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    I think this is an army

    A quick look at yout gun identifies it as a Colt Model 1860 Army revolver. While it is true .44 were called "armies" and .36 were called "navies", you don't need to know the caliber to identify your gun from the picture. Armies had 8 inch barrels, navues 7 1/2. Look at your loading lever. On...
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    Reloading and crud build up

    I believe I also know Crack Stock. If I remember correctly you were living in Florence a few years ago and came to Charleston to shoot with the Charles Town Longrifles a few times?
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    .31 Pocket Colt

    Beautiful Colt Pocket Model!! Congratulations on a great find. My first original muzzleloader was a Colt 1849 Pocket Model--bought that one when I was still in high school and still have it--had it for something like 35 years now. It's not in the condition your's is though. Funny thing--when...
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    Loading the flintlock so it will fire after the first shot

    I stopped cleaning between shots about 2 years ago. I was having some problems with the touchole being blocked by crud pushed down by the patch. Now I rarely have those ignition problems and since I am strictly an offhand shooter I notice no difference at all in my accuracy. Shooting an...
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    Colerain Barrel

    I have a 44" Colerain on an Early Virginia I ordered from Narragansett Armes some years ago. It too is a .54 cal. I've messed around with loads off and on over the years but haven't really gone at it seriously--I got it for my hunting and trekking rifle--when I get the chance--not as a match...
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    Hessian Muskets

    Hi everyone, Can anyone tell me what type of muskets Hessian soldiers carried during the Revolutionary War? I would imagine they would have come with their own firearms instead of receiving Brown Bess muskets from the British. Track of the Wolf has a 1740 Potsdam musket on their site--is this...
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    Seasoning the bore and cleaning

    Hi everyone, A question on seasoning a bore with products like Wonderlube, Bore Butter, etc. In his Muzzleloader articles Mike Nesbitt talks about seasoning the bore, as does Caywood on his website. Both stress removing petroleum products from the bore and not reintroducing petroleum products...
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    ferguson rifle

    I had the chance to see a loading and firing demonstration of the Ferguson at the Rev. War reenactment in Camden this past November. The reenacter listed several disadvantages of the Ferguson. One was the maintenance. I can't remember the exact figure, but it was something along the lines of...
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    F & I Knife

    What would be a good, correct period style knife for a hunter of the 1750-1760 period? I have the James Townsend longhunter knive. It is a good looking knife, but I feel it may appear too commercial. Would the English or French trade knives offered by Track of the Wolf be correct? If not, do...
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    Flags captured by Tarleton on display!

    Gary, I grew up about 20-25 miles from this battle site. I live in Charleston now, and was able to see the flags this past weekend. I'm a CW collector, and have seen several CW flags, but these were the first original Rev War flags I have seen. They are extremely well preserved.
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    ERA Clubb Butt Fowler arrived

    Is a club butt the same gun sometimes referred to as a buccaneer?
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    Loading a flintlock

    Does anyone plug the touchhole on their flintlock while loading? I've been shooting flinters for a number of years and have read of this, and how the old hunters used feathers to plug their touchholes while loading, but I have never tried it. At a recent match I saw someone doing this with...
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    Correct lock for Types C/D

    Hi everyone, I've seen discussions on the French fusils Hamilton referred to as Types C and D. Most posts say there are no correct kits to replicate these firearms, with the major difference being in the lock. Some have said the kit offered by RE Davis is the most accurate, but that the locj...
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    narragansett arms

    Several years ago I ordered an Early Virginia rifle from them. Of course this was under the previous ownership. I was told it would take about six months--received it in 4 1/2 months. I have been very pleased with it--I can honestly say it is probably my favorite of my four flinters.
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    Hall's Breech Loading Flintlock

    Very interesting discussion on the Hall. I've also heard that during the Mexican War troops armed with the Hall would sometimes remove the loaded breech from their weapons and stick them in their pockets to be used as protection when going out for a night on the village.
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    Virginia Rifle Plan

    I have an Early Virginia from Narrangansett Armes. They advertised it as ca. 1760. Many of Narragansett's offerings are copied from surviving originals. Their Early Virginia is based on Herschel House's interpretation of what an Early Virginia probably would have looked like--though not...
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    Ferguson Rifle

    The Ferguson currently on display at King's Mountain is NOT the same Ferguson which has previously been on display, which was a reproduction. The Ferguson on display now IS, according to what I've read about it regarding the 225th anniversary, an original. I've seen the reproduction previously...
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    Ferguson Rifle

    Brownbess, since you live in SC, take some time off and travel to King's Mountain. I was there this past weekend, and they now have an original Ferguson on display. It looks like it is a permanenet display, rather than a temporary one for the 225th anniversary. It is an officers, or...
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    50 Cal Pedersoli Kentucky Flinter

    This was my first flinter, bought back in 1991. It is a handsome piece, well-made, but is a generic firearm--not really accurate to a particular timeframe. On the downside, I always had problems with the drift pin working out of the stirrup, causing the mainspring to fully expand during a...
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    Scouring Stick vs. Wiping Stick vs. Ramrod

    Thanks for the info. I recall reading one of Mark Baker's columns in Muzzleloader about one of the Wetzels--it may have been Lewis. In it he relates how Wetzel and his companion arose early one morning after a night in the wilderness, loaded their canoe, and headed downriver. After a mile...
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