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    Proper metal finish for matchlock

    Yup, that's the one. He had a couple of posts on that one I saved (being interested in it as I ended up with one of the group). The first I posted above as a response to a new Portuguese museum; another of the posts was this one: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=131983&postcount=72
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    Proper metal finish for matchlock

    Was it this one? http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=91758#post91758 At least a few were in - presumably? - a more restored condition: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/16881/lot/496/?category=list I ended up getting, I believe, that exact gun at auction a couple of years ago.
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    The Texas Tower Flintlock

    I don't know I'd consider that an especially "late" date for flintlocks. The US was still designing and producing flintlocks until the M1840, only seriously fielded a percussion musket the year before Texas was annexed, and there were supply issues with percussion arms in the Mexican-American...
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    Pre Flintlock Books

    I took some German in college, but it’s been a long time and even at my best it wasn’t technical enough to really keep up. Having said that, whenever I’m going through Stoeckle I use the Google Translate app and it works well enough to get the gist. Fortunately as well, when it comes to the...
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