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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?

    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?

    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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    wheellock safety-how made?

    I recently took up a rebuilding some of the parts on a Lauber design lock I had built. I'm getting good results using a piece of what I call 'sand dollar' pyrite. I've seen a number of pictures of locks with a 'safety' slide but can't figure out how to build one, or exactly how they work. Any...
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    Wheellock holster drawing

    Saw this while researching the net. I don't know if this drawn from an actual holster, or not. Anyone seen an actual picture?
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    swivel breech rifles-joining barrels?

    What ways are there to join the muzzle end of barrels such that they can be separated for cleaning, etc.
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    French designed wheellocks?

    I've read how the French designs mounted the mainspring and axle within the stock, using a bearing plate opposite/left side of the lock. Supposedly this allowed a more slender stock...maybe other advantages? I'm wondering in what way they 'pinned' the mainspring....just a pin in front of the...
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    Making flask fittings?

    I first saw pictures of the rather famous 'Adam and Eve' staghorn flasks and really like the idea of carving the horn. I happened upon pics shown below of this magnificent work.....of course, it has a $14,000+ price tag! The silver pouring mechanism is very unusual, must be a sort of crescent...
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    Guns of Lonesome Dove?

    This past Sat. CMT ran the whole LD series most of the day in, I guess, Hi Def. I've seen it several times and have a copy, but the clarity made it seem brand new. The question: What pistol is Gus carrying? At one point it looks like a Walker (based on the grip design), in another close-up...
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    'Shot' by a Baby Paterson.

    Well guys, I may claim bragging rights as being the only guy around hit by a Baby Paterson round! After finally finishing my mostly scratchbuilt No.1...I didn't make the cylinder, I had to load her up and go shoot it.......if only once! The little cylinder will barely hold 4 or 5 grains of...
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    Proper forcing cone?

    I noticed on a SAA site discussion of forcing cones being cut from 5 to 18 degrees and one recommendation to 'polish' that up with an 82 deg taper. What's best for our guns? What kind of reamer/tool is best used?
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    Hands and cylinder rachets?

    Recently, I read a synopsis of a book pertaining to 'smithing' Colt SA's. There was reference to 'the three types of hands'. Without recalling specifics, I've encountered different types of rachet designs in pistols. My observation, though limited, is Colt rachets seem to have two facets: one...
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    Cylinder problem.....depth of nipples.

    I tried test firing a new pistol with no load, only caps. It was driving me nuts, looking at numerous options, and using candle soot thinking all kinds of potential problems. One cylinder would fire, the rest wouldn't. I finally looked at the 'working' chamber and it became obvious! The nipple...
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    No. 10 & 11 cap sizes?

    I have a small older pistol I wanted to test with only a cap. I only had some no. 10 caps. They didn't want to fit the nipple very well...didn't want to go forward on the nipple. They would actually protrude back into the recoil shield, such that I couldn't turn the cylinder. I wound up...
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    Hardening/tempering internal parts?

    So, we have the bolt, sear, hand,and maybe a new hammer cam. It would appear obvious the bolt is perhaps primarily a spring so I'll assume we start there. What about the rest? Seems if the hand is too hard, it will wear the 'rachet', sear too hard..wear the hammer. Rules, thoughts, humble...
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    'Thinning' a mainspring?

    I've got two 'Paterson' replica pistols with the traditional 'V' springs. Of all my BP pistols, the mainsprings are bears to cock. They slip on the 'L' lugs integral to the grip frame. I'd like to lighten the tension, but not sure whether to try grinding.....or exactly where to grind. or how...
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    Wheellock sear mechanics?

    Looking at the various pics/drawings of wheellocks, I'm having some confusion in understanding the exact mechanics of how the spanned wheel is released. It appears the internal sear spring is designed to engage the detent in the wheel and hold it via the trigger lever. When the trigger is...
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    Inletting a tapered barrel?

    Any tips, tutorials, etc., for inletting a tapered barrel, especially doing the 'heavy work' with a router?
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    Make an 'Ivory' stock?

    I've long been fascinated by the idea of making an ivory pistol stock. Obviously, real ivory would be almost impossible to tinker with. My thought was to cast a resin, suitably pigmented and go from there. I've found a couple of 'recipes' on the net. I'm curious if you Gents have any thoughts...
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    A Lauber that works!

    Well after almost two years..off and on...I finally got the Lauber to work. Without the pan cover, and with flint (called French Amber). The main poblem is the chain comes off when unwinding but I think if it were properly fitted into the stock, whereby the wood would cause the chain to bottom...
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