Baby BSA prewar model D

[edbear2]

Hi Morgan......thats what makes it a pain,..the thread really has to be recut on a lathe. You have also really to use a carbide insert tool, and as you are travelling along the original thread, and then hitting weld, it all has to be done very carefully, and there is a risk of damaging, or enlarging, the original thread, which makes the trigger block fit looser. I have only ever done one of these like this, and we had a great old boy on the lathe....it worked O.K., but its not a quick job.....if your cracks are short, and very fine, You could drill a 2-2.5mm hole at the ends...and then put in a bit of dark metal filler....the holes will stop the cracks growing, and all you will see is little dark circle, which is hard to notice (the edges of the holes, inside and outside should be deburred carefully so there are no sharp edges)......Ed

[silva]

Many Thanks !

[edbear2]

Update.......finally got around to getting it all finished, as I thought there was a little more to do in the way of machining.....the piston slot at the front needed a bit of work, as the cocking arm would not return fully when cocked

Anyway....after seeing Johns cracking REAL example at Bisley, I realise that the tiny 11 stock is the thing that really makes these so cute.....but I am quite happy with mine.....It is for the missus, as she is 4'11", and even a L model is slightly too long for her

I found a nice dual element BSA sight for up front, and have used Birchwood plum brown as a finish......It really does look old, and handling will only add to this.

The extra 1/4" in the cylinder length over an L has hardly made a difference, but it is lovely and smooth, and running at 610 fps, so not bad for a tiddler.

I have posted some more pics showing its size in relation to a 45" D, and also next to a 39" one (how it started before I got the saw out).....also the cocking arm showing the lincoln stamp (a pain cutting it into 5 pieces, but I am glad I did)

next project may be a stripping guide in photos, I feel guilty at how much work GGGR has been doing!!!!

Click on "all sizes" icon to see larger piccys.....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3122848...7616789686347/

[Prewar]

Ed, it looks COOL!

[Caddy]

I have serious case of green eye monster for the lovely rifle and your skill in producing such a wonderful creation. I'm sure BSA would have been proud the add "The Improved Model E.D." to their range! Nice one Eddy. Caddy

[hwvixen]

Nice work Ed...you are a craftsman supreme....so why did you buy that Relum.?

Are you about Friday...if I wanted to collect the "prize" for the Rivi boys...?

[edbear2]

Hi Mate.......was thinking about going to the last (sadly) Royal show at Stoneleigh......not sure yet if I can get away, so PM me with your itinerary, and I am sure we can get together somewhere.......


.P.S......the Relum was an impulse buy a while back... as a couple of mates had them when I was (much) younger, and I always liked (and still do) the general look of them......unfortunately, my rose specs have become clear thesedays ......If the build and finish was up to BSA/Webley standards, I would keep it......I still think the stock shape is one of the best of the period, but its one of those "marmite" guns

[Binners]

I have serious case of green eye monster for the lovely rifle and your skill in producing such a wonderful creation. I'm sure BSA would have been proud the add "The Improved Model E.D." to their range! Nice one Eddy. Caddy

Yes indeedie.

Once again you have come up trumps and produced a beauty, What next ?
May be a .22 Standard with an extended air chamber "The Improved Model Big E.D.