Welrod copy

[Enfield577]

Here is another one I made a while back, this was just a none firing model copied (exactly) from my original to work out the process and tooling etc.

Took many, many hours but was an interesting project and at least I have the potential to make a working copy one day if I ever get round to it and can get NZ Police permission etc....should be possible as I have manufacturing dealers license.

[hangman]

Beautiful work. If you made the finish less perfect, I wouldn't have been sure which was yours!

I'm curious - what is "many, many hours"... about 10-20 or closer to 100?

[Enfield577]

Would have been a couple of hundred or so all up. I am a bit pedantic with such things so everything is with about 0.005” of the original.

There was a lot of special tooling made to get things exact, for example on the underside of the trigger where the tube is flattened it could just be quizzed in a vice but the original had a rounded for so I made a press tool for that.

The rear sight was not a standard dovetail so I made a cutter for that, the four small screws were a different radius so I made a radius turning attachment for the lathe . and the list goes on ha ha ha

[hangman]

Wow - That kind of attention to detail is hard to find... let me know when you relocate to the US, and want a business partner.

[Historian]

Brother Enfield, so nice to see you again and seeing that you
are generously sharing your skill and craft. Inspiring as usual.

A treat coming back to this site which has cleaned up so
beautifully.

Best, my friend.

[Enfield577]

Wow - That kind of attention to detail is hard to find... let me know when you relocate to the US, and want a business partner.

Thanks, will get in touch when I decide to move

[Enfield577]

Brother Enfield, so nice to see you again and seeing that you
are generously sharing your skill and craft. Inspiring as usual.

A treat coming back to this site which has cleaned up so
beautifully.

Best, my friend.

Thanks for the welcome back, seems a bit quieter than the old days but still a bit going on here.

Cheers

[tReznr]

Amazing work! Where did you get a copy of the original dimensional blueprints?

[Enfield577]

Amazing work! Where did you get a copy of the original dimensional blueprints?

Hi, I found it kicking around on the web, cant remember exactly where.

[Historian]

I found a copy of specs from long ago. How to post
here?
Some sites allow drag in folder.

If the Good Captain is still aboard I could
send ti to him to perform action. Octos
hate to learn new tricks.

[Historian]

Great YouTube animation from which one
can 'easily' deduce dimensions.

<< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvTntYxD2Ag >>

[Capt. Link.]

If the Good Captain is still aboard I could
send ti to him to perform action. Octos
hate to learn new tricks.

Reproduction of a historic piece should be accurate down to the metals used. A modern replacement would be a different matter for another post. !