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  1. lexington1

    The BAKER RIFLE

    Have you shot yours yet? I am looking forward to shooting this one. Those Bakers should be dream hunting guns!
  2. lexington1

    The BAKER RIFLE

    Thanks! It was a TRS kit, more or less. It came with an 1823 lock kit, and I wanted to build the earlier 1805 version. So I waited for about 2 1/2 years and finally got a lock. The patchbox and lower ramrod pipe are originals.
  3. lexington1

    The BAKER RIFLE

    Nice! I finished up my Baker a little while ago and am anxious to get out and shoot it. Of coarse I had to watch Sharpes Rifles again!
  4. lexington1

    What's the consensus on Kibler rifles Steel finish?

    I have seen many 18th century German guns that were blued.
  5. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    I wondered if maybe a wrench of some sort was made for it. I'm sure that would foul pretty quickly. I know nothing of its history. I bought it from an antique shop in Britain. It has been used quite a bit, judging from the frizzen wear.
  6. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    No, it's a mount for an 18th century ACOG. Just kidding.....
  7. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    Yes, it's just grooved so that you can see through it. This definitely came before the Ferguson design on the evolutionary scale. What's interesting is that before Turvey died he was making Ferguson like rifles with a screw breech/trigger guard.
  8. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    That's not the rear sight. The notch at the end of the breech serves as the rear sight. Also, it could be loaded as a regular muzzle loader if you didn't want to breech load it.
  9. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    Here are some additional pics
  10. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    Turvey died in 1745, so this precedes the Ferguson rifle by a few decades. The 34" barrel is approx. .75 caliber and rifled with an approx. twist of 1/48". This is a very nice handling rifle and I'll bet was quite the shooter in its day. It uses the same principle as a Ferguson in that the...
  11. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    I tried to add a video of this, but it was too large for the site. If you are on FB look for it on the Flintlock Era page. I added a bunch of pictures and a video of how it loads.
  12. lexington1

    Wm Turvey Rifle

    Here is a Wm Turvey breechloading rifle.
  13. lexington1

    Making a Pattern 1756 Long Land British Musket

    Thank you very much for this write up Dave. I'm trying to wrap up my Winter projects and this article is very timely!
  14. lexington1

    Leonard Day swivel gun .40 - need help to make a correct ramrod

    Really you could just make up a ramrod on it with brass tips. On my swivel breech the rod is tapered, being .349 on the top and .265 on the bottom. It is for a .50 caliber gun, but I would guess that it might have the same thimbles.
  15. lexington1

    What mistakes have you noticed in movies/tv shows that happen in the BP era like Daniel Boone, Patriot etc?

    I could probably go on all night, but this is my latest favorite. The 'scoped' Baker rifle from the movie Napoleon. A beautiful Baker rifle, but What? is going on with that scope????
  16. lexington1

    Herman Rupp 1793 Build

    Great rifle!
  17. lexington1

    Baker rifle

    😁 I bet you would be right! But the one set that never arrived was from across the pond.
  18. lexington1

    Baker rifle

    Another Winter project finished! Finally finished up my 1805 TRS Baker rifle. I started this almost two years ago, but most of the time was waiting for the lock castings and a couple of minor parts to arrive from two different parts suppliers. One set of castings never has arrived. The patchbox...
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