Random Spoon Pics Thread

[John Rogers]

Henry, it is always great to see a gun that is built so the screw slots all line up. As a side note, I am buying the Hawken that Doug Knoell made about 25 years ago with a barrel that was given to him by the man that started CVA and the barrel is #00099. He made everything else, even the lock, double set trigger, trigger guard, poured nose cap and the wood which is a piece of French walnut. It has his border patrol name badge inlet into the stock. I'll post a couple of picts when I pick it up next week. I plan to shoot our monthly M/L match with it on 2 Feb.

[Jeff Higgins]

Beautiful rifle, Henry, and a truly unique one to boot. I like your style.

[Henry Schmidt]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Beautiful rifle, Henry, and a truly unique one to boot. I like your style.

Thanks Jeff
You seem to be an expert on firearms and appreciate unique weapons. Is there any information you can add about the set trigger on the Zehner? It's marked OREA

Resting



Cocked



Set



Discharged /resting

[Jeff Higgins]

Sorry Henry, I would love to be able to help, but that rifle lies far outside of my limited knowledge of firearms. There were quite a variety of Germanic gun makers at one time, building single shots for Schuetzen competition; while many had their own proprietary set trigger designs, many used those made by specialty manufacturers. Most were double set, but there was still a bewildering array of single set designs as well.

Volumes have been written about these rifles. I actually own some of those volumes, but have only given them a cursory glance over the years. It's just not an area that's captured my interest (yet...). Let me check a few of them and see what I can find.

[Jeff Higgins]

Well, that was easier than I thought it would be. Good old Frank de Haas and his tome on the single shot comes through again. This may not be the whole story, but it looks like a darn good start. If you want, I'll make better copies of the whole article and send it your way.

[Henry Schmidt]

Thanks Jeff. That's exactly what I was hoping for.
I knew you were a gentleman and now I know you are a scholar as well.
Cheers

[Racerbvd]

[Henry Schmidt]

Porsche forum means Porsche and spoons. As you can see, I love wood. (note the Nardi wheel)


Dave Lucas just finished this beautiful restoration on my CZ BRNO 7x57mm.

[Jeff Higgins]

Another very cool rifle, Henry.

How about a .50 caliber flinter I built from a kit as a teenager. Used to hunt quite a bit with this one; surprisingly effective on deer. Load is 100 grains of FFFg, .495" round ball (180 grains), .015" pillow ticking patch lubed with bore butter - good for over 1,900 fps from the 43" barrel on this thing. Stock is cherry, finished with about six months worth of linseed oil rubbed in every day after school. I'll tell you what, too - the flinters sure teach a guy to shoot. Hold and follow through are paramount.

[HHI944]

You guys are killing me. These are some gorgeous spoons!

[Henry Schmidt]

I see your flintlock and raise you a Pennsylvania long rifle.

[Jeff Higgins]

Nice... way more of the Germanic "Jaeger" influence than my "poor boy" steel furnished rifle. That flint is falling out of the cock, though...

[John Rogers]

Yes, if you make your own then it tends to hang around a bit longer. My Lehigh 50 caliber only I use 80 grains of FFG. Before and after pictures.

[Henry Schmidt]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Nice... way more of the Germanic "Jaeger" influence than my "poor boy" steel furnished rifle. That flint is falling out of the cock, though...

Flint was removed. What you are seeing is a piece of leather used to hold the flint.

Hows this for something old school unusual but not unique?
30-06 Springfield 03A3 sporterized for hunting.This one is zeroed at 300 yards. Was last used in Alaska to shoot a Big Horn sheep before I knew better.

[targa911S]

those old 03A3's are excellent shooters.

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by john rogers

Yes, if you make your own then it tends to hang around a bit longer. My Lehigh 50 caliber only I use 80 grains of FFG. Before and after pictures.

Beautiful... That would be a dream project for me.

Damn, I need to move to the US.

[tabs]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Why thank you. Here is another fun one:

WWII issue P38 my father-in-law picked up from a German acquaintance somewhere in Italy in 1945... The dagger is from one of my uncles, a retired Colonel in the German Army, commanding an armored unit. When we were kids spending summers in Germany with Oma and Opa, Uncle Deiter would round us up for a weekend and bring us to the army base, where we would ride around in tanks and watch them practice fire. Pretty cool stuff.

Was the German acquaintance dead at the time?

[Jeff Higgins]

My plinking and target load for the flinter is 60 grains, John. It's zeroed at about 100 yards with the lighter load, and just about on at 150 with the hunting load.

Henry, I let a very purty Sedgely Springfield go about ten years ago. I'm going to have to find me another sporterized Springfield some day. All of my bolt guns these days are Model 70's.

Put it this way tabby - even though my father in law speaks fluent German, there wasn't much haggling over that old Walther...

[boba]

While I am not even close to you guys with your extensive collections I'm willing to share some that I got from my dad.
The first is a K98 Mauser he had sporterized in Belgium right after the war. It has a bent bolt which has armory markings.
The second is a 9mm Luger which was a UBoat Naval issue.
And last was his service issue 1914 production 1911.

[Craig T]

Originally Posted by boba

While I am not even close to you guys with your extensive collections I'm willing to share some that I got from my dad.
The first is a K98 Mauser he had sporterized in Belgium right after the war. It has a bent bolt which has armory markings.
The second is a 9mm Luger which was a UBoat Naval issue.
And last was his service issue 1914 production 1911.

Hey, there's nothing wrong with those three. That's a great start!