.. at least thats what I thought until the work began. It had two things wrong with it, well three really. 1st , it had a mutilated left hammer due to an ugly repair, someone tried brazing the broken spur back on. 2nd, someone not too bright. probably the same guy, stamped his name (with a metal punch!!) across the address on the top rib. And 3rd , the gun did not belong to me, that last part didnt bother me much in the beginning but now that my end of the work is done I truly wish I owned it. The picture below is the smoke print taken off the rib inscriptionnow tell me who in his right mind would do a thing like that? I guess Mr. Ferris was afraid someone would steal his gun  You can clearly see the name stamped over Edinburgh, almost sacrilegious....especially with the original lettering being so beautifully done  Engraving was completely struck off, new layout made from the smoke print Took me a while to set up and execute that jobmatching graver cut was crucial for reproducing the lettering  I was quite happy with the way it turned out..once re-browned it looked original  I will usually finish Damascus in Black and white or dark brown, but I was asked to do these with a reddish brown tone.  This is an indoor shot, under artificial light  This one was taken outdoors The Hammer spur was brazed on and the hammer burned and corroded.most of the engraving was gone   Needed extensive surgery to bring this guy back to life  
The taste of poor quality lingers long after the cheap price is forgotten.........
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The taste of poor quality lingers long after the cheap price is forgotten.........
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Claudio, that's stunning. Will we get to see the assembled gun at some point?
The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia
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Top notch work Claudio as always.
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Absolutely magnificent. Your talent is amazing!!
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CJ, its been on here before but here is a link to some photos of an old Harkom I used to have in case you didnt see it and apologies to those who did, they are elegant I think http://s222.beta.photobucket.com/user/ml...663708335629238best, Mike
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Fantastic work, a true artist and craftsperson.
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WOW!!! What a great job, truly wonderful!! You should be damn proud of yourself.
I also have a nice Harkom Hammergun, Mark Larson is doing some stock work on her right now. As you said, "Harkom made some beautiful guns" and he did.
Again, great job!
Greg
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Your work is amazing!I enjoy seeing it,thank you.
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That is amazing! What a nice job. You should be very proud.
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Socialism is almost the worst.
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Well done. Nice to see it brought back into use. I should think that Mr.Harkom would have been pleased too. Lagopus.....
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Fantastic work CJO. The barrel browning is excellent. The color is absolutely spot on. Nailed it. The case colors are excellent too. Did you do it yourself? I ask because the colors scream St. Ledger all the way. Great job.
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Claudio is a real craftsman, the work is quite stunning and the level of detail and finish is superb.
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Claudio, thank you for breathing new life into another wonderful Scottish gun.
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Very nice work and thanks for sharing it with us.
MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014
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OH MY GOSH!!!! OH MY GOSH!!!!!
All of it is amazing but I'd sure like to know how you "repaired" the hammer.
Last edited by Joe Wood; 03/13/13 02:56 PM.
John McCain is my war hero.
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Absolutely beautiful work!!
Would love to see any pictures of the hammer restoration process.
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must add my appreciation,beautiful work!
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Mike Bailey, is that a Harkom of a pike? LOL
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Thanks for all your praise gents.goes to show you what one can achieve with a few good tools and some spare time  James, I might be able to show you the final product, at some point in the near future, youll have to pop by. Le Fusil, yes I do all the work myself, colour case hardening as well, now to compare that to St Ledgers workwell thats quite the compliment, thank you! FletchedpairIll be sending you some pictures of that old Dickson real soon, Im almost done, and Mike Rowethanks again for your insight on the Dickson as well, made the real underlying issue that much easier to figure out Again, thanks to all CJ
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How many ways can one say WOW. Beautifully done.
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Claudio has repaired an Alex Henry double rifle hammer for me in the past. I could not have been happier with it. I could not tell it had been repaired.
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The photography alone impresses me....and the work on the gun..stunning.
btw..those barrels are beautiful
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I can hardly believe the quality of workmanship! Just stunning! Gorgeous. Oh, lest I forget to mention, I absolutely love that gun in it's new incarnation.
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Claudio, just drop me a line when it's time. I always love the opportunity to drop by, see incredible guns and workmanship and learn a little bit more.
James
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Pike ? You have lost me Mike, apologies, best, Mike
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How does a hammer spur get broken like that? Mr CH Ferris did not take very good care of his toys. Very nice work.
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Lots and lots of hammerspurs have been broken. It's not unusuall at all.
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Fab piece of work, CJ!! It really is,indeed.
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Thanks for sharing, who did the color case?
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Thanks for all your praise gents….goes to show you what one can achieve with a few good tools and some spare time James, I might be able to show you the final product, at some point in the near future, you’ll have to pop by. Le Fusil, yes I do all the work myself, colour case hardening as well, now to compare that to St Ledger’s work…well that’s quite the compliment, thank you! Fletchedpair…I’ll be sending you some pictures of that old Dickson real soon, I’m almost done, and Mike Rowe…thanks again for your insight on the Dickson as well, made the real underlying issue that much easier to figure out Again, thanks to all… CJ Rick W, You should read the thread before you ask silly questions  . Steve
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Now watch him put one of those killer pieces of Turkish walnut he bought a few months ago on that Harkom!! If he does I'm going to jump right out this window.
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You're right Mano, it did turn out beautiful. See you at 7:30.
Best,
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