Gentlemen,Just to be the old 'Traditional, turn up the Oil-lamp. New blade in the hack-saw,clean out the files,ball-pane-hammer, block of lead,good sourse/source/sauce,(heineken)Source of heat.Make the Skeleton Butt plate, Toe&Heel Protectors.....Gun-Making....Where are the Birmingham(England)Men of those Cobbled-Stoned Alleys,Forges belching smoke,Sounds of hammers ringing on anvils?..Beautiful hand-made pieces of steel destined to become "Prized Possessions of Colonial Gun Collectors in this year of our'Brewer of Choice'2007! As my Good Friend(&fellow Hand-Worker Abe Chaber, Whos famous Quote at one of the Sandanona'Old gun Enthusiasts Get together and I'll let you touch mine, if you let me touch yours"....Most of you'Guys are 'Screwed' when your power goes off.!! I have used both Galazans Toe and Heel Protectors,With screws,Good but no good for Original Victorian Era replacements,even after filing down and re-shaping. And The Late Don Allen's toe & heel Pcs.smaller but not to good without a lot of re-shaping,and they are 'Hollowed out on the under-side'English Originals(Made in Birmingham)were close to flat on the underside.I came close to Buggering-up" a matched pair of Boss 12b Side-Levers,Hammer-EJECTORS (I belive Dallas told me, only 12 built,3 pairs.)I had cut to length,Inletted both"Bump Pcs&screws, (HEEL Pcs) Inletted both Toe Pcs & screws, on checking the Length@toe I had made the No? gun too F*# long so I re-inletted the toe-pc and filed the side of the steel pc and 'Came through to the hollow area on the underside! Ended up 'Making a replacement' Barry Hs Engraving made them look,C 1890 and 'All Original'But....I have to remember this is theyear 2007...Cnc.Massed Produced parts to be used on "Those Classic Gun & Rifles" The age of the'Hand Made" is fading into the Mist of Yesteryear...C/C
