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    French belt bag

    So.. There is some discussion on another thread regarding belt bags and I thought you may be interested in this little number. Here is an original belt bag from the Fort de Chartres area And here is my poor attempt to recreate it
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    Original Left Handed flintlock guns?

    I asked this in the "Kibler side effect" thread but that thread has went way off the rails so I will ask here. Are there any surviving examples of left-handed 18th century flintlock rifles or trade guns and/or documentation of them? Something I should know but do not recall from the books I...
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    What is it?

    Is it a Breech loader or a Muzzleloader?
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    My converted percussion rifle

    OK, Marplot asked to see some pictures so here they are, always swore I was going to have this reconverted to flint but never got around to it and at my age probably will not. Anyway here we go. Here is a shot of the lock, the lock plate reads Tatham & Egg and you can see the single set...
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    Knives, something to do

    So, something to occupy my time The little knife is supposed to look like a French trade knife except for the handle, blade shape should be about right just much smaller, the handle is what my wife wanted and is Osage orange. Larger knife is just playing around with some pewter.
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    Dixie Gun Works Tennessee Mountain Rifle acquired

    I should have taken pictures! I owned one of these years ago and had the chance to pick up a rusty wreck for a little bit of nothing. Obviously it had been stowed in someplace a little damp. The barrel pins were rusted in place and luckily the one closest to the lock finally came out, I had to...
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    WANTED Eel skin

    In several period documents the writer references the use of eel skin, natives used it to tie up their scalp locks and natives and frontiersmen used it for leg ties. I have looked before and never found any, does any one know a source for suitable eel skin????
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    1750 period rifle

    So.... A guy wants to do 1750's period reenacting but NOT as a soldier or militia member. He has limited funds say under $1800.00 and wants a rifle correct as possible for the time period and wants to hunt with it as well. I would be interested in what Dave Person, LRB, Mike Brooks and others...
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    If I wanted a buffalo rifle.....

    It would not be a Hawken. Let me explain my thoughts. Prior to the Lewis and Clark expedition most of the Bison east of the Mississippi had already been killed and that was with flintlocks, at that time mostly full stocks. When Lewis and Clark returned in 1806 they met with boats and...
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    WANTED Hand forged buckles

    I have lost my source for hand forged buckles for straps, looking for 1/2", 3/4", 1" etc. anyone know who makes them? Yes, I could make my own but I don't want to.
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    Wiping between shots

    So...... As many here know from my ramblings I have been a spit patch, blow down the barrel guy since the 70's. It has worked very well for me, won more than my share of matches and woods walks back when my vision was 20-10, 20-15 and I did not understand why any one wanted to wipe between...
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    JoAnns #40 cotton drill

    Does anyone know what the SKU number is for JoAnns #40 cotton drill?
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    Woodsrunner flint slipping

    OK, I have been doing this since the 70's so I am not a newbie but my Woodsrunner has me puzzled. I wipe the flint and frizzen between shots and about every 8 shots or so the flint has loosened, this is with different flints. I used a graver to put some divots in the top and bottom jaw but...
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    WANTED Hard plastic rifle case

    As the heading says, I would really like a hard plastic rifle case, about 60 inches or so long like the Plano and Flambeau cases I have but longer. I have a 72" hard case from Crazy Crow but it is to heavy for day trips and I have canvas sock type cases but would like a little more protection...
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    Striker

    Here is a striker that Bruce Horne made before he passed, wish I owned it but thought it might inspire some of you metal smiths
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    Bahco Files

    So.... I was draw filing the Woodsrunner barrel with some Nicholson files and realized that it was going to take me about a week at the rate I was going and remembered Jim Kibler mentioned some Bahco files in one of his videos, ordered a couple and WOW. I finished the barrel in probably less...
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    Rawhide and Braintan

    Gentlemen Looking for a source for some rawhide and some braintan deer skin, where are you guys getting yours? Thanks!
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    Cloth shooting bag opinions

    I have several all leather shooting bags that I have made but have always been curious about those made completely or partially of cloth of some sort. For those of you with bags of cloth, how do you like them, how do they hold up under use and what to avoid if you please. I find myself in need...
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    Prairieland Frontiersmen

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    Gong target

    Can not remember who posted a target similar to this but I decided we needed one at the Prarieland Frontiersman's range in Sullivan, IL. It is a tire off a semi-trailer with a gong hanging inside of it made of AR 500 steel both supplied by Kevin Carlen our club President. I managed to get the...
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