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Offline Tinker Pearce

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The Cherub is almost done...
« on: January 12, 2018, 10:08:06 PM »
This started life as an unfinished kit-gun that was missing the locking-bolt. It's an 1849 replica, probably an ASM, but it had no marks, no proofs, nothing. I decided it needed to be a .22. I cut the barrel and reshaped it to resemble the 'Avenging Angel' style of gun- though this one is more of an 'Irritable Cherub...'  I sleeved the barrel with rifled barrel-liner and cut a forcing-cone, then turned down the back of the cylinder, bored it through and sleeved the chambers.

I had to modify a locking bolt from an Uberti, but eventually it worked out. The breech-plate is half-hard 5160 spring steel with a loading port cut in one side. I want to mount a rebounding firing pin, but there's not a lot of room...

I'd set this one aside for a few months, but now I really want to get it done.

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Re: The Cherub is almost done...
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2018, 08:17:20 AM »
one of a kind!

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Re: The Cherub is almost done...
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2018, 12:35:24 PM »
Sweet! I know Dixie Gun Works at one time offered a kit for the 1862 Pocket Navy (they called it the 1853), I guess I never realized someone offered the 1849 Pocket as a kit. Great idea tho' and I love the name 'Irritable Cherub'.

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Re: The Cherub is almost done...
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Re: The Cherub is almost done...
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2018, 01:33:46 PM »
I'm assuming it was a kit because it was completely unfinished- cast-lines on the brass, steel parts not really fitted, no finish on any part.

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Re: The Cherub is almost done...
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2018, 02:37:13 PM »
Very COOL

I'm also posting this on the Avenging angel,  belly gun thread.... yeah its just that cool !
when planets align...do the deal !

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Re: The Cherub is almost done...
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2018, 10:28:34 PM »
Here's the gun in basically finished form-


 

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