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  1. lexington1

    Carburetor cleaner

    When I was in the army someone had got the bright idea to use carb cleaner on our M16s because of an early inspection. It worked. So well in fact that it removed all of the finish from the lower receiver and other parts. Oh yes, they were indeed clean!
  2. lexington1

    SOLD Pair of English Doglock pistol kits SOLD

    Thanks for posting the pics Rick. I have been wanting to build a pair of pistols, so these will be great. Your pics give me something to shoot for!
  3. lexington1

    SOLD Pair of English Doglock pistol kits SOLD

    I would take those. PM sent.
  4. lexington1

    The BAKER RIFLE

    Have you shot yours yet? I am looking forward to shooting this one. Those Bakers should be dream hunting guns!
  5. lexington1

    The BAKER RIFLE

    Thanks! It was a TRS kit, more or less. It came with an 1823 lock kit, and I wanted to build the earlier 1805 version. So I waited for about 2 1/2 years and finally got a lock. The patchbox and lower ramrod pipe are originals.
  6. lexington1

    The BAKER RIFLE

    Nice! I finished up my Baker a little while ago and am anxious to get out and shoot it. Of coarse I had to watch Sharpes Rifles again!
  7. lexington1

    What's the consensus on Kibler rifles Steel finish?

    I have seen many 18th century German guns that were blued.
  8. lexington1

    SOLD Samson historical coat

    PM sent.
  9. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    I wondered if maybe a wrench of some sort was made for it. I'm sure that would foul pretty quickly. I know nothing of its history. I bought it from an antique shop in Britain. It has been used quite a bit, judging from the frizzen wear.
  10. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    No, it's a mount for an 18th century ACOG. Just kidding.....
  11. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    Yes, it's just grooved so that you can see through it. This definitely came before the Ferguson design on the evolutionary scale. What's interesting is that before Turvey died he was making Ferguson like rifles with a screw breech/trigger guard.
  12. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    That's not the rear sight. The notch at the end of the breech serves as the rear sight. Also, it could be loaded as a regular muzzle loader if you didn't want to breech load it.
  13. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    Here are some additional pics
  14. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    Turvey died in 1745, so this precedes the Ferguson rifle by a few decades. The 34" barrel is approx. .75 caliber and rifled with an approx. twist of 1/48". This is a very nice handling rifle and I'll bet was quite the shooter in its day. It uses the same principle as a Ferguson in that the...
  15. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    I tried to add a video of this, but it was too large for the site. If you are on FB look for it on the Flintlock Era page. I added a bunch of pictures and a video of how it loads.
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