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  1. kruzer1

    South Dakota members

    Flexcut ( you can find them on amazon). Have had good luck with them. I'm in the central part of the state.
  2. kruzer1

    South Dakota members

    I commisiined the mechanism from Bolek in Poland (considered by many to be the best buiilder in the world). I will make everything else from scratch.
  3. kruzer1

    South Dakota members

    I like everything. I have built underhammers and a matchlock. Currently building a 16th century Spanish Miquelet and building a 16th century wheellock after that. Love shooting them all
  4. kruzer1

    South Dakota members

    I am in SD :-)
  5. kruzer1

    Escopetas again

    They just posted this post this morning
  6. kruzer1

    Escopetas again

  7. kruzer1

    Escopetas again

    Sorry must have pushed submit. They had an in house gunsmith building Miquelet's and wheelocks. I am not sure if he works there anymore but he has taken payment from me and others and failed to deliver merchandise. I paid for a wheelock mechanism in 2017 that has not been refunded or...
  8. kruzer1

    Escopetas again

    They had an inhouse gunsmith doing builds but he
  9. kruzer1

    Escopetas again

    It is frustrating that they are so hard to find. I did get this lock from Old Guard Manufacture in Poland. Currently I am in the process of building one based off a picture of one from the 1620's. They do not have a regular web page but you can find them on Facebook. They might also build one.
  10. kruzer1

    Locks & Early Arms from Old Guard Manufacture, Poland

    I have not ordered a full gun (as I prefer to build my own) however I did get a Miquelet action. It is a fine product. THey had good communication. Shipping was a tad slow but that was more on the account of customs than them .
  11. kruzer1

    Extendable stock

    Thank you for the response. Barring a trip to Europe and begging a museum to inspect some originals (not going to happen on a teachers salary with kids, lol!) that is the closest I have gotten to doing something close to period. I may have to get creative. Most of my attention has been spent...
  12. kruzer1

    Extendable stock

    While planning one of my next builds I have been studying Lavan's history of Spanish Firearms. Most of the 16th century Spanish wheellock butt stocks had a knob on the end that is described as an extendable stock. Just curious if anyone has information about them and how they worked? I...
  13. kruzer1

    need help on butt plate design

    Ok thanks- that is a good idea. Might also explain the nails in the side.
  14. kruzer1

    need help on butt plate design

    I am basing my next build around this 1620's century Spanish firearm. I am trying to figure out how to make the butt-plate. I do not know if it was brass or steel . Just looking for ideas how to replicate it. A normal butt plate is pretty straight forward but this has the metal edge around...
  15. kruzer1

    Underhammer build finished

    Not bad. Ebony is about impossible to find now but a relative had some sitting around. I just had wooden dowels that I glued into that and the forestock and glued the whole thing so it was bonded well. Actually during carving it came apart so I cheated and used epoxy the second time. Not...
  16. kruzer1

    Underhammer build finished

    I don't have time to strip mine but they are extremely simple- so simple the trigger guard is the spring for the action. If you google "underhammer disassembly" there are a few good pictures and videos.
  17. kruzer1

    Underhammer build finished

    Yes- the H&A from them. Ordered two years ago. Did my own wood though
  18. kruzer1

    Underhammer build finished

    Yes- I got the action from pectonica about two years ago. I ordered everything but wood from them. The wood I carved myself as I picked up a box of spalted maple shotgun stocks and other assorted pieces of spalted maple a few years ago and thought I would try them. Here is the rifle right...
  19. kruzer1

    Underhammer build finished

    I'm not sure if they would be considered an inline. It has a hammer coming up from the bottom so it is a more direct ignition. I figure they are superior to a modern inline as there are fewer moving parts. The trigger guard is the main spring. I built an underhammer before with a .62 cal...
  20. kruzer1

    Underhammer build finished

    Hello everyone- I've been off this forum for awhile. Life has been busy and losing my mentor (Tinker2 or William Alexander) kind of got me out of builds for awhile. But the last few months I had the bug again and finished an underhammer. I've built this less to be Historically correct and...
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