Simply gorgeous. I want one.
I loved the taste of that medicine! I always wanted more.
Good question! I have a 200+/- year old flintlock that sparks beautifully to this day. I doubt it ever had to be re-hardened, and it certainly...
Yes, a beat to hell and back .75 caliber coach gun a few times just for the experience, but only with blanks, or a few .36 round ball thrown in....
You say you took it to a guy who works on them a little, not muck (much?). Did he check to see if there was a load in the barrel?
I'll be moving to the Orlando area by next summer.
Welcome! I have to admit, I half expected an entirely different subject matter when I first read the title of your post.
Regarding pricing, why does Pedersoli sell for a grand while Mirokus sell for about half that? From what I've been reading, the Mirokus seem to...
I spoke to a friend of mine today who just so happens to have .58 caliber minies and also musket caps, so I'll be getting together with him and...
Lots of good info here. Thanks to all the contributors, as I am pretty much in the same boat as the OP, as a newbie to percussion.
The #11 looked like a little cup. It did not have flanges. The shop I went to did have some on the shelf with the flanges, but he didn't try any...
Nice find! I'd definitely have to shoot it.
And me being new to this, I wouldn't either! With that said, he did remove the cap from a tin that was clearly marked as #11. Before I run off...
Obviously I still have some figuring out to do, as this is my first foray into the world of percussion. With that said, if the #11 caps were too...
Good catch. Sigh...
I think you (and the others) are correct. It looked like a smoothbore to me, because the unmentionable rifles I am used to have very pronounced...
It is joined here, hidden by the middle band... [img]
Yes, it is a smoothbore.
Yes, #11 caps were too large. They would just fall off if I tipped the musket. Perhaps the original owner replaced the nipple?
Thank you, gentlemen. I almost forgot to ask, what caps would this take? I stopped at a place that had #11 caps, and they were too large.
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