OFE/C Bofors Restoration

[Brad Mills]

Chris,

Just for you fresh photos as of 10 mins ago...

-Working on the armoured shields tonight, inner shields loosly mounted, spacers and outer shields just painted and on the drying rack.

-Foot rests are installed
-Seats are repaired and just painted.







Some of the brass tags have been refinished and installed as well.





Now, the big news, last night I installed the breech ring, then followed by the barrel. I wont admit why, but I had to install the barrel twice....I know, I know Mike :-)

I have left the barrel in the original finish rather then painting it, I just cleaned off the surface rust with a wire wheel. May get some Brownells Oxphoblu this winter and give it a coat...If I keep it oiled, I won't have a rust problem in this state though.



Is it not an Artillery Regiment tradition to crack open an ice cold Alexander Keiths after installing the barrel for the first time? :-)