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I agree with hawkeye2.... I've shot my 1861 for over 50 years and merely replaced the nipple once. The posted gun looks solid despite...

68 years ... I started shooting black powder back in 1956 with an old WW2 veteran and bought my first black powder gun in 1958 ( a cheap...

TOM IN NC, I'm not sure what type gun you will be building. Original under hammer firearms from the 1800's came in all types: pistols...

Yup, there are many under hammer firing mechanism designs. There were probably more guns made with B C Wood's design than any other...

I've got a couple that I've used for many years .... at one time, vendors would sell them cheaply at gun shows (maybe they still do, but...

As others have noted, it is a "ring shell extractor" for swollen or stuck shotgun shells. These were common in the early cartridge...

I bought the same replica "India Pattern" gun at auction inexpensively years ago. My Birmingham proof mark is from 1995. I can't see the...

Daniel Fish was a New York City gunsmith known for high quality . Yours is a solid, but medium quality gun. Many of his guns are still...

You've got a fairly early percussion 12 gauge shotgun made by some unknown person. The H W DELAVEN & CO lock is not very common; he...

My computer changed ALDERFER to ALDERS .... sorry for any confusion

Phil Coffins is right again ...check out a similar double rifle by Roseborough in the upcoming Alders Auction

Not identical, but a somewhat similar rifle with bullet starter is in the 3 November Poulin Auction (Lot # 4420). Unfortunately it...

Another old memory that is not part of the original topic.... the material used was baking powder that made CO2 bubbles to change...

Not exactly muzzleloading stuff, but I too watch the night skies. Here in New Hampshire the overcast has prevented visibility...