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Is the Galazan "Best London" Silvers pad solid? Can it be ground down? Galazan says it is 7/8" thick. I want to replace a thinner pad (crumbled with age) on a Lefever and would like a pad about 5/8" thick, possibly 3/4". Can I round the edges and grind it down to a thinner pad? Can it be antiqued to get rid of the bright orange? Any suggestions?
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You may take some material off the Period Correct pad. However, a better alternative is the London Guns pad sold by Mark Beasland. It is thinner and has a curved face. Both grind well. Both will work. You will not get to 5/8" as the center hole in the Galazan pad will cause you problems. You are able to rou d the edges and there are many past posts on this forum about antiquing the pad.
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Thanks very much for the suggestion.
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OK, Richard, here it is, but only once. I need a favor so I am giving you everything you want. Griffin and Howe reproduction Silver pad, 56/64 thick at center. Hollow is about 24/64 deep. Real English Silver pad, 50/64 thick at center. Hollow is 24/64 deep. London Guns pad, 56/64 at center, but tapered to edge to about 42/64. Fortunately, the hollow is only 16/64 deep. The Griffin pad has 1/2 inch plugs. The original Silver pad has those ridiculous 44/64 plugs that mean only good on big guns. The London Guns pad has nice little 28/64 plugs, making it the most friendly for little guns. The London Guns pad also has a friendly 2 52/64 hole spacing. The Griffin and Silver pads have 3 1/4 spacing. Another good choice would be the NoShoc or Winchester 1922 pads which are identical except for the logos. They are absolutely solid and have small plugs and 3 1/8 hole spacing which makes them very friendly for small guns and cut guns. The logos can be ground off, the Winchester being easier to grind than the NoShoc. I have used them all and recommend them all for specific uses.
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Richard, on rereading your post, this time I got your name right and recommend the Repro Winchester pad because it can be ground to any shape or thickness because it is solid.
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You might consider the Pachmayr series of Old English. They come in 3 thicknesses, .6", .8" and 1.00". The radius is accomplished with mild heat. And they come in at least two colors. Black and brown.
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I have an NOSHOK pad on one of my doubles missing the plugs. Any suggestions of what to make some replacement plugs with?
Thanks, Craig
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Eightbore,
Good to know about the repro Winchester pad. Thanks.
Rich
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Eightbore,
Do you have the measurements for the base plate thickness for each of these?
I am looking for one that more closely matches the original silvers which is on the order of 17/64ths thick, not the 3/16ths of the current manufacture.
Thanks, Fowlgunner.
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Silver #3, 11/64. Griffin and Howe Repro Silver, 11/64. London Guns, 11/64. I do not own a Tony Repro to measure. On my Brown and Sharpe scale, one original Silver from 1917 measures 18/64. Good point. Why don't they make them like that? The old ones do look pretty elegant.
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