Jaeger Amusette

[eoneuk]

Actually 5.28 :grin:

A mile is 5,280 feet -- 1000 Roman paces.

 

[asbrown]

Thanks eoneuk. There's my "you learn something new everyday" thing.

 

[Grizzled Roberts]

A year or so back some one in Europe posted pictures of two Amuesettes on this forum. The picture was taken at a re enactment over there.
They were behind a wood fence.

 

Actually, they were American. Here's a link to the topic
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/248216/

I posted some photos of some European pieces.
http://www.jaegerkorps.org/amusette.html

CP

 

[Bon Sauvage]

That's right. Thank you, Sir!

 

[Grizzled Roberts]

Begging your pardon, a grasshopper is not a Jaeger Amusette.

 

[Bon Sauvage]

I don't know what you are talking about friend. Perhaps you meant your statement for someone else.

 

Sorry, Ogre, I believe that was meant for me.

Perhaps if they took the time to read that thread, they might have found the Amusette link.

CP

 

[Many Klatch]

Claypipe, I have camped with the Jaegers that put out that website. They have been discussing how to build an Amusette but have not been able to figure out where to get the lock and barrel. I was hoping that someone on this forum might have a clue as to who, what and where we might find those items.

Many Klatch

 

The hardest part will be the barrel, you are talking between 90 and 200 caliber 2.0".

You may have to use seamless tubing for the barrel.

The lock would have to be tackled by a custom lock builder. So, which lock are you thinking? Flint? Dog lock? Snaphaunce?

CP

 

[Many Klatch]

The Jaeger reenactors are looking at recreating one of the Amusettes used by the Jaegers during their campaigns in the Americas during the AWI. I would think that a "French" styled flintlock would be suitable. If we had to we would have to make a lock by hand.

I had never considered a seamless tube as a barrel for something this large. Does such a thing exist? We would like to use it with a full charge. I am guessing a charge would be around 350 - 400 grains of 1F. If we couldn't get a barrel that would handle a full charge we could still build an Amusette replica that would fire blank charges.

Many Klatch

 

I recommend that you study this:

http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/dfs/osfm/cmr/cmr-secured/527022.pdf

These are the rules for Massachusetts. National Parks have a different set of regs.

CP

 

[Grizzled Roberts]

You could call Getz and Ben Coogle and see how big they can make a barrel. I know Ben can make up to one inch he has made barrels for a couple of wall guns.

 

[Grizzled Roberts]

Claypipe, Seamless tubing is a great idea. years ago there was a man up in Indiana who made smoothbores out of seamless tubing. I used to own one and there are still plenty of them in use twenty years later. I wonder what is the largest seamless tubing they make? Back then the tube guns were .54 and .60 caliber diameter pipes. I am sure these were hydrolic pipe.