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dave_person
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dave_person replied to the thread English fowler thumbpiece.Hi, I promised Onojutta in a PM that I would post this picture. It is a simple cast plate I designed that could easily be... -
dave_person replied to the thread English fowler thumbpiece.Hi Bushfire, Many were engraved with initials, monograms, and heraldry. What is surprising to me is how many were not engraved even on...
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dave_person replied to the thread English fowler thumbpiece.Hi, Silver, brass, paktong, and occasionally steel or iron. Thumb plates on good quality guns made in the first 3 quarters of the 18th...
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dave_person replied to the thread Barrels that are not 12L14 steel.Hi Longcruiser, Welded wrought iron. Modern makers using 12L14 don't make them very thin walled even if they could. Moreover, 10-15%...
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dave_person replied to the thread Barrels that are not 12L14 steel.Hi Folks, You need to read what Philip's objective is. He is not choosing a different barrel steel from 12L14 because he won't accept...
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dave_person replied to the thread Barrels that are not 12L14 steel.Hi, Thank you but the gun I showed in the first gun built by my apprentice, Maria. I guided her closely but she built the gun. I did...
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dave_person replied to the thread Barrels that are not 12L14 steel.Hi, It is a Chambers round-faced English lock. When tuned, it is an impressive lock. I made a short barreled English flintlock rifle...
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dave_person replied to the thread Barrels that are not 12L14 steel.Hi Philip, Jason Schneider at Rice Barrels can probably make you a custom barrel with 4140 steel. It won't be cheap but I am sure he...
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dave_person replied to the thread Fun lock from India (eBay).Hi Phillip, Here is a thread that should be of great value to you. https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/fixing-locks.165922/ dave
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dave_person replied to the thread Fun lock from India (eBay).Hi, I've fixed so many of these locks. Take everything off then lay the plate across the jaws of a sturdy vise so the tumbler can drop...
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dave_person replied to the thread 1850’s Fowler markings.Hi, Twisted means the steel and iron strips or wires used to weld the barrel were twisted before welding together. This produced a nice...
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dave_person replied to the thread Mahogany as gunstock wood?.Hi, Mahogany was used occasionally. Isaac Haines stocked two guns in it. However, mahogany is like black walnut, it is all over the...
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dave_person replied to the thread RCA 52 stock template.Hi Mike, I really urge you to use Laubach's lock. The Chambers lock will not look right because of the degree to which the plate curves...
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dave_person replied to the thread New Work: Rifled English Fowler Stocked in Maple.HI, Richard that is a grand description. A snake's head! Well, Maria is back from school and the shop is humming with activity. We...
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dave_person replied to the thread Identify this pistol.Hi, It looks like Chambers pistol kit. dave
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