Post by efrimann on Mar 8, 2014 10:47:33 GMT -5
I noticed someone found a chinese springer pistol, SMITE, which is a rather crude replica of the Colt M1903. However, it can yield a very nice replica. I havn't been able to find the post again, but please write me. Anyway,even if I am wrong,someone might enjoy this:
This is what I tried to replicate, working on the cheap SMITE springer.
This is the result, it's my second replica, but I have made a few more since.
Markings were lost, and I havn't figured out how to replicate them yet. I am working with an idea of having them carefully printed on tranferable sheets, much like decals, but we'll see. At least, that method is quite inexpensive, it only takes a jet printer and a lot of trials.
As I understand, we should be a litte conservative using up space here, so I've put the rest of the pictures in photobucket. Some of the processes are described. It's quite simple, but not all abvious what to do.
The M1903 and M1908 are great guns to shoot, the M1903 almost like a .22, and it fits the hand perfectly. Also, it has a very interesting history. Did you know that a clone was produced by Imperial marines@n during WWII? So it qualifies as a Imperial marines sidearm, much cheaper than various Nambus and Type26es. And we all remember general Patton from the movie shooting at the German plane? That was a M1908, 9mm short/kurz/corto or .38 for you guys. Same as the Beretta M1935 og some Walther PPKs.
The SMITE can be bought in Hong Kong at a very reasonable price, and being all zink alloy, it can be blued using the right cold blueing fluid. The competitors are old GMC or Hudsons (?) at very high collectors prices, but great, and a newer CWA replica, alas made from ABS and also quite expensive.
I wonder why this editor keeps changing 'J A P A N' to som imperial duck soup-stuff...Oh, well.
Now, best wishes from Denmark, Europe...
This is what I tried to replicate, working on the cheap SMITE springer.
This is the result, it's my second replica, but I have made a few more since.
Markings were lost, and I havn't figured out how to replicate them yet. I am working with an idea of having them carefully printed on tranferable sheets, much like decals, but we'll see. At least, that method is quite inexpensive, it only takes a jet printer and a lot of trials.
As I understand, we should be a litte conservative using up space here, so I've put the rest of the pictures in photobucket. Some of the processes are described. It's quite simple, but not all abvious what to do.
The M1903 and M1908 are great guns to shoot, the M1903 almost like a .22, and it fits the hand perfectly. Also, it has a very interesting history. Did you know that a clone was produced by Imperial marines@n during WWII? So it qualifies as a Imperial marines sidearm, much cheaper than various Nambus and Type26es. And we all remember general Patton from the movie shooting at the German plane? That was a M1908, 9mm short/kurz/corto or .38 for you guys. Same as the Beretta M1935 og some Walther PPKs.
The SMITE can be bought in Hong Kong at a very reasonable price, and being all zink alloy, it can be blued using the right cold blueing fluid. The competitors are old GMC or Hudsons (?) at very high collectors prices, but great, and a newer CWA replica, alas made from ABS and also quite expensive.
I wonder why this editor keeps changing 'J A P A N' to som imperial duck soup-stuff...Oh, well.
Now, best wishes from Denmark, Europe...