Native American Gun

[1srelluc]

Well not really.

I came across this old Remington Rolling Block 20 ga shotgun the other weekl.....A guy gave it to me for helping him with some stuff.....Gee thanks!

It was a Bannerman conversion of a RRB in .43 Spanish on Remington's #1 action, many of which saw use in the West as a cheap yet reliable shotgun.

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No finish, the action was froze shut, the extractor was broken, the last few inches of the barrel was a cratered sewer pipe, and the stock was as dry as a popcorn fart.

It was pretty much a POS but I saw "possibilities".

I got it apart and the action cleaned up and ordered an extractor and installed it. It worked fine.

I made a repair at the wrist then slathered the stock in heated raw linseed oil and got it up to snuff.

OK, now what to do with the barrel?

I'll make an Injun' Gun out of it!

I chopped the barrel to 18.25", rebeaded it, and got out my jar of solid brass round head pins and went to work.

I tried not to get too gaudy with it and patterned it after the design on a NA used Sharpes carbine I saw online.

Lakota (Sioux) Chief Touch the Clouds had a RRB but I suspect it was a rifled carbine of some caliber from .22 to .50-70.

Touch the Clouds - Wikipedia

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[mudwhistle]

Well not really.


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I came across this old Remington Rolling Block 20 ga shotgun the other weekl.....A guy gave it to me for helping him with some stuff.....Gee thanks!

It was a Bannerman conversion of a RRB in .43 Spanish on Remington's #1 action, many of which saw use in the West as a cheap yet reliable shotgun.

Francis Bannerman Military Surplus - RelicRecord

If you’ve collected military items for any length of time, chances are that you’ve heard of the name Francis Bannerman or Bannerman Military Surplus.

relicrecord.com

No finish, the action was froze shut, the extractor was broken, the last few inches of the barrel was a cratered sewer pipe, and the stock was as dry as a popcorn fart.

It was pretty much a POS but I saw "possibilities".

I got it apart and the action cleaned up and ordered an extractor and installed it. It worked fine.

I made a repair at the wrist then slathered the stock in heated raw linseed oil and got it up to snuff.

OK, now what to do with the barrel?

I'll make an Injun' Gun out of it!

I chopped the barrel to 18.25", rebeaded it, and got out my jar of solid brass round head pins and went to work.

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I tried not to get too gaudy with it and patterned it after the design on a NA used Sharpes carbine I saw online.

Lakota (Sioux) Chief Touch the Clouds had a RRB but I suspect it was a rifled carbine of some caliber from .22 to .50-70.

Touch the Clouds - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Tie a couple of Turkey or Eagle feathers on the leather strap.

 

[toobfreak]

I chopped the barrel to 18.25", rebeaded it, and got out my jar of solid brass round head pins and went to work.

I'll trade you two bottles of moonshine for it!

 

[odanny]

Cleans up nice.

 

[1srelluc]

Tie a couple of Turkey or Eagle feathers on the leather strap.

I considered it but decided against it as it would have been a bridge too far.

 

[mudwhistle]

I considered it but decided against it as it would have been a bridge too far.

If you don't have any where you live you can always buy a smudge kit from Amazon.

They have feathers in the kit.

Or you can just buy the feathers. Turkey tail feathers look pretty cool. $13.

 

[1srelluc]

If you don't have any where you live you can always buy a smudge kit from Amazon.

They have feathers in the kit.

Or you can just buy the feathers. Turkey tail feathers look pretty cool. $13.

I have a couple of faked eagle feathers but, again I thought it would be too much.

 

[mudwhistle]

I have a couple of faked eagle feathers but, again I thought it would be too much.

Depends on if you're going to put in a display or use it.

I have a hand made Cherokee Lance that has Pheasant feathers, Deer antler, Rabbit fur, and horse hair tied to it with leather straps. The spear tip is made out of some kind of smooth pink stone. Extremely sharp.