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small barrel band?

spinneyrobspinneyrob Member Posts: 41 ✭✭
edited June 2014 in Ask the Experts
I'm trying to make an old Arab camel gun into a presentable wallhanger. I need to purchase one small barrel band-- a bb much smaller than a Mauser barrel band, for example. What kind of rifle/musket would have small barrel bands? It would need to be about a 13/16" X 1 1/8" oblong. Maybe a tad smaller. The small Mosin barrel band is too big. Thank you for any suggestions.
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I don't know about yours? Most I have run across, have been nonfunctional tourist pieces. A piece of brass shim stock formed into a circle. And held by pop rivets on the non-visible side, would look authentic, IMHO.
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  • navc130navc130 Member Posts: 1,257 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have seen those that were wire wrapped about 1/2 inch for a barrel band. Cord wrapped then varnished or painted would also work. Sheet brass or aluminun formed and soldered or glued; another idea.
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They make both brass and steel BUSHINGS Fastenal sells them Get one about one inch long cut to length and then form to Oval or what ever shape You need
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