Welding in weapon repair and restoration
The applications of micro TIG welding in the repair and restoration of valuable weapons are manifold. Not only can signs of wear be repaired and missing or corroded material added and replaced, but spare parts can also be easily manufactured or repaired using Lampert welding technology. The best thing about it: you always weld with a minimal heat-affected zone and virtually no distortion, so that the structure at the repair site is not altered and you avoid further damage.
Our welding process is ideal for the repair and restoration of valuable and historically significant weapons and collectors’ items and is recommended by leading restoration experts.
Repairing and refitting an extractor
The world-renowned gun restorer Carlo Frezzotti from Backyard Ballistics uses Micro Arc Welder to restore historical and valuable long guns to their original condition. This often requires a complete restoration of the guns, which are often badly damaged. After many decades, spare parts are understandably scarce or no longer available. Lampert welding technology, on the other hand, makes it possible to apply missing material and thus restore even damaged parts true to the original. In the video you can see the repair and fitting of an ejector on an 1897 Winchester repeating shotgun.
Repair craters and holes on the barrel and magazine
Heavily corroded weapon parts can often still be derusted, but the missing material can only be replaced by build-up welding. In this video, Carlo Frezzotti from Backyard Ballistics shows repairs to deep craters in the barrel and holes in the magazine on a badly damaged Browning A2 machine gun (B.A.R) from 1918. The Micro Arc Welder is used to replace the missing material and the weld seams are then ground and polished.
Filling defects on the lock housing
The video shows the repair of a bolt housing on a Thomson M1A1 submachine gun from the Second World War. The problem here is that Thompson used an X1340 alloy with a high manganese and sulphur content during these production years in order to simplify machining during manufacture. Nevertheless, Carlo Frezzotti from Backyard Ballistics took up the challenge and used Micro Arc Welder to repair the defects in this virtually unweldable alloy.
Welding bolt handle
The bolt handle (operating lever) guarantees the function of a bolt action rifle, as it is directly connected to the bolt of the breech. This makes it all the more annoying if a crack occurs at precisely this transition to the bolt. With the Micro Arc Welder repair is no problem. Thanks to the high precision and low heat-affected zones, an optimum repair can be carried out without damaging the material. In addition to repairing the crack, the damaged area is also reinforced by repeated application of additional material using lead wire. This virtually eliminates the possibility of such wear occurring again.
