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    Two new knives

    These are two knives I made for a hunting buddy of mine ,one for him & one for his son aged six. (Well you got to start em young). forge welded from a single billet of three layers of cold rolled mild steel & two from a bandsaw blade I used plum wood for the handles held on with brass rivets...
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    My model of the lion Lion's Paw (.40 caliber

    Having just given birth to my latest project which was loosely based on a picture I saw in earlier post ( by Morko ) on medieval artillery I decided to have ago. Sorry I did not record the construction but materials used (barrel & breech1018 ,wheels,from elm & ash the carriage is oak,all...
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    Scrap to pocket pistol.

    Scrap to pocket pistol. This is my attempt at building a Queen Ann type pocket pistol in a .36 calibre, as the title implies it is made from bits from my scrap box the barrel and receiver from hot rolled 1018,the hammer,sear, trigger & springs from a truck leaf spring,the wood is walnut.Yes I...
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    freelance deckgun

    Hi As i have not posted for some time i thought my latest project (that will collect dust)might be of interest.Its is a freelance deck gun inspired by a visit to HMS Victory in Portsmouth UK.Its .375(because i had that size reamer) i shot it using 15Grains 3F black powder .36 ball with 15thou...
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    Baker rifle

    A request for information Please. I have just acquired a full set of castings by TRS for a Baker rifle , I would like to know if there are any forum members who have built a baker rifle and are willing to share there knowledge, Thank you. ( Pete)
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    leather costrel

    Not wanting to hijack the post on flasks, bottles & jacks i thought this might be of interest to members ,Taken from the London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, Item A10640 there is a leather container dated for the 14th-15th century and described as a small leather costrel,decorated with...
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    three out of one

    I was given a large broken band saw blade to which i added cold rolled mild steel in a ratio of three mild to two band saw then forged them into a billet, I then divided them into three, working each piece differently , then worked each one to form a knife blade. Never thought of counting the...
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    Containers

    Here are a few leather containers ,two from the 14th century(copies )both use for liquid the ,original small plain one contained ink.the shot flask is one i made for my baker smooth bore. http://[/img] (Pete)
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    what bullet.

    Up till now i have always shot round ball in all my pistols & revolvers,over the last few months i have been experimenting with paper cartridges ,what i would like to try is a conical bullet in my Rogers & Spencer .44,any advise on what conical bullet might be worth a try would be appreciated...
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    Ive seen the light

    This might be of interest to the reenactment members but the lantern was posted on another forum,its English late 14th century horn faced,I made the copy of one held in the museum of London.I also have a folding rush light holder if anyone is interested. http://[/img]
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    Enfield type P53

    Bought a battlefield pickup from IMA,with the hope I might be able to restore,sadly it was to far gone and as half the woodwork was missing I decided to try and turn it into something to hang on the wall. [/img] It is not a copy of any known pipe hawk but more from just my own fancy,All the...
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    companion set.

    This is a set of tools hand forged for my flintlocks. [/img]
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    paper cartridges

    I have just started to make and use paper cartridges in my Rogers & Spencer .44 cap&ball revolver ,(nitrated paper) I only shoot target on a gallery range , YES that's what our wonderful government will let us do ,black powder pistol or revolver for target shooting , Funny thing is in 1960 when...
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