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  1. Flint62Smoothie

    Now THIS was one heck of a ‘flash in the pan’!

    My copy of the alleged ‘Mayflower’ (think Pilgrims, etc.) wheellock carbine, as built by Brian Anderson, has never failed to fire or has never had a flash in the pan. Tonight at the range, other guys shooting were absolutely fascinated by the 460-year old technology. And of course, as fate...
  2. Flint62Smoothie

    Vintage tool for working leather?

    The tips or points appear to make this be a ‘French style’ leather pricking punch … but I’ve never seen one so wide. There are 2 rows of staggered ‘teeth’ and the tool is marked as ‘11’, and there are 11 teeth per inch. The tool head is ~5-1/8” wide. So a leather spacing tool is my best guess...
  3. Flint62Smoothie

    That’ll stick!!!!!

    The 1st station at yesterdays Woodswalk was a hanging log ~ 8” wide … and it would swing and turn wildly if you had a glancing blow or a stick out on the edge. I not only scored on the 2 hits with both knife and hatchet, but look how square to the block the sticks were! I doubt I will ever...
  4. Flint62Smoothie

    Proofing charges of original Matchlock barrels

    Proofing info from the book, Indian & Oriental Armour, by Lord Egerton, 1896, when discussing the quality of the Indian arms, as beginning on Page 60 of the document (Pg 74 of the PDF). Many thanks to RickyStl for the link! FYI, the PDF is available FREE online @...
  5. Flint62Smoothie

    Now THIS wheellock would hurt a LH'd shooter!

    Wheellock Arquebus, Italy, circa 1625 to 1630 - Museum of Paris Now admittedly I like the below mentioned body parts of a certain persuasion in my face as much as the next guy ... but this is NOT for those shooting left-handed! :ghostly: "This arquebus appears to come from Southern Italy and...
  6. Flint62Smoothie

    GROW our sport - Invite a New Member to join you shootin’!

    That’s what I did … his 1st woodswalk and @Shooter66 had a GREAT TIME!
  7. Flint62Smoothie

    Suggestions for 'old time' dark/black stain or dye?

    FYI, my friend @tarawa1943 on here just picked up this fishtail-stocked matchlock with a nice dark stain on it. Such early arms were often 'blackened', for lack of better words. Anyone have any suggestions for such a dark or black dye/stain from real world experience? Thanks in advance!
  8. Flint62Smoothie

    14th Century Ming Dynasty 3 Barreled Hand Cannon

    Could be your’s! https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1044402922
  9. Flint62Smoothie

    Spring BP Shoot & Primitive Camp - 18-21 April 2024 (Townsend, MA)

    On the grounds of the Townsend Rod & Gun Club. This BP shoot has one of, if not THE BEST woodswalk course in New England! Use the address of 46 Emery Road, in Townsend, and follow the road PAST the Clubhouse until you see the practice range on the Left and a covered Pavillion by a pond, on the...
  10. Flint62Smoothie

    Spring BP Shoot & Primitive Camp - 18-21 April 2024 (Townsend, MA)

    On the grounds of the Townsend Rod & Gun Club. This BP shoot has one of, if not THE BEST woodswalk course in New England! Use the address of 46 Emery Road, in Townsend, and follow the road PAST the Clubhouse until you see the practice range on the Left and a covered Pavillion by a pond, on the...
  11. Flint62Smoothie

    Wachusett Mountainmen - BP Shoot & Primitive Camp - 13/14 April 2024 (Leominster, MA)

    On the grounds of the Leominster Sportsman's Association, Leominster, MA. Use the address of 1400 Elm Street in Leominster, there is a sign for the BP area right opposite the house @ 1400.
  12. Flint62Smoothie

    Wachusett Mountainmen - BP Shoot & Primitive Camp - 13/14 April 2024 (Leominster, MA)

    On the grounds of the Leominster Sportsman's Association, Leominster, MA. Use the address of 1400 Elm Street in Leominster, there is a sign for the BP area right opposite the house @ 1400.
  13. Flint62Smoothie

    New Goex powder vs. the Old Goex powder

    A friend sent me this and has asked if anyone else has run into this? Note, yes he loads by volume, but tunes his fire locks to a specific chaerge 'by weight, when he does his load development for the utmost in accuracy. Don't flame me ... am just curious what other have experienced. I advised...
  14. Flint62Smoothie

    Breech-loading hand gonne from 1480

    Gotta put this somewhere in the build schedule ... a MUST have!
  15. Flint62Smoothie

    One of the 1st Hand Gonnes - Tannenberg Castle replica, circa late 1300s

    Just completed the staining of the tiller for this one, but I need to find a blacksmith to make me a proper SPIKE tip. This is a 62-caliber brass barrel model, that TRS used to sell for $200 (they unfortunately don't list it anymore), that is very similar to the gonne found in the ruins of...
  16. Flint62Smoothie

    German 54-Caliber Buchsflinte (A Dbl-Barreled Cape Gun)

    A Double-Barrel (Smoothbore & Rifled) Side-by-Side Percussion Sporting Arm FYI, I bought this for a song from a local/modern 'toy' shop that has ZERO idea about anything of the real powdah that be black. I had a collector friend in Germany take a look at all of the extensive photos I had sent...
  17. Flint62Smoothie

    Be AWARE, be VERY cautious if looking at something from a French auction house!

    Recommend you really do some soul searching and wallet assessment before buying an antique fire lock from any French auction house! I am glad I had asked 1st, because I really wanted to bid on an 'Eprouvette', which is a black powdah tester that looks like a pistol, but has in fact a little...
  18. Flint62Smoothie

    Lock displays ...

    FYI, those clear plastic/acrylic plate or baseball card holders/stands make nice stands to display MZL locks!
  19. Flint62Smoothie

    NE Colonial Trade Show in Dover, NH - Sat/Sun March 9 & 10th, 2024

    This is a GREAT show and get-together for those MZL enthusiasts within driving distance! NOTE - Due to the leap year, they got the dates wrong on the flyer published in Nov/Dev 2023 Muzzleloader magazine, but it is in fact a Saturday and Sunday show! Edit: Flyer corrected below ...
  20. Flint62Smoothie

    NE Colonial Trade Show in Dover, NH - Sat/Sun March 8 & 9th, 2024

    This is a GREAT show and get-together for those MZL enthusiasts within driving distance!
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