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Rudyard
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RRudyard replied to the thread A strange snapping matchlock musket at the Met.Dear Pukka No problemo I know your busy Ime busy & I dont have to rassle a farm & gobs of critters' Re the pin no cant say ime aware...
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RRudyard reacted to Sam squanch's post in the thread Anyone ever try hunting with a matchlock? with
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I’m sure that matchlocks were banged up for poor hunters and for kids who adults didn’t trust with a very expensive newfangled snaphaunce…… -
RI grind my matchlock priming powder to almost dust with a marble in a wooden bowl. Many matchlocks had a big priming pan with an “X”...
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RRudyard replied to the thread A strange snapping matchlock musket at the Met.Dear Toot. The only sort of matchlock that has a built in pancover that automatically is slid away to uncover the primeing pan I knew...
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RRudyard reacted to Craig "Wildcat" Wilcox's post in the thread A strange snapping matchlock musket at the Met with Like.
Richard, it is no wonder about the different names for items in "India". There are, I think 26 different "states", or what used to be...
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RRudyard reacted to TobJohn's post in the thread A strange snapping matchlock musket at the Met with Like.
I missed that detail. Fascinating design!
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RRudyard reacted to TobJohn's post in the thread A strange snapping matchlock musket at the Met with Like.
The Met has a beautiful collection of arms and armor. Really justifies guns as art.
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RRudyard replied to the thread Snap vs sear type matchlocks.Well that's good you don't need the snap lock .Ime easy but use both making no claim to advance either, But much depends on...
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RFlint, I do not know what sort of a spring is in your snaplock, but it should be very light, so no jarring at all as the trigger is...
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RMost target matchlocks- as opposed to ones for war- were snappers. And they were made and used into the 1700’s. Less of a jarring of the...
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RI think TobJohn did a wonderful job of explaining the differences! Yes a snapping lock can put out the slow match due to it smashing...
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RI was wondering about pros and cons of snapping matchlocks compared to the sear/squeeze lever ones. Seems like the snapping system was...
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RRudyard reacted to Grenadier1758's post in the thread Watched the 5 Round Speed Shooting Challenge today.... with Like.
Or a B27 size "French Froggy" target for those of us that reenact the Seven Years War. Then, if it wasn't for "British Billy", we would...
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RRudyard reacted to RAEDWALD's post in the thread Watched the 5 Round Speed Shooting Challenge today.... with Like.
I emigrated to France but am back in Blighty bringing up two of our grandchildren. In my local small town park each year is a...
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RRudyard reacted to mushka's post in the thread Watched the 5 Round Speed Shooting Challenge today.... with Like.
I think that if the French or the British had defeated us. or the indians, we probably wouldn't be re- enacting anything looking at the...
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