THE MODEL 10

[Mr. Smith]

This gun came to me from a friend that is a long way from home.



It is for his young son and I wanted to do something special for the young man.

I love to bring the old guns back to life this is how it came out I did all the work and then hid it under the finish.







What do you think about it?

[Sam]

Very nice indeed. Can you tell us what modifications were done? What kind of finish is it?

I am a sucker for a nice K frame. I have several. One of my latest acquisition is a model 65 that has cerakote finish.

[Mr. Smith]

I did the following

1. Fit by hand
2. Time the gun for cylinder alignment
3. Strip, sand and refinish the grips
4. Chamfer the charge holes
5. Action job
6. Finish with park
7. Re-crown the barrel

That is off the top of my head.

[Atchcraft]

That's beautiful. I gotta say, I love your work Mr. Smith. I have an old 870P Wood) that i'm rebuilding and have been using your "lever love" as inspiration.

[Mr. Smith]

Thank you

[Atchcraft]

Since I've lost my shop, I may just end up sending it your way.

[Mr. Smith]

Just let me know.

[Ed L.]

When I see the name Mr. Smith in the title of a topic on gunwork, I alsways make sure to look since I know that the result will be worth seeing.

[Mr. Smith]

Thanks Ed

[SeriousStudent]

Very interesting!

I know I will do a poor job of expressing this, but I always love how you keep the firearms true to their nature, and not turn them into something they are not. As if the orginal engineer had all the time and patience to do so, what would they build? If they had the experience and skill, what could they produce?

Thanks again for taking the time to show us your work. I agree with Ed, I always search for your latest posts.