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  1. trettie

    Wooden Powder Flasks?

    I’ve made several wooden flasks for early period pieces. Horn is good too, wood smells better when working it. 🙂
  2. trettie

    Combat Cats Creations Engraving

  3. trettie

    Combat Cats Creations Engraving

    Decided to jazz up my matchlock a bit and had some engraving done on the lock plate. It’s after one on a 16th century snaphaunce. Excellent quality, reasonably priced. https://www.combatcatscreations.com/engraving-gallery
  4. trettie

    India-made FB site?

    “Indian Muzzleloaders”
  5. trettie

    Escopetas again

    Old Guard Manufacturing posted some new pictures to their FB page today.
  6. trettie

    Priming the pan befor loading the barrel?

    With a flintlock, if you prime first, you are depending on the integrity of the lock to hold the half-cock while you load. In the case of a matchlock, the ignition source is still in your hand, so the chance of an accidental discharge while loading is reduced. I’ve shot both ways with a...
  7. trettie

    Matchlocks at Jamestown

    It might be too narrow/specialized for a general audience, but I’d love to see something in depth on the construction and use of bandoliers of charges. I was shooting with mine a few weeks back and it struck me how much it varies from paper cartridges. Tom R.
  8. trettie

    Matchlock cord not igniting powder?

    Thanks Jay! I’ve got a pile of red oak and a coil of hemp rope ready to go.
  9. trettie

    Considering a Matchlock

    I bought my matchlock from Loyalist Arms and had no problems whatsoever. Excellent service.
  10. trettie

    Matchlocks at Jamestown

    Our friends at Jamestown Settlement, making things go boom….
  11. trettie

    Unfamiliar Matchlock Style

    A much later illustration, but the hunter’s pose is interesting.
  12. trettie

    Hello from Virginia

    Welcome from C’ville.
  13. trettie

    Powder Flasks for pre-Flintlock Arms

    Where’s the conference? Tom R.
  14. trettie

    Getting ready to shoot a matchlock as a newbie

    Shooting in rank and file, skirmishing, and yes even target shooting, you will definitely get burn holes. It may be less common when shooting by yourself from a bench.
  15. trettie

    Getting ready to shoot a matchlock as a newbie

    You don’t want to prime out of your main powder flask; if an ember should cause a flash, that much powder could give you a real bad day. If you’re using paper cartridges, you can prime off that, or a small flask with a narrow spout just for priming, or a charger with a valve that measures off a...
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