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  1. JFG

    WANTED Rammer for tower pistol

    Sorry to jump in, but if the OP doesn't want that rammer, I may have "accidentally" lost mine firing (the tip flew off, leaving me with just the rod) and would like to call second dibs if possible.
  2. JFG

    Possible African Trade Flintlock with Bayonet?

    Interestingly (and kind of creepily enough) Im coming to the conclusion that its an African Slave Trade musket. The smaller calibre bore suggests a weapon that would have been used to pay for a female slave (as opposed to a male, that would have been worth the full .75 calibre ordnance steel...
  3. JFG

    Possible African Trade Flintlock with Bayonet?

    I did post there as well, interestingly enough, there wasnt much reply there. Still kinda just sitting on the little bit of information I garnered on the web. Not a lot of info out there on these ol' smokepoles
  4. JFG

    Greetings fellow fans of Spark and Smoke

    Thanks! I did post it in the identification subforum, hopefully that was the right spot. (incase not, mods, please help the other thread find its home.) :)
  5. JFG

    Possible African Trade Flintlock with Bayonet?

    Thank you for the reply. I did check my copy of Red Coat and Brown Bess, and compared it to the India Pattern but there were just too many points varying from that pattern. I anxiously await some other thoughts or info from the others.
  6. JFG

    Possible African Trade Flintlock with Bayonet?

    Greetings all, A client of mine has this old Flintlock and being a bit of an Anglophile, I offered to take a look. Despite my best attempts, Im still a bit confused, so perhaps the hive mind can help a bit... Smoothbore, muzzle measures .66" wide. 53" overall length with a 37" barrel. Lock is...
  7. JFG

    Greetings fellow fans of Spark and Smoke

    Hello all, just introducing myself, long time lurker. Been addicted to black powder since my first civil war reenactment many many moons ago, and still collecting all these years later. I've had a very interesting piece of history come across my desk and this forum was the first place I...
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