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Well, I'm going to build a TOTW Lehman Trade rifle in left handed flint and figure it will be fun to document the build. For those looking to try...
U.S. Metallic Cartridges Testing (Regulation and Experimental) (1873) Author: Major T.J. Treadwell (Commanding Frankford Aresenal) Government...
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May be OT but black powder is required. While in Florida, I could not find a place that would let me use my metal detector. Thus I poked around...
Yesterday, I received a Musket built by John Buck based on a late 17th Century French design. She is 61" overall with a 44" barrel. The wood is...
I have a substanially un-molested Pa. Percussion full stock rifle that I will discribe in more detail in a subsequent post. That being said it needs...
With the exception of the Model 1849 Pocket Colt shown below, the other guns show significant wear. The Model 1860 Colt Army is martially marked...
I am looking for info on the Italian black powder gun manufacturers, Pietta vs. Uberti vs. Euroarms vs. any others, in particular regarding a...
Hi, Does any one here use/shoot the Shockey's Gold FFG powder in thier Muzzle loader rifle? I bought a pound of it today and wanted to get some...
Hi, another member, RCS encouraged me to try to post some photos of a double .50 BP rifle that I recently got from Traditions. The wood is beautiful...
guys, a buddy of mine told me he picked up a Springfield 1854 Musket locally (an old attic find) and can't find any information about it. Is there...
anyone looking for a beautifully built firearm should look at Caywood gunmakers, they build some great stuff. good people to work with, not cheap...
Does anyone know if Ray Norden is still building rifles? He built his first ever Hawken type for me back in the mid 60's. I heard from Bob Roller but...
A freind of mine recently picked up a percussion dbl barreled shotgun made in Boston Ma.by a James Eaton. Its a old timer. Does anyone know the years...
I recently purchased a Traditions Pennsylvania Pellet Flintlock and I've been searching around for an answer to what I thought was a simple question;...
William Muir and Company of Windsor Locks, Connecticut received a contract dated December 7, 1861 calling for 30,000 Model 1861 rifle-muskets to be...
I ordered a Traditions Pennsylvania Pellet Flintlock and it came in on Wednesday. She's a .50 cal and can use powder or pellets. I haven't decided on...
I originally posted this in the knife and bayonet section of the forum....because it was about a bayonet for this rifle. But there is also a rifle...
At an auction there was a .58 cal rifle that nobody would bid on. Also there was a reserve. I was going to test the water by bidding but I did...
Wheel weights from the tire shop contain fewer and fewer lead weights. I've started casting the zinc into bp stuff for plinking and for sling shot...
Digging through pics, is the only pic I could find of my BP toys. Will have to take a better one tomorrow. Just a side note, the 1859 berdan model...
David
As the format of this forum has changed and adding photos seems more easy here goes my first attempt at joining. I collect "original" U.S. Civil...
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