.44 HE Stag Stocks- Antiqued

[Hawg Rider]

I picked up this modified and re-nickeled .44 HE 3rd Model (Wolf & Klar, 1927) for a decent price a few years ago at a local gun show. It was wearing modern magna stocks when I bought it, so I asked Pat Grashorn to fabricate a set of elk stag stocks. Pat always does a great job with stocks, but they just looked a little too white and new for this almost 100-year old revolver. Pat had a couple of suggestions for "aging" the stocks, but mentioned that the methods didn't last very long. I have aged some knife scales in the past using dyes, so I thought that I'd try the same method with these elk stag stocks. Here's the result, and I think they turned out nicely. This was a combination of dabbing on RIT Yellow dye (1:1 with hot water) to get a golden base color, followed by some Fiebing's Pro Walnut dye. Hand buffed, then Ren Wax was applied. Now the stocks look like they've been with the .44 HE for a long time. BTW- I aged those Bowie knife scales with dye some time back, but the Cattaraugus hunting knife has been handed down in my family for 120+ years and it wears its original pinned stag scales.

 

[SS336]

Wow, nicely done. They look just like the knife scales. If you hadn't told us what you did it would be hard to guess it was done to them.

 

[mk70ss]

Fabulous looking gun/grips!!

 

[SFIDEC]

Really nice! The 44 HE is a beauty too.
Thanks for sharing.
Ray

 

[Marshal Tom]

Nicely done and great pics. Really like the knives.

 

[fleabus101]

Yoour a Lucky Devil aquiring that barrel lemgth
44 3rd type underlugged Smith !! You can def color me jealous ��!! Even if I like blued vs nickle
I woulda tryed snagging it too.
Congrats on the 44 and the stag stock work !!
Best Randy..

 

[Muley Gil]

I've never been a big fan of stag grips, but I like the way those turned out.

They'll look even better once they get some "hands on" time.

 

[Hondo44]

Bravo!

Since they're not stag, it's just what elk antler needs!