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    Stitching Question...

    And, if those glovers' needles are nice and new, the edges will slice you as well. If you use just your fingers to pull them through, make sure you have a good grip. Make that a really good grip (or have the band-aids and cussbox handy). Great tools for soft leather as noted, but watch out...
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    Clay Smith kits

    I'm getting inspired by all the builds being shown off here, and it's going to be warm enough to work in the shop soon (I hope...). I have done a couple of rifles before from "gathered" parts and 90% pre-shaped stocks with only a barrel inlet. They turned out all right, I suppose but follow no...
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    Inletting swamped barrel

    I remember the "Bivins Method" being described in detail and having a good photo series in a multi-issue series in Wolfe Publishing's Rifle magazine many years ago...it must have been in the early 1980's as it was when I started building a Poorboy rifle for my wife. (No, I didn't try the method...
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    Identify a barrel maker's mark

    The "E over LG over a star" marking in an oval suggests strongly a Belgian proofmark. Are there any additional markings besides the "240"? Given the estimated construction date, that could be a reproduction barrel from that time, or could be a much older barrel used for the build. Photos...
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    What's The Best Flint ?

    I recently got a few of the French Amber flints from TOW and like them so far. Good spark, very little dulling on the edge and quite uniform in thickness so they are easy to clamp firmly in the cock. I have no idea how long they will last but generally speaking the French flints seem to be...
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    Loading military rifles.

    Succinct, and correct. The Rifle Regiments during the War of 1812 and their successor, the Regiment of Rifles, carried loose ball of the appropriate size for snug patched loading along with a horn and measure. This was to facilitate loading for accuracy when time allowed. They additionally...
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    Maker's marks on components?

    If I recall correctly, the old North Star triggers (made when Curley Gostomski was still alive and running the outfit) had an elongated hunter's star as the touchmark.
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    Got the Harper's Ferry cleaned

    The original lock geometry of the 1803 Harper's Ferry rifles is hard on modern English flints, at least...don't know what the results were with the French amber flints originally issued with the rifles. Many years ago, "Doc" Carlson at Crofton, Nebraska, (Upper Missouri Trading) identified the...
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    Chrome Tanned Leather

    Acetone is probably the best bet for preparation...I've used that to strip the finish from western boots prior to re-dyeing in a more acceptable color and had good results. Use an old rag dampened with the acetone, wipe across the leather changing rags often to avoid redistributing the old...
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    Informationeeded

    Good call...here's a link to one on Joe Salter's website: http://www.milpas.cc/rifles/ZFiles/Rifles%20of/Austria/Austrian%20l849%20Jaeger_files/Austrian%201849%20Jaeger.html I didn't know about the retroconversion to flint for these...one learns something new every day (unless it's a really...
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    Informationeeded

    As a belated afterthought, may I suggest moving this post to the "Firearms Identification" forum...perhaps it would come to the attention of a few more knowledgeable parties.
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    Informationeeded

    The rifle looks more military than civilian. The spring-retained upper band is slightly flared for easing the ramrod return; the triggerguard and buttplate are robust enough for service. The lock is equally robust with a replaceable brass pan. I can't make out the markings on the lockplate...
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    Deer and Eagle Folk Art Powder Horn

    Truly great work and finish...your horns just keep getting better and better. Thanks for sharing with us.
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    Flints with "hump" on them

    The "humps" that cause such problems are generally the bulbs of percussion or secondary bulbs from the blade production sequence of the knapping process...it's a good thing in the sense that you are getting a traditionally (more or less) manufactured flint, but an indicator that your supplier is...
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