Dear Uncleluie . Bill Large was known for his barrel added humour likley another elderly women . I some time put jests underneath the barrel s like my own snap matchlock I put " finest selected Montana barrel company 5$ reject ". because it was. Another Matchlock had "Matchlock shooters of the World Ignite !" " You have nothing to lose but your brains !" It was for a Union Rep .Another has " Build a better matchlock & the world will beat a path to your door ! ".
A group of India made but worked over till they where a fire risk Muskettoons had engraved ' Nock'. 'Egg' & ' Probin' visible. But under the cocks was 'Don't,' ' Duck' and' Keep' respectivly . The buyers might never know but some gunsmith down the years might get a laugh out of that .Off topic a bit but I once bought a Marble type match case the screw off top sort & waterproof .But it was so hard to open I took it back to the shop in Quesnel where I bought it & the shopkeeper gave me a new one that worked fine ,But he didnt want to old one & gave it me back .So as I was hitch hikeing I resolved to open it put a note inside & leave it in the roadside gravel knowing sooner or later some fellow traveller would spot it and lilkey struggle to open it up . The note said "Yes I had trouble getting it open too "! .
Regards Rudyard
