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    Tumbler hardening/tempering

    I had to make a new tumbler for a flintlock musket. The new piece fits and works well but it is made from O-1 oil hardening tool steel which is still quite soft as I haven't hardened it yet. I have an electric furnace (small pottery kiln) so I can heat it to 1500F and oil quench to harden it...
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    Wall hanger or shooter?

    A friend is considering buying a musket from another friend to use for shooting blanks at reenactments, but I question its safety. Points I note are: 1) The octagon and round parts of the barrel seem to be welded or threaded together. There is a noticeable bump on the inside of the barrel...
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    Cannon Paintball?

    I have a 3 pounder and I am interested in making some paintball like shot for it. I got some plastic firework shells from cannonfuse.com that should fit with a fair amount of windage. Winding them with string will let me adjust windage as well as add a little strength. Now I am wondering what...
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    Restoring chipped tumbler

    I have a Japanese Bess with a chipped tumbler. Most of the half cock notch lip is gone. Is there anywhere I can buy a tumbler to fit? Would it be a good idea to build up the metal of the old tumbler with something like a TIG welder and file it back to shape? Is anybody good with TIG willing...
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    Strength of Curly wood?

    I have heard from some that curly or birdseye wood has better impact strength than straight grain, and that, in addition to appearance, is why it is used on expensive guns. Others say that straight grain is essential for maximum strength, and fancy grains are just for vanity. Has anybody here...
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    Flashguard on a Charleville

    I am having difficulty with putting a flashguard on my MVT Charly. Using the usual flashguard if I tighten the frizzen screw enough to stop the guard from moving I squeeze the frizzen between the lockplate and the brass pan lug which makes the frizzen movement too tight. These is slight...
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    Dimensions of Revwar Navy Cutlass

    Does anyone know where I can get the dimensions of an 18th century navy or privateer cutlass? I want to build one and I have a source for the blade. But I only have photos and sketches of the hilt, nothing I can put a ruler to. Thanks, SherpaDoug
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    Historic flint quality?

    A web site called International Military Antiques (www.ima-usa.com) is selling what they claim are original Brown Bess flints from around 1800 that were in a military stockpile to defend England from Napoleon. At $3 each the price isn't too bad for a real antique, but then I looked at their...
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    Queen Anne unscrewable barrels?

    I am contemplating making a good quality duckfoot pistol. My though was to start with a Queen Anne style pistol kit, buy several extra barrels, and make the complex breech block from scratch. But none of the Queen Anne pistol kits I see have unscrewable barrels. Is there a reason for this...
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    Pistol wadding for reenacting?

    I don't want to get anyone in trouble, but I have seen more than one experienced reenactor last weekend wearing their flintlock pistol on their belt (muzzle down), pull out said pistol, pull back the hammer, and fire a loud report. I didn't notice and wadding come out, and us musket men in the...
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    Fitting a bayonet to a Brown Bess

    I have a bayonet that almost fits but is a little loose and the tube is a little long for my TRS Brown Bess. I think I will be cutting a 1/4" out of the middle and brazing it back together to get the length right. then I will line the tube with a good epoxy like JB weld and then sand the ID to...
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    Simulating recoil

    Last night I was watching Master & Commander. This morning I was firing blanks in a friends 3 pound bronze Verbrugen. Something was missing...The RECOIL!!! Is there a relatively safe way to add recoil to a blank charge? Has anyone tried firing sand or water to get some kick without...
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    Bronze for a barrel

    Enco (www.use-enco,com) has cored bronze rounds on sale. They say they are SAE 660 44,000 PSI, impact wear and corrosion resistant. Does anyone have a feel if these would be suitable for a blunderbuss, pistol, or small cannon barrel? Specifically I am looking at #510-1878 for a 12" 75 cal...
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    Smoothbore vs. Paintball

    talk-ML-172739-ML- Mostly "Paintball"
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    How do you clean your smoothie?

    I have been shooting Bess type flintlocks for a little over a year now, and I think I have boiled down the contradictory advice and gotten good at cleaning them. I would still like to know what others do or think of what I do. Most of my shooting is blanks, but I do a little target shooting and...
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    Bulk Powder Storage

    How do um..er..our friends store powder, especially when your club orders a 25 pound case and it will be a while till your friend can distribute it to the members? I hear that at least in Massachusetts you can keep 2 pounds bulk plus lots of cartridges in your home. Above that you are supposed...
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    Reenacting a bayonet charge

    An incident came up at a Revwar event but I am interested to hear what other eras may say as well. Say you have two ranks of troops in a narrow street. The street is too narrow to form one rank. When the order comes to fix bayonets and charge what should the second rank do? We kind of...
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    Authentic popcorn?

    Does anyone know when popcorn was available? I know the Aztecs had it in the 1600's. And it became popular in the US in the late 1800's. Does anyone know if it was plausibly available in colonial times? :thanks:
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    Stuck rammer thimble

    I have a Brown Bess from a Riffle Shoppe kit. The rammer sticks in the entry thimble (the long one nearest the trigger) so I want to remove it and see if there is mold flash or something stuck in it. The other thimbles come off easily by removing the pin and giving a whack with a light mallet...
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    Removing black paint from cast iron?

    I have a nice cast iron teapot from Ebay but it has been painted black. What is the best way to remove the paint? I have access to a small sandblaster I will try at lunch time.
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