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    Aiming a Brown Bess?

    If you take a look in "Battle Weapons of the American Revolution" by George C. Neumann, you'll see than nearly all of the native made American/Colonial-made "Brown Bess" muskets had a much longer drop in the comb for much more precise aiming. My own Bess design (Pennsylvania state contract-made...
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    Rev War gunspalls vs flints

    Thanks! I've read "Colonial Frontier Guns" by Hamilton(?) many times- fascinating info. I got hooked on those gorgeous French amber flints for my .58 cal smoothbore "Partisan Musket"- very reliable, at least on my lock.
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    Missed it! Dang!

    Nope, none from the 69th that I'm aware of. The 7th Penn's great arch-rival is the 55th of Foot, out of Edina no less...... :wink: Thus, the 55th is well-stocked with posturing wealthy Tories and Burgoynish Fops of all descriptions..... :haha: Great guys, actually. Thanks to ye all for...
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    Rev War gunspalls vs flints

    As far as I'm aware, most of the musket "flints" found at Rev War encampments-both British and American- were gunspalls, not nicely knapped flints as we know them....... True or false? I've heard from the warring parties on both sides :surrender: Any commentary and/or wisdom would be...
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    Missed it! Dang!

    Well, if the Fickle Finger of Fate would have co-operated, I'd be at the ND Plainsmen Rendezvous enjoying Gary Jordahl's famed hospitality.(snivvel n bawl) Instead, I sit at this infernal machine smearing wet cartridge powder on my face....So it goes, eh? A Good Day to all my Brethren (&...
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