I would have started with a new gun Any old gun Frankenstein builds I do are with totally hopeless parts, and useful parts are gifted to GTA members saving the old guns.
..... and I can just hear all those non airgun type people saying.... "So, what's up with all those old guys playing with BB guns?"But, I get your point.
I don't see any welds and a barrel can be replaced.
Seriously ?Where are you going to get a barrel for a not so common 1930's Benjamin model 122 ?Technically you could probably get ahold of a 132 with barrel seperation and take it's barrel , but then you're destroying a classic 132 that could have been fixed.And how much would you bet that they were careful not to cut into the compression tube when they were cutting the barrel off ?No they absolutely have destroyed this classic pistol.
Quote from: bantam5s on March 29, 2023, 10:59:04 AMI don't see any welds and a barrel can be replaced.Quote Seriously ?Where are you going to get a barrel for a not so common 1930's Benjamin model 122 ?Technically you could probably get ahold of a 132 with barrel seperation and take it's barrel , but then you're destroying a classic 132 that could have been fixed.And how much would you bet that they were careful not to cut into the compression tube when they were cutting the barrel off ?No they absolutely have destroyed this classic pistol.Is there something about those old barrels that makes them irreplaceable? Could you not make any barrel blank fit that gun?
Quote from: Spacebus on March 29, 2023, 02:22:26 PMQuote from: bantam5s on March 29, 2023, 10:59:04 AMI don't see any welds and a barrel can be replaced.Quote Seriously ?Where are you going to get a barrel for a not so common 1930's Benjamin model 122 ?Technically you could probably get ahold of a 132 with barrel seperation and take it's barrel , but then you're destroying a classic 132 that could have been fixed.And how much would you bet that they were careful not to cut into the compression tube when they were cutting the barrel off ?No they absolutely have destroyed this classic pistol.Is there something about those old barrels that makes them irreplaceable? Could you not make any barrel blank fit that gun?Not unless you can find a brass barrel blank. The tube & barrel are made of brass and soldered togeather, it's not steel.You're not going to find a replacement barrel, who knows if the tube was cut into,and the piston rod was likely discarded,
"And why even make a nonfunctional prop toy thing out of an airgun in the first place when they could just get a cheap toy gun from the dollar store."Ok, Im going to stereotype here, so if the Admins want to rap my knuckles with the ruler, just tell me which hand..... If the builder of that prop is/was a serious star wars nerd, then Id lay money theyve never held or shot a real weapon, the only knowledge of them is from tv. movies, video games. They saw that pistol, it appealed to their design aesthetic and went about building the toyprop.While the collectors and vintage enthusiests among us see this as blasphemy, I see a creative act. Not my cuppa tea, but I dont see an issue with it
Umm... you probably not gonna like this then. In my defence, this was dead when I bought it. The innards were missing, and somebody had used it to cut copper wire and nails. No amount of honing is ever going to remove the damage to the cylinder. Well, my nephew and I made this Mandalorean blasterThere's going to be a laser and a plasma disk and stuff as well, maybe even sound effects, although he can go Pew Pew Schwzzzzzzeeeekk himself like nobodies business.
That particular gun, in it's condition even before it went under the knife, probably had very little value. And as we all know, restoring valuable items usually lowers the value. So that leaves it to whatever the personal value to the owner may be.Case in point....I have a 1914 German pocket pistol that was carried by German officers in the war. They can bring as much as $400 - $500. However, mine is probably worth about $50 in it's condition... and less if it was restored. And it wouldn't make a dang bit of difference if a professional restored it... restored is restored.However, the cool factor of it being displayed in my mancave is priceless to me.
Umm... you probably not gonna like this then.