Yep!fowler, Jack? the first one
care if i steal that picture? my next build is a fowler with a rice barrel. if fedex doesn't lose it.Yep!
That is what I'm talking about!my builds 3 more in progressView attachment 146684
A ONERCirca 1560 wheellock carbine as originally traced to the Beretta family, this one came over on the Mayflower that landed in Plymouth, Mass in 1620, and ended up in the possession of the John Alden family.
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Build: [URL]https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/an-alden-inspired-‘mayflower’-wheellock-carbine.117212/[/URL]
Attributed to ownership by John Alden, one of the Pilgrim leaders of Plymouth Colony. Alden, who embarked on the Mayflower as a 20-year-old cooper, joined Captain Miles Standish's Militia to defend the settlers from outside attacks.
This single shot arm was originally a .50 caliber rifle, but extensive usage has removed almost all traces of rifling. Discovered during the restoration of Alden's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts in 1924, this piece is typical of many arms possessed by the early New England settlers. Alden's home was occupied by members of his family from 1653 through 1896. This home survived nearly 350 years without being ravaged by fire, a common fate of early American residences.
Original: Mayflower Wheellock Carbine
Yes to that. nice
Please do. There's a bunch more here:care if i steal that picture? my next build is a fowler with a rice barrel. if fedex doesn't lose it.
why does the pistol have such a UBER long cleaning rod, and do you shoot it with it in the gun? just courious? they are all beauties & belong on a calendar !my builds 3 more in progressView attachment 146684
now that is provenance to the ENTH DEGREE!!!Circa 1560 wheellock carbine as originally traced to the Beretta family, this one came over on the Mayflower that landed in Plymouth, Mass in 1620, and ended up in the possession of the John Alden family.
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Build: [URL]https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/an-alden-inspired-‘mayflower’-wheellock-carbine.117212/[/URL]
Attributed to ownership by John Alden, one of the Pilgrim leaders of Plymouth Colony. Alden, who embarked on the Mayflower as a 20-year-old cooper, joined Captain Miles Standish's Militia to defend the settlers from outside attacks.
This single shot arm was originally a .50 caliber rifle, but extensive usage has removed almost all traces of rifling. Discovered during the restoration of Alden's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts in 1924, this piece is typical of many arms possessed by the early New England settlers. Alden's home was occupied by members of his family from 1653 through 1896. This home survived nearly 350 years without being ravaged by fire, a common fate of early American residences.
Original: Mayflower Wheellock Carbine
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