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  1. Auldjin

    Help in identifying

    My apologies I missed that at first. I don't think I have ever seen anything like that before.
  2. Auldjin

    Help in identifying

    That's the cascabel. Ropes used to stop the piece when recoiling are attached to it. Sometimes there is a ring rather than a knob as shown in the carronade.
  3. Auldjin

    FOR SALE $300 OFF H. New antique British flintlock conversion pistol

    The absence of proof marks suggests that it is not English made.
  4. Auldjin

    Scottish Steel Pistols

    My pistols are both marked to the Second Battalion of the Royal Highland Regiment. It was raised in 1759 to fight in North America but was disbanded a few years later so they must have been made about that date. I believe these may be Scottish made.
  5. Auldjin

    Regarding the Adams double-action vs. the Colt single-action

    It is 54 bore (0.442 inches). It is numbered 43xx (R) which I think makes 1853 the probable date of manufacture but I could well be wrong. Taylerson following UK practice, distinguishes between this type of revolver - self-cocking and the true double action which allows you to cock the...
  6. Auldjin

    Regarding the Adams double-action vs. the Colt single-action

    Here is my Adams revolver.
  7. Auldjin

    M1842 Ashton pistol restore or leave alone?

    I certainly agree that the issues with the ramrod and missing screw do spoil the look of the pistol and fixing them is certainly justified in a sympathetic restoration.
  8. Auldjin

    Hi from Bonnie Scotland UK

    Welcome! I trust those who celebrate their Scottish roots will be marking Burns night on the 25th. Don't forget the neeps (rutabaga/swede) and tatties to go with the haggis!
  9. Auldjin

    Rifle Shoppe "Scottish Musket" and "James II Musket"

    Apparently it was made in Flanders.
  10. Auldjin

    Rifle Shoppe "Scottish Musket" and "James II Musket"

    To the people of Scotland, this King James is not the second but the "seventh and second" just as his grandfather (of KJV Bible fame) was James the sixth and first. King James II was killed by an exploding cannon in 1460. I can see why the Rifle Shoppe would prefer to keep things simple.
  11. Auldjin

    Mince meat, fruit cake and figgy pudding

    Wensleydale is one of the more famous English regional cheeses. It received a boost when it featured in the Wallace and Gromit films. You just cut a slice of cake and a thin slice of cheese and put the cheese on the cake and eat them together. In the UK "mince pies" are made with mincemeat...
  12. Auldjin

    Mince meat, fruit cake and figgy pudding

    The proper Yorkshire way to eat fruit cake is with cheese. Wensleydale is considered by many to be the ideal choice.
  13. Auldjin

    Revolver photos

    Sorry, I just realised I did not answer your question about the retailer!
  14. Auldjin

    Looking for info and specific ID on revolver

    I would describe it as a self-cocking revolver, of a type popular in England in the mid 19th century. Charles Osborne was a Birmingham gunmaker. If you Google "Charles Osborne" , gunsmith you should find the information you need. Most of the hits I found were for shotguns but there were some...
  15. Auldjin

    Modifying a commercial Murdoch Scottish steel pistol

    I thought it might be of interest to compare the mixed metal pistols with an all-steel one from 1759.
  16. Auldjin

    LeMat Revolver

    Yes, it is. It is in the 1400s. It has been in my family since the 30s so for more than half its "life".
  17. Auldjin

    LeMat Revolver

    Even if I were not in the UK, I doubt I would be tempted to shoot mine.
  18. Auldjin

    Belt Hooks On Pistols

    Scots all steel pistols had them.
  19. Auldjin

    What say you, original or not?

    I am not an expert on the matter and I certainly would not pass judgement but there are a couple of points in the item' s favour. First, the band obviously is wrong, but the stock has been cut back so the barrel cannot be secured by a pin (the redundant fixing on the barrel is visible. I don't...
  20. Auldjin

    Haggis Day

    Neeps = swedes (uk) = rutabaga (us) tatties = potatoes
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