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    Big Game Rifle

    Enclosed are images of a big game rifle by William Powel & Son which maybe of interest to members Built in the middle percussion era and only two of this type built by Powell it is four groove rifle octangle barrel , 40 inches long and 52 calibre. It also features a flat top rib sighting...
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    Continental sxs Rifle

    Enclosed are images of a sxs 16 bore percussion rifle Feltwad ,
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    Continental Powder and Shot Flasks

    You will find that the Continental powder and shot makers favoured the horn type of flask with a variation off different tops . see image Feltwad
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    Wildfowl Season

    Here in the UK September 1st is the start of the wild fowl season ,what will the 2023 season be like will surely be a debatable question , the bird flue epidemic has taking a large amount of seabirds including the migrating birds of the sea shore also inland birds which included game birds...
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    English Game Rifles

    Enclosed is a image of restored English percussion game rifles plus a Jaeger rifle .Most are what are known has park rifles with some larger ones for deer stalking on the hill the bores vary from those for a round ball and two which are for the belted ball Feltwad
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    SxS Tube Lock

    Another type of ignition the tube lock sporting gun in 16 bore with 30 inch Damascus barrels not often seen by Alden & Smith from J. Manton Feltwad
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    Round ball and bullets

    Enclosed is a image of a display of round ball a and bullets for muzzle loading pistol and rifle Feltwad
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    The Wildfowlers Guns

    Enclosed are images of guns build for wildfowling in the Georgian and Victorian period on the sea, estuaries and marshes other wise known has ings These guns were all in large bore sizes from a 10 to a 2bore bank gun and the punt gun, for the fowler they were known has tools of the trade...
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    Coach Protection Gun

    Enclosed are images of another unusual percussion gun which is not often seen it is a coach gun for protection against highwaymen etc it can be divided into three parts and placed under the seat inside the carriage or under the drivers seat ,once again they came in different bore...
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    Saving Our Heritage

    You will often find old percussion guns in poor condition with the metal work covered in rust ,the woodwork dry and worm mostly due to neglect or left in a barn, cellar or loft. To most a gun in this state would end up scrap and the furnace but on most with patience they can be restored to a...
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    Centre Fire Patent

    I have enclosed a couple of images that may be of interest to members ,it is a centre fire percussion gun patented by Bentley a gun maker of Liverpool see the trade label .He used this patent not only on sxs percussion guns but also on s/b percussion and rifles and pistols The centre fire...
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    Flintlock Conversions

    For the history of the gun there is one part in the gun development that is seldom revered to and that is the conversion of flint to percussion using a drum and nipple .It was means of a cheap way of conversion but over the last 20 to 30 years it has abused mostly for financial gains and...
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    Unusual Continental Rifle

    Enclosed are images of a unusual percussion continental rifle .It is about a 14 bore size and by its build I would say it is a Schutzian target rifle with a reverse hammer which is unusual with a target style full stock and of good weight Feltwad
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    Scottish Deer Rifle

    Enclosed are images on a Scottish deer rifle built in 1840 by William Landell Glasgow This gun features a14bore size with a 39-inch octangle Damascus twist barrel with four groves and a three-position leaf sight and a set trigger mainly built for deer stalking on the Scottish hills an unusual...
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    Flintlock Sporting Guns

    Enclosed is several s/b flintlock half stock sporting guns by different makers dated 1780 -1810 Feltwad Harrison Carlisle
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    Rowntree Patent Gunmaker

    Enclosed is a image of a pair of cased Rowntree sxs percussion shotguns dated 1840-45 these guns are fitted with his patents of a grip safety. James along with his son William patent many devices James was the first gunmaker to build a sxs percussion shotgun using percussion caps which...
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    Up and Running

    Has I introduced that we have a Forum for Antique weapons which are loaded from the muzzle I am glad that after a big response it has been accepted for which I am sure will be a befit to all members both old and new May I take the opportunity and wish the forum all the best :):ThankYou: Feltwad
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    Belted Ball

    Question Was the belted ball for game rifles used in the States the same has used in the UK sporting rifles. Feltwad
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    Antique Firearms

    For all the Forums in the Muzzleloading Forum why not a Forum just for Antique weapons instead of sharing other forums? Feltwad
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    Another S/B Flintlock Sporting Gun

    Enclosed is an image of an early s/b flintlock sporting gun of 1780 period with a 36-inch plain iron foreign barrel and brass furniture, The gun has had some slight restoration with a new touchhole fitted. Feltwad
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