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Bradshaw Gun and Rifle Maker of fine single shot and double ri**es using original design Rising block actions.

Well, the mosaic and Turkish w twist Damascus action is all forge welded together and rough machined. Lessons learned fo...
10/09/2026

Well, the mosaic and Turkish w twist Damascus action is all forge welded together and rough machined. Lessons learned for the next one but I am very pleased with it so far. The mosaic looks like snow flakes falling to me. I have a piece for the forend that will match perfectly as it was cut off the block before machining.

I plan to have this to display at the World Gunmakers evening USA in Philadelphia next May. It will be a .357 magnum double r***e and will have a tasteful amount of gold inlays to accentuate the Damascus pattern. It will need a home after the show too, so PM me if you are interested

More Damascus for another sh***un action. The mosaic bar will be cut and arranged sideways so the pattern shows repeated...
10/05/2026

More Damascus for another sh***un action. The mosaic bar will be cut and arranged sideways so the pattern shows repeatedly on each side of the action. The Turkish twisted W will be forge welded to show on the top and bottom of the action. With some gold borders this should be a showy piece

10/03/2026

Assembled a very useful tool yesterday from parts I’ve had laying around the shop. It’s for twisting Damascus bars. A reversible gear motor, length of I beam and metal scrap. Works pretty darn good

Getting closer to shape. Started with almost 30lbs. of steel. Will end up with two actions under 2lbs each.
09/26/2026

Getting closer to shape. Started with almost 30lbs. of steel. Will end up with two actions under 2lbs each.

09/26/2026

First small Damascus action getting profiled. Took the time to carefully forge the tang close to the finished profile leaving just enough to machine into the Damascus to show the best part of the twisted pattern

Sneak peek at the Damascus pattern on the Sidelever hornet action
09/19/2026

Sneak peek at the Damascus pattern on the Sidelever hornet action

In the coming weeks I will be turning the billet in the first picture (18 bar Turkish twist damascus) into a pair of act...
09/18/2026

In the coming weeks I will be turning the billet in the first picture (18 bar Turkish twist damascus) into a pair of actions similar to the picture. One will be a .22 hornet double, the second a .410 sxs, both with sidelevers

09/09/2026

It doesn’t get much better in my opinion

09/09/2026

She’s back up and running!!

Now I must finish forging some Damascus for a 22 hornet Sidelever double r***e.

Power hammer update 3.0. Made new clutch blocks from a piece of hard maple I’ve had for years. They are soaking in oil b...
09/08/2026

Power hammer update 3.0.

Made new clutch blocks from a piece of hard maple I’ve had for years. They are soaking in oil before mounting

Also finished fabricating the new motor mount. I didn’t want to drill any new holes into the base casting and I wanted it close to the base to minimize amplifying vibration. It should do the trick.

Belts and pulley should arrive tomorrow and I’ll see how she runs. The rope is just for mock up. ( you have to make disclaimers like that or some yuck-a-putz will try to express his intellectual boundaries in the comments)

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PO Box 564
Diana, TX
75640

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