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    my "new" flintlock - "Fiddian"

    Tom, thanks for your thoughts on taking care of this gun! The approach you describe in careful cleaning - as opposed to "restoration" - match exactly what I have in mind. I am quite content to never reload this old boomstick again, and just enjoy it for what it is - an artifact of American...
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    my "new" flintlock - "Fiddian"

    Frank, I'll add a few more pics when I can - not sure if any show the bore itself, one does show a little. I agree about the ramrod, it is obviously much more of a recent addition to the gun - and it's "cut" look only emphasizes the fact that the barrel was once at least several inches longer. I...
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    my "new" flintlock - "Fiddian"

    Richard, Thanks for your comments - and regarding the cheek side view of the buttstock, I should have a few more images linked shortly! - Adam
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    my "new" flintlock - "Fiddian"

    I appreciate your comments, Mick! Thanks! - Adam
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    my "new" flintlock - "Fiddian"

    Thank you for your input, Rich. If anything else, tracking down the specific possibilities of an old artifact's history is sometimes the most interesting part of gun collecting, in my mind. A New England point of origin was something I'd thought about too - based on lots of reading over the last...
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    my "new" flintlock - "Fiddian"

    Trench - you gave me some great starting points to consider. The observations you provided are exactly what I'd hoped to hear! Thank you! - Adam
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    my "new" flintlock - "Fiddian"

    Thanks, Coyote Joe! Or should I say, "CJ"? Uh-oh, that makes me have a flashback to an old CJ-5 I once knew.... :grin: - Adam
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    my "new" flintlock - "Fiddian"

    Thanks for your thoughts, Don - I agree with you on my need to have this old gun looked over by a gunsmith who is knowledgeable about original flintlocks. All I have to do is wait until summer break! Take care - Adam
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    my "new" flintlock - "Fiddian"

    Hey there 'yall! I am here to get some more eyes on my "new" flinter - so I can get some help on identifying this relic. This is my first and only black powder muzzle-loader, and I'm pretty darn happy to have stumbled upon it this past weekend at a local VFW gun show. You will have...
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    recommendations for a muzzleloader

    dang, Russty! You beat me to my own reply! Thanks for your ideas. It would be with a Southern bent as far as CW focus, beings as I'm a born & raised Virginian, and all, with Stafford County CW roots. I might actually go for a visit to James River's shop - it seems like it's in Maryland - might...
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    recommendations for a muzzleloader

    thanks for the reminder, Jimmy - you are certainly right, there is much more to gather for the sport of muzzle loading guns than just the rifle itself! my key focus at the moment is this: finding a good buy for the balance - good replica, good shooting gun, good longevity as far as lock, stock...
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    recommendations for a muzzleloader

    Hey, how is everyone this morning? I'm a new member here, coming from the centerfire/rimfire world, and I have some historical interest in muzzle loaders from the colonial through civil war eras. I have taken a liking to the wonderful James River series of custom civil war period replicas. What...
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    new member

    Thanks for all the great welcomes. It sure is a comfort to get those kinds of responses compared to the ones I get when I send quarterly interims home for my students!! :cursing: As far as the colonial & revolutionary war family history is concerned, I did manage to have a conversation with...
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    new member

    Hello, everyone. I'm brand new and just wanted to introduce myself. I am a 3rd grade teacher, I have a huge interest in American, world, and military history; and I don't own a single muzzleloader - yet! My primary interests in guns is centerfire and rimfire; but with a continuing bit of...
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