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  1. tarawa1943

    Original British Brunswick P-1841 type Early Model Officer Musket - Untouched Condition (Smoothbore)

    Starbond and sawdust is a magic combination. I buy Starbond by the pint and fill the small bottles myself. The Starbond thin is a great wood finish.
  2. tarawa1943

    Antique Gun Dealers

    My buddy lives near their shop and just traded his old Japanese Matchlock even for a nice India Pattern Brown Bess. He said that the actual shop. is like a museum.
  3. tarawa1943

    Joann's - what am I doing wrong ?

    I went to JoAnns to get some pillow ticking. They didn’t know what I was talking about. Of course when I entered the store there was a larger than life employee recruiting sign. I couldn’t tell by the picture who or what they were looking to hire. They are so woke, I won’t be going back.
  4. tarawa1943

    Antique Gun Dealers

    I don’t know if mentioning a specific dealer is ok or not, But the Collectors Armoury in California has a website loaded with arms and armor from every era. Awesome site.
  5. tarawa1943

    Proper metal finish for matchlock

    I understand original guns left in the white, but the Indian guns look like the bumper of a 57 Chevy.
  6. tarawa1943

    Comments on this wheelock?

    I purchased cube pyrite also on ebay. There is a diamond wheel on Amazon that fits the dremel quick release attachment. It cuts the cubes like butter. You have to wear a mask because it is extremely dusty. The same wheel was mentioned above.
  7. tarawa1943

    Matchlock Question

    Awesome site. Thanks!!!!
  8. tarawa1943

    Matchlock Question

    A little while back I picked up a matchlock casting kit from another forum’s classifieds section. It is one from the Rifle Shop. I am not sure exactly how it goes together, but at first it needs a lot of cleaning up. Filing, grinding and polishing! Fast forward a week or two and I have the...
  9. tarawa1943

    Proper metal finish for matchlock

    I don’t like the shiny “India Polish” that came on my black stocked matchlock. Just for fun I used Jax on it. No real special prep other than some scotch brite. I evened the finish out the best I could with some 000 steel wool. It’s got that old mottled look.
  10. tarawa1943

    More gun clutter

    I have some black, but I will probably use a reddish mahogany sawdust and glue mix Inletting is fairly close and i dusted it with saw dust and it filled nicely. I can make a sawdust slurry to make it permsnent.
  11. tarawa1943

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Inlayed an oval piece of brass into an Indian made Jaeger that was missing it.
  12. tarawa1943

    More gun clutter

    The Jaeger was missing the oval inlay in the wrist. I made one today. I am not good at inlaying and though it is the worst metal to wood fit on the whole gun, it looks good to me!
  13. tarawa1943

    More gun clutter

    Why…it’s a sickness. Really just buying up some NOS inventory from a friend. Hard to pass up cheap guns ……. even Indian made ones. Charleville and Jaeger.
  14. tarawa1943

    More gun clutter

    My FedEx delivery today.
  15. tarawa1943

    "Gun locks, gun locks? We don't need no stinkin' gun locks!"

    I may have posted pics on the cannon forum.
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