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  1. BCarp

    17th C. English Dog-Lock Musket

    Recently finished for me! Repro based on an original piece (pic included) from the Dunster Castle armoury, an English musket from the second half of the 1600s. Dog-lock from The Rifle Shoppe (early type with lateral sear), .75 caliber 44" Hoyt barrel, walnut stock, hand-forged furniture...
  2. BCarp

    Quick Fuse

    I used to mess around making “quills” but now I just cut 3” lengths of this fuse. Touch it with your slowmatch and ignition is instantaneous. https://cannonfuse.com/cannon-fuse/white-safety-fuse-3-4-sec-ft-quick-fuse
  3. BCarp

    Club-butt Militia Musket

    Recently completed for me by my good friend, and builder extraordinaire, Kevin Dougherty of Brackney, PA. New England militia musket ca. 1740s, the concept being a colonial re-stock of an older British military lock and London-made fowler barrel. ”George I” lock from The Rifle Shoppe, Don Getz...
  4. BCarp

    Feeding a 10 gauge

    Fowler/musket just under way, with a talented friend doing the build. Based on an early 18th c. New England piece, it will have a maple stock, a Don Getz 10 ga. bbl, 42” and “squared” at the breech, sheet iron furniture, and a monster “George I” era lock (#636 from TRS). So, that .775 bore…...
  5. BCarp

    SOLD English Long Fowler, 20 Gauge Smoothbore

    SALE PENDING! English-type fowling piece, built from a Jim Chambers parts set many moons ago by Mr. Dave Muns of Minnesota. 20 ga. Getz barrel, 46” oct-rnd with wedding band. Chambers Round-face English lock. Black walnut stock. Brass furniture. Engraving by Mr. Jim Filipski added later. Small...
  6. BCarp

    WITHDRAWN English Flat-faced Musket Lock

    Seeking a late 17th - early 18th century type English lock, musket-sized and flat-faced, with reinforced cock. Can be a dog-lock…or not! The early style Sea-Service lock is a good example (see pic). This will be for an early 18th c. New England militia musket project. Not interested in one of...
  7. BCarp

    Something completely different...!

    Dog-lock blunderbuss, India-made, refinished and "de-farbed", and a swivel mount added. Will be mounted on the front of my boat for use at reenactment events with a water-borne element. (I expect the usual comments about flintlocks from the Asian subcontinent, but this thing sparks like crazy...
  8. BCarp

    SOLD Repro Naval Cutlass, Mid-18th C. Design

    Reproduction mid-18th C. naval cutlass with bone grip, a pretty faithful copy of this original (exact same dimensions, too!): http://www.thepirateslair.com/9-rev-...4C5P8M970p_d_Y Unknown maker. Has the appearance of a production sword (Italian? Indian? Spanish?) but I've never seen one like...
  9. BCarp

    SOLD F/S English Sporting Rifle, .62 Caliber

    For sale, a custom-made English Sporting Rifle by Kevin Dougherty of Brackney, PA. Mid-18th C. styling; English walnut stock; 31 inch .62 caliber Rice bbl tapered and flared w/ round-bottomed rifling; Jim Chambers "Round Faced English" lock; steel fowler-style furniture with aged finish; bone...
  10. BCarp

    SOLD F/S English Sporting Rifle, .62 Cal

    For sale, a custom-made English Sporting Rifle by Kevin Dougherty of Brackney, PA. Mid-18th C. styling; English walnut stock; 31 inch .62 caliber Rice bbl tapered and flared w/ round-bottomed rifling; Jim Chambers "Round Faced English" lock; steel fowler-style furniture with aged finish; bone...
  11. BCarp

    17th Century New England Event

    “Two Worlds Meet” -- Native American and Colonial Encampment For our first public event of the season, the Daniel Benton Homestead Museum welcomes Native American and English colonial reenactors who portray life in 17th century New England. The talented interpreters in period clothing will...
  12. BCarp

    1600s Musket

    Here's my new toy for this period: mid-1600s "English Lock" musket; .75 cal 46" Colerain bbl, Leonard Day lock.
  13. BCarp

    17th C. Dog-Lock

    Need the proper lock for a new build. (I realize the Rifle Shoppe has castings and assembled locks, but they require eons to fill an order, LOL!)
  14. BCarp

    .62 caliber wallop!

    Picked up my new piece today! Mid-18th C. "English Sporting Rifle"; 31" Rice barrel: .62 caliber, tapered and flared, with round bottom rifling; Jim Chambers round-faced English lock; English walnut stock. Built by my good friend - and skilled gunsmith! - W Kevin Dougherty, of Brackney, PA.
  15. BCarp

    New Swivel

    Picked up this little guy at a good price. 15" bbl with a steel-lined .75 caliber bore. Looks like a South Bend barrel, but there are no markings. It will be swivel-mounted on my boat. A friend is making the yoke and tiller for it: Finished some implements for it today. Next up, a linstock!
  16. BCarp

    Glued trunnions?

    These are good-looking guns, but the trunnions are glued into sockets on the barrel with JB Weld. Is this reliable? http://www.kansascannonworks.com/Kansas_Cannon_Works/Cannons.html
  17. BCarp

    Original Flask; needs repair!

    Picked up a nice, original leather-covered flask in need of a couple fixes to be fully functional: - spring needs replacing (the original broke at the spring screw) - one of the side suspension rings and its mount is missing Know of anyone who can do this work for me? Here's a pic:
  18. BCarp

    Punching 16 ga. wads

    This may sound like stupid, basic questions, but here goes. I have a 17mm wad punch on the way for producing my own wads for my 16 gauge fowler. I've never owned a punch before, nor made my own wads. What do I place beneath the material I'm actual punching in order to not damage the punch...
  19. BCarp

    .590 ball source?

    Where can I acquire some cast .590 size balls without having to mold them myself? I have an address on file for Eddie May in GA, but don't know if he's still in business....
  20. BCarp

    Tentsmiths

    Just have to put in a plug for Tentsmiths, creators of all manner of historic tents: http://tentsmiths.com/ We've owned two of there models for years, a "1780 American" wedge and one of the big "Museum Wedges." The latter required some repairs after nearly 20 years of use. Tentsmiths...
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