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    Any Information appreciated

    Ok, last dumb question (I hope!) What's a worm? I know--the only questions that have ever bitten me were the ones I DIDN'T ask.
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    Any Information appreciated

    Both barrels are obstructed, but I can't tell if it's just rust and debris or if they may have been loaded. What is a safe way to pull those charges if they are loaded? Can they be pushed out from the breech somehow? Would it neutralize the powder to pour oil in the barrel similar to...
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    Any Information appreciated

    I will give that some thought. You may be right about the left barrel, but my dad said my grandfather told him that it had been full of water and then it froze and split the barrel. Could be after THAT the owner removed the lock on that side. But why leave it still hanging there getting...
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    Any Information appreciated

    Thank you for your time in responding. I know next to nothing about black powder and muzzle loaders. :bow: It sounds like it has never had nor will it ever have any value to destroy by doing whatever I want to it. That was pretty much my instinct when I saw it, but it still would have been...
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    Any Information appreciated

    My father just gave me this double barrel gun that has some origin in our family, has Damascus barrels, and is reputed to be Civil War era manufacture. Seems like a dam shame, but what I have been told of its history is my grandfather wanted to buy it quite a few years ago, but the owner...
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