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  1. MTCossack

    Thoughts on Patch Boxes - or lack thereof - on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age (and Colonial Age)

    Thank you!
  2. MTCossack

    Thoughts on Patch Boxes - or lack thereof - on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age (and Colonial Age)

    Could you post or PM me a closer photo and any info in rifle #3332 in the last photo? It looks like a Bucks County gun and it’s gorgeous. Thanks.
  3. MTCossack

    Kibler SMR length issue

    Dear Conflicted, I'll send you my address and take the dilemma off your hands ;) I'm joking, but only halfway. I'd love one of those in walnut (I'd have to look under a few couch cushions). You see, I usually have the opposite problem. I look at a gun or kit and think, "if only the barrel was a...
  4. MTCossack

    SOLD English Flintlock Fowler

    How much does it weigh?
  5. MTCossack

    About carving on originals

    Some of the "Golden Age" rifles I've seen without carving were smoothbores (I use "rifle" here in the sense that they had rifle-style fittings: cheekpiece, handgrip on the trigger guard, and perhaps a patchbox). This would back the theory that I've heard that rifling was the major upgrade - once...
  6. MTCossack

    About carving on originals

    In Gunsmiths of York County there are a few guns from the early 1800s with no carving at all. Some still have patch boxes, but not all. Later percussion era long rifles were more likely to have no carving, but more likely to have metal decorative inlays.
  7. MTCossack

    Rifleman's cartridge box??

    Actually, situations where riflemen were at a disadvantage due to their slow reloading and lack of bayonets happened often enough to be noteworthy in the AWI. In The Book of the Continental Soldier it has a page of period quotes about the riflemen, including some that were highly critical...
  8. MTCossack

    Rifleman's cartridge box??

    I've not seen any evidence of cartridges and boxes among American riflemen of F/I and AWI periods. As mentioned, maybe German Jaegers. I had thought for some reason that British riflemen in the Napoleonic wars were issued a smaller size ball in their cartridges for quick loading (compared to...
  9. MTCossack

    Thoughts on Patch Boxes - or lack thereof - on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age (and Colonial Age)

    I like this book a lot, although a number of the photos are pretty poor by current standards, as you mentioned. Yeah, that Peter Berry patchbox on the front cover is one of the patch boxes that seemed most off to me. The Author even mentions it while also extolling the rifle as a "first rate"...
  10. MTCossack

    Thoughts on Patch Boxes - or lack thereof - on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age (and Colonial Age)

    That's a really lovely patch box. I love the flare at the butt. That's an excellent point - and some lovely examples. One reason I might well go with a patch box for my York rifle is that the gunmaker I'm working with (Steve Zihn) does very nice engraving.
  11. MTCossack

    Thoughts on Patch Boxes - or lack thereof - on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age (and Colonial Age)

    Not at all. As I mentioned in the first post, it's more about thinking about the history and HC aspect. I still haven't made up my mind, but it's more about aesthetics than price. Anyway, I'm already far enough in on this gun that the price of a patch box isn't going to change that much. Nice...
  12. MTCossack

    Building a Lancaster Rifle

    That's some scary stuff. I'm glad to know that YouTube is protecting the general public. Thanks so much for posting it here.
  13. MTCossack

    Thoughts on Patch Boxes - or lack thereof - on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age (and Colonial Age)

    Yes, I think this is a good point - Even though the patch box probably originated in Germany (I think) in its wooden form, the decorated metal patch box really exemplifies the uniquely American rifle, along with the long barrel. Even if these were not universal features among American...
  14. MTCossack

    Thoughts on Patch Boxes - or lack thereof - on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age (and Colonial Age)

    I'm having a York-Style rifle built and got to thinking about stylistic choices, and particularly the big question: to include or not include a patch box on my build? I'm interested in building/owning a rifle that is both historically plausible and aesthetically pleasing by my own standards. I...
  15. MTCossack

    SOLD TVM .45 Cal Flintlock Longrifle

    Sold pending funds to Throwdown58.
  16. MTCossack

    SOLD TVM .45 Cal Flintlock Longrifle

    Yessir. "Iron Mounted" if you will.
  17. MTCossack

    SOLD TVM .45 Cal Flintlock Longrifle

    The barrel is 13/16" straight. My scale isn't working at the moment, but I think it was just a touch over 8 lbs. It's a Siler lock, which I believe means it was made by Chambers.
  18. MTCossack

    SOLD TVM .45 Cal Flintlock Longrifle

    Looking to sell my TVM "Early Virginia" style longrifle. It's been accurate and tons of fun, but I've got a full custom gun on order and a kit in the shop. 14" LOP (or just a touch under) 42" 13/16 barrel inscribed with Matt Avance's signature Will include a speedloader, over 100 .45 cal round...
  19. MTCossack

    SOLD Lyman Great Plains Percussion Rifle .54 Caliber

    Sold Pending Funds
  20. MTCossack

    SOLD Lyman Great Plains Percussion Rifle .54 Caliber

    Lyman GPR Percussion in .54. I took this in trade but have never fired it. I'm not that into percussion. The bore looks clean as far down as I can see. There is a crack at the toe of the buttstock - see photo. The rear sight has been replaced with a Dixie Gun Works Hawken adjustable rear sight...
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