Charles King Percussion Schuetzen Rifle
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Description
NOTE: this is an example of a previous customer restoration, and therefore the firearm is not for sale.
Folks know our bread and butter is in restoring American lever action rifles and carbines, side by side shotguns, revolvers and pistols. But every once and while we run across some European rarities. They pose unique challenges, but you take up that challenge when you have good friends and loyal customers in the German Gun Collectors Association.
A nice example is this Germanic-themed percussion rifle marked “Charles King – Ann Arbor, Mich.” This restoration was featured in the Fall, 2018 issue of Waidmannsheil!, the journal of the German Gun Collectors Association.
History Restored:
- Polish, rust blue barrel
- Repair and refinish stock
- Re-cut checkering to original
- Polish all parts for correct finish
- Repair/replace all screws
- Re-cut all engraving to original
- Color case harden standing breech, breech block, lock, hammer, trigger guard, trigger plate, butt plate
- Charcoal blue sights, forend escutcheons, screws, palm rest extension
- Nitre blue triggers, set screw
Restoration Process Photos:
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- The hammer action after disassembly.
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- The stripped and repaired stock, ready to receive finishes and checkering.
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- The stock receiving its first application of hand-rubbed oil finish.
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- The stock receiving its first application of hand-rubbed oil finish.
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- The stock receiving its first application of hand-rubbed oil finish.
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- The wood grain is starting to show nicely.
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- The wood grain is starting to show nicely.
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- The key to restoration-grade metal finish is proper polish, a painstaking process involving great attention to detail.
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- The key to restoration-grade metal finish is proper polish, a painstaking process involving great attention to detail.
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- The key to restoration-grade metal finish is proper polish, a painstaking process involving great attention to detail.
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- The key to restoration-grade metal finish is proper polish, a painstaking process involving great attention to detail.
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- The key to restoration-grade metal finish is proper polish, a painstaking process involving great attention to detail.
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- The key to restoration-grade metal finish is proper polish, a painstaking process involving great attention to detail.
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- The key to restoration-grade metal finish is proper polish, a painstaking process involving great attention to detail.
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- Factory engraving is touched up wherever needed, ensuring the same crispness as when this German rifle originally left its maker’s shop.
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- Checkering begins.
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- The German rifle’s checkering is re-cut by hand, a process requiring patience and commitment to detail.
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- The German rifle’s checkering is re-cut by hand, a process requiring patience and commitment to detail.
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- Checkering is now complete.
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- Checkering is now complete.
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- One of the final steps before re-assembly is rust bluing the barrel, another labor-intensive process requiring many steps and applications.
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- One of the final steps before re-assembly is rust bluing the barrel, another labor-intensive process requiring many steps and applications.
Additional information
| Log Number | 31733 |
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| Make | Charles King |
| Model | Schuetzen |
| Action | Percussion |
| Barrel Length | 32'' |
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