DagoRed Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Well sounds like somebody needs to be proactive and find out how it's done before he stops. Too many techniques on gunsmithing have been lost over the last 120 years. Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeislarge Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 Talked to Shay Akai this morning and he said he could make replacement rods. Didn't get into specifics regarding price or turnaround but good to know that there are options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler2you Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Bob Krieger patented the Acc-u-Rail System in 1984. https://www.google.com/patents/US4463655 From what I've been told, Bob licensed everything to Doug Jones when he retired. Doug operates out of the same shop where Mr. Krieger operated and has all of the fixtures and tooling for installing the system. So, unless Doug was willing to license the approach to another smith, I think we're limited on who can install them or fit new slides and rails. I believe Mr. Krieger also allowed Tim Brian http://www.ctbrian.com/Limited.html to install the system, but I don't believe he does it as a separate service (only on full builds). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I'd assume the patent would have expired by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler2you Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Steve RA said: I'd assume the patent would have expired by now. Probably true. I think the longest patents last for 20 years. I imagine it's more a matter of a gentleman's agreement among the few smiths trained by Bob to not spread the techniques/tooling until they retire and others to not infringe on their turf. Edited June 30, 2017 by tyler2you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphrider Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Anyone know if Doug is still taking work? Got an old colt 38 super that needs some love... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I believe Joe Cominolli also did Accu-rails, or maybe something very similar. The rails themselves are just hard rods that are bent at one end to hold them in place. They should be pretty simple to duplicate. The downside to Accu-rail is when they do it, they hog out the frame and slide, so the gun is useless without the rails. I never understood that part. Why not just keep the slide to frame fit and add the rails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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