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    How to Load a Fowling-Piece

    Almost everyone will acknowledge that the use of fowlers had developed to its peak in England by the end of the 18th century. I thought some may find it interesting to read the instructions on how to load a fowling piece from an 18th century English source. This is from "An Essay On Shooting"...
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    Original rifling guide

    I had to take some photos for another forum of an original rifling guide I found in a corn crib in Kentucky in 1978. It was about to be burned with a lot of other "junk" I thought some may find it interesting. [/url][/url] Regards, Dave
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    Leather vs Lead Flint Wraps & Warranty

    I realize that this topic has been dicussed before and both sides have their points. What I am giving here is the stand on the issue by someone who most will agree is on of the finest lock makers in the country. Mr. Jim Chambers gave this answer when asked about using leather vs lead for the...
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    Teaching young folks about muzzle loaders

    I had the opportunity to teach about 20 kids about muzzle loaders yesterday. What a great experience. The ages ranged from about 11 to about 16. I was able to let them shoot my flintlock 20 gauge trade gun. Some knew a little about percussion guns but none had ever fired a flintlock. We were...
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    Simon Girty

    In the past we have discussed several notorious people from the 18th century frontier period including Simon Girty to a small degree. Simon Girty was evedently a very complex man. He is probably most famous as history has come down to us as a vicious renegade who turned on his own people. His...
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    A Crockett Bear Hunt

    Thought I would share one of David Crocketts bear hunts as published in his autobiography. I hope some of you enjoy it. Some background information it took place in the late Fall or early Winter of 1825 and Crockett found himself in the woods away from camp as night came on. The area had many...
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    A List of Recommended Carving Tools

    Here is a list of carving tools recommended to a friend of mine by Wallace Gusler former Master Gunsmith at Colonial Williamsburg. These were based on the tool marks left on a James River Basin rifle that is unsigned but is thought to have been made by John Hanna who was working in the area in...
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    Testing Flintlock Speed and Consistancy

    Recently I was reading an paper by Larry Pletcher in the Journal of Historical Armsmaking Technology Vol.4 titled "A Study of Lock Timing." Mr. Pletcher was setting up a test to compare lock speeds on 4 original flintlocks. In setting up the parameters for the test he used a properly tuned large...
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    photo test for accouterments

    My gun, bag, horn, and loading block Dave WOW! It worked!
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    English Trade Gun

    Finished an English trade gun a while back and finally got a chance to shoot it last Saturday even though it was pouring down rain. I was surprised, 23 shots with no misfires. 20 gauge Getz custom barrel 48" long, Caywood Wilson's lock. I used 80 grains of 3F goex under a .595 ball and a .025...
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    Indian gunsmiths and use of rifles

    Here is a little tid bit I found last night while looking up some information for a friend. I hope Okwaho and others may find this of some interest. "The Delaware Indians use no other than rifle-barrelled guns, having satisfied themselves that these are the best for shooting accurately. They...
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    Trade Gun Barrel Lengths

    In view of the recent discussions on this forum about the length of trade gun barrels I'm posting this here, but maybe it belongs in Historical Documentation. I found this while looking for some other information for a friend last night. This is stuff I collected about 25 years ago. I found S...
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    Hunting Tools

    With the hunting seasons starting or just around the corner, I was wondering just what accouterments others will be carrying along. By that I mean what knives or tomahawks ect.. to help you dress or take care of your game or help you in the woods. I'll try and show what I have carried over the...
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    Lancaster Screw Tip Horn

    Crockett Here are the pictures of the Lancaster Screw Tip Powder Horn that you asked for. If you have any questions or want more information please let me know. http://photobucket.com/albums/y122/dvlmstr/PowderHorn7.jpg http://photobucket.com/albums/y122/dvlmstr/PowderHorn6.jpg...
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    New here

    My name is Dave I have been shooting black powder for 40 years and making muzzle loaders for 38 years. I served a four year apprenticeship in a traditional American gun shop in the mid seventies to learn to make traditional rifles using tools and methods used in the 18th century. My interests...
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