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  1. Notchy Bob

    Jackie Brown "Carolina Smoothbore"

    Our forum brother, @bornintheussr , started a thread about a really cool pistol he had acquired, and we were able to confirm that it had been made by Jackie Brown, a muzzleloading gunmaker in northern Mississippi. Check it out here: my new pistol Over the course of that discussion, I...
  2. Notchy Bob

    Question for Professional Leatherworkers

    Folks, I have questions about a piece of brass hardware, and where to get it. I ran across this listing on an auction site, for a shot pouch and powder horn with native provenance: This was on the Cowan's Auction website, which appears to have gone under, but I managed to save a couple of...
  3. Notchy Bob

    Liver-Eating Johnson in True West Magazine

    I'll confess... I'm a True West subscriber. Some issues don't have much to offer, but this month (December 2023) they have Liver-Eating Johnson on the cover: There is an interesting article about him in the magazine, with somewhat limited text but a bunch of period paintings By A.J. Miller...
  4. Notchy Bob

    Is the Recently-Discovered Beckwourth Rifle the One Jim Is Holding in His Portrait?

    Several years ago, a rifle came to light that the owner believes once belonged to James Beckwourth, the mountain man. This rifle has been discussed several times on this and other forums, and Muzzleloader magazine had a nice full-page write-up in their May/June 2015 issue. The information they...
  5. Notchy Bob

    CLOSED “Man At Arms” Magazine, Jan/Feb 1988, Vol. 10, No.1

    Hello, friends As noted in the title of this thread, I would like to buy a clean copy of the January/February 1988 issue of Man At Arms magazine, Volume 10, #1. I‘m not sure, but I think the cover of this issue has an image of a buckskin jacket with a tack-decorated Winchester rifle lying...
  6. Notchy Bob

    Missouri State Rifle in "The American Rifleman"

    I just got the September 2023 issue of The American Rifleman yesterday, and in amongst all the usual fluff, I found this: A full page devoted to the new Missouri state rifle (a Hawken, of course) and the bench copy of the original rifle made by Missouri artisan/gunsmith, Bob Browner. I've...
  7. Notchy Bob

    New Advertisement Here on the Forum?

    Today, for the first time, I’m seeing an ENORMOUS ad for a break-action inline black powder “shotgun pistol” near the bottom of every page on the Muzzleloading Forum. It more than fills the screen on my iPad and I find it acutely annoying, for a variety of reasons. Is there some way to make it...
  8. Notchy Bob

    T/C Mainspring Compression Tool

    I recently acquired a "beater" T/C Hawken that I have taken on as a project gun. I have owned a T/C Renegade and a Seneca for years, but have only taken them down enough for detail cleaning after shooting and I've never tried disassembling a T/C lock until now. I am very familiar and...
  9. Notchy Bob

    Another Old Knife

    I just got this one recently. I don't know how old it is... I would guess early 20th century... but it looks old, and it has a homely, backwoods style that really appeals to me. The blade on this one, handle to tip, is just a smidge over 7.5", and the overall length is about 12.375". Maximum...
  10. Notchy Bob

    Those California Rifles, Again

    The topic of California rifles comes up on this forum now and then. We had a pretty good discussion in a thread started by @BP Addict a couple of months ago (see What is a California Rifle?), and more recently @sequoia started a thread and posted a photo of a really cool old California bear...
  11. Notchy Bob

    An Old Green River Knife

    This arrived in the mail yesterday: I bought it off Ebay. The seller had it listed in an auction and there were no bids. He relisted it and indicated he would consider offers. I made an offer of about the amount you would pay for one of the new, currently produced Green River knives. He...
  12. Notchy Bob

    A Comparison: The Zouave and the Mississippi

    I don't know if this will be of interest to anybody or not, but here goes... My brother contacted me about a friend of his who had an 1863 muzzleloading rifle with a charge in it that didn't "go off." The fellow needed help clearing his gun. With some trepidation, I accepted the challenge...
  13. Notchy Bob

    Hudson's Bay Camp Knives

    The topic of Hudson's Bay Camp knives came up in the Classified section, and rather than divert attention from the forum member's ad, we can move the discussion over here. Just to be clear, we are talking about knives like this one: I don't remember how I first heard about these, but it was...
  14. Notchy Bob

    Pedersoli's M1854 Lorenz Rifle

    Do any of you folks own one of these? This thread is specifically concerned with the Pedersoli M1854 Lorenz replica, not the originals or the other Italian remakes. I believe Pedersoli rolled this one out in 2017, or thereabouts. I'm not seriously considering getting one of these. Not...
  15. Notchy Bob

    Some Fire Steels

    I didn't start out to be a fire steel collector. It just sort of happened. There is another thread about fire steels that made me think about some I have accumulated, and I thought there might be some interest. All of these in the first picture were forged by Don Abbott, a great fellow and...
  16. Notchy Bob

    Some Questions Regarding Percussion Sharps Rifles

    I've taken more of an interest in Sharps rifles recently. I already have a basic C. Sharps Hartford model in .45-70, but would like to know more about shooting the percussion models. Not so much the historical information... I already have Sharps Firearms by Frank Sellers, Sharps Rifle: The...
  17. Notchy Bob

    POLL: Who Would Buy a .526" or .527" round Ball Mould?

    Some .54 caliber rifles and pistols like a ball a little smaller than the usually recommended .530". Lyman used to make a .526" round ball mould, and Lee made one in .527", but these have both been discontinued. Used ones are hard to find. Out of curiosity, I'd like to know who would want to...
  18. Notchy Bob

    Question About Original 1863 Springfields

    I've been cleaning up an 1863 Springfield rifle musket which underwent "sporterization" after the war, i.e. the barrel was shortened and reamed smooth, a bead front sight was installed and the rear sight removed, and the forend was professionally cut back just a few inches forward of the lowest...
  19. Notchy Bob

    Original 1863 Springfield Questions

    We have an original M1863 Springfield rifle musket that was "sporterized" after the war. The forend was shortened to a half-stock with only one band remaining, the barrel was reamed smooth, and the original sights were removed and a simple bead sight was installed. Most of them had a single...
  20. Notchy Bob

    WANTED May/June 1979 Issue of MUZZLELOADER Magazine

    I would like to get a copy of the May/June 1979 issue of MUZZLELOADER magazine in good condition. If you have one of these you'd be willing to part with, please let me know. I check the forum as well as private messages pretty often. If you would prefer not to sell a single issue and have a...
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