JUST BOUGHT A REPLICA BAKER RIFLE....

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JUST BOUGHT A REPLICA BAKER RIFLE....

Post by DuncaninFrance » Sat Aug 22, 2015 8:43 am

....So I don't blow up my original one :razz: :razz: :razz: Delivery around mid-September :bigsmile:
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Re: JUST BOUGHT A REPLICA BAKER RIFLE....

Post by DuncaninFrance » Sat Aug 22, 2015 1:38 pm

...............I have ordered it from Derbyshire Arms Ltd., in the UK.

So far.......
Customer service has been very good.

The weapon will come with;

A hardened frizzen
A browned barrel.
A touch hole drilled.
The wood stained and finished as I asked - dark brown to match my original.
The barrel BP proofed in Birmingham.
A payment of 50% deposit and the balance when the weapon is ready to ship.

Seems to be a good buy............I will post further when I receive it.
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Re: JUST BOUGHT A REPLICA BAKER RIFLE....

Post by Niner » Sat Aug 22, 2015 2:14 pm

You are no doubt the hands down winner of the bought the most things that go bang in the last several months. That vacation rental you have for mad money must be doing great business this summer. :bigsmile:
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Post by DuncaninFrance » Sat Aug 22, 2015 3:00 pm

I wish........all purchases from my pensions Robert :shock: :shock:
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Re: JUST BOUGHT A REPLICA BAKER RIFLE....

Post by DuncaninFrance » Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:25 am

Had some time to myself today so I sat down and ran my new endoscope down the barrels of my collection.
They are not great images but sufficient to see the state of the bore I think. For €7,95 i recon it's good value...........

This is my original Baker Rifle and to honest, it looks good enough to shoot...........

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Post by DuncaninFrance » Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:21 pm

BAKER RIFLE BARREL STAMPS AND LOCK.
I have noted the words that I can make out.

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Post by DuncaninFrance » Thu Nov 12, 2015 9:20 am

Just got the final paperwork for the Baker today and paid the balance. IF it all goes to plan I might see it by the end of next week :D :D
Better go and cast some ball for it! :roll: :roll:
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Post by DuncaninFrance » Tue Nov 17, 2015 7:42 am

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Just made this one, it is the biggest I can print because the transfer paper is only A4 but it's a start. :razz: :razz:
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Post by Niner » Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:10 pm

Now that's spending your second childhood productively. Looks good. :bigsmile: :GBR:
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Post by joseyclosey » Wed Nov 18, 2015 4:31 am

Just the very thing for a range day with the Frenchies Duncan. :mrgreen:

Have you shaved your tash off btw?

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