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    Pilgrim guns

    Good tv show on 'History Channel' Thanksgiving eve called 'Saints and Strangers'....I think. Lots of matchlocks. Seems they always had their weapons ready to go....Hhhhm. How long does the wick smolder? BTW, I thought the 'Mayflower wheellock' was well documented...not so I guess. Bill
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    Wheellock Reliability

    Hopefully we can all look forward for some new 'eye candy' for Christmas! Best Wishes!
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    wheellock 'pommel' holster?

    Thanks for the pics/info! I don't have a horse either and only have one gonne...... More pics are always nice though these are enough that I follow the construction. Maybe others will get the inspiration, too. I was thinking of ways to make a form to wet mold the leather to shape. I have a book...
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    wheellock 'pommel' holster?

    Wondering if anyone has made one, or has one, of these? I think someone posted a pic of one here way back...had bearskin flap. I'd like to try making one for myself and trying to think through a pattern. Bill
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    French wheellock?

    I was sitting here studying my stock the other evening and think I understand how it could be done. The lock fits to the side, therefore, it would seem to follow the MS would be to the side. I think the mainspring could be a bit narrower, given it will be a good bit longer. If one can offset the...
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    French wheellock?

    At first glance this seemed pretty straight forward. Then I put the trigger only in my stock and thought......Hhhm! How'd they get the spring in or around the top pivoted trigger? Narrow spring, groove/slot in the mainspring, bend the trigger sideways 'U' shape around it. I'm guessing the sear...
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    French wheellock?

    Thanks Dave! If I understand this correctly they would carve out a narrow(?) 'trench' from back to front wherein the MS would essentially drop in. The pin then goes through the stock, and the lengthy trigger guard covers the opening. I made most of a rather smallish stock copying from a...
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    French wheellock?

    Has anyone seen the inner workings of the smaller French style wheely? Specifically I'm trying to figure out how the mainspring is held back into the stock. Pictures show they are pinned, with a wide axle and an external bearing plate on the opposite side. I can't tell if the mainspring is a...
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    Lauber wheellock..why flint?

    I guess the conclusion is: flint sheers/chips the steel; sufficiently hardened steel sheers/chips pyrites....at least in theory. I wasn't purposefully trying to draw to pale blue, just so frustrated with the thing. Another question goes to the shape of the wheel. Every wheel appears to be made...
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    Lauber wheellock..why flint?

    I looked this up, never thought, or considered, red or white sparks. Apparently, the red sparks are hotter! Interesting.
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    Lauber wheellock..why flint?

    Actually, the spark appears more red! I turned the lights out to watch. So, the obvious question, "what difference does it make"......some humor here, maybe!
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    Lauber wheellock..why flint?

    White, Not exactly a shower, but enough to ignite the powder. Interestingly enough, the pieces of pyrite (sand dollar type) work very well in my flintlock pistols! Bill
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    Lauber wheellock..why flint?

    Thanks for the comments. In part, I'm still trying to grasp the relationship of the wheel/pyrites. I notice Mohs scale, I think I recall, lists flint at hardness of 7 and pyrite 6.5-7. And, Wulf, I have tried the torch 'flints' and get a weak spark but not enough to ignite the 3F powder. A...
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    Lauber wheellock..why flint?

    After putting this lock away for a long time, I decided to drag it out and try once again to get it to work. I have, I guess, 3 types of pyrites: cubes, the porous chunks and pieces of 'sand dollar' type. The only consistency I can get is with a piece of flint! This is the rather transluscent...
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    Uberti 1862 pocket not detonating caps

    I have one I bought at a gun show years ago. Would not work either! After much work, I realized the hammer was not falling quite far enough to ignite the caps. I filed a small amount off the recoil pad, near the top.....works every time! One of my favorites. Try, with caps only, backing the...
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