Hello guys,

I bought this rifle recently and I thought that I would post some pictures of it. It was completed in 1887 for the Maharana of Udaipur and must be a fairly early hammerless rifle. This rifle has seen a lot of use but it shoots well and I think that with some careful refinishing its appearance will be greatly enhanced. The damascus steel barrels have been blacked at some point in the past and the lock plates and other parts had been blacked as well. When I got it, the lock plates had been polished. I will definitely have the barrels rebrowned but I am unsure what to do about the rest. The action has a nice patina on it but the top lever and trigger guard don't match the action and I don't know if it will be possible to make them match without working on the action finish as well (something that I don’t want to do). I was wondering if having the offending parts color case hardened and then carefully removing the colors might make a better match. Also, the stock needs a good London oil finish. At any rate, here it is:

Regards,

Jim

Link to a higher-resolution version: http://s680.photobucket.com/albums/vv164...nt577-500HR.jpg