New here and to muzzle loading guns

[oldschoolhunter55]

Hi All!

Few words of introduction: The name is Matt. I live close to Munich, Bavaria (Germany) and yes, only a few weeks till Oktoberfest.

New to this forum and to muzzle loading as well. It is all a bit different/difficult here in Germany. You can buy a muzzle loading firearm but not black powder. For that you need a mandatory safety course (probably not a bad idea) and a state license (I'm working on that).

I own only one gun so far, a Pedersoli An XIII pistol [1] as I am very interested in history, esp. the Napoleonic Wars.

Another big interest of mine is classic cars and I like to get my fingers dirty working on them. I own a 1979 Land Rover 109 Series III.

What else? I spend twenty years in the German armed forces (Luftwaffe) and a glorious year in San Antonio (Remember the Alamo!) with USAF in the early nineties.

Hope to learn a lot here.

Matt


[1] Muzzle Loading Pistols model An XIII Pistol

welcome from north carolina. matt these guys on here know there stuff.i try to read something on here every nite when i get off work

 

[rabidhamster]

Welcome! Another newbie to the black (powder) arts. This has been a wonderful and welcoming community.

 

[X62503]

Hello from Vermont, U.S.A.!

 

[vince-m]

Welcome from north central Idaho …….
many great people here with a lot of black powder info….

 

[UndeadPoet]

Wilkommen, mein Herr!

 

[BackDraft]

Welcome from South-Central Indiana

 

[matt48]

Thanks again for the friendly messages. Vielen Dank!

 

[TobJohn]

Do you know where they were made? I am aware of weapons made in Suhl in Thuringia (my fathers family is from that region) in that time period.

Ausrüstung und Bewaffnung im Dreißigjährigen Krieg

This webpage has some amazing examples of replicas made by a current Bavarian gunsmith. Many of the originals are also from Suhl. I figured you may appreciate some local talent.

 

[matt48]

Ausrüstung und Bewaffnung im Dreißigjährigen Krieg

This webpage has some amazing examples of replicas made by a current Bavarian gunsmith. Many of the originals are also from Suhl. I figured you may appreciate some local talent.

Great link! Thank you very much! Some of the pieces shown are among my favorites of the weapons museum in Suhl.