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  1. cositrike

    Flint size

    Looks quite a big flint to me. Have you tried bevel up, but moving the flint forward in the jaws a little. ( put a piece of toothpick behind it) However it may just be bad lock geometry
  2. cositrike

    POLL: Who Would Buy a .526" or .527" round Ball Mould?

    You could get one from ballmolds.com in the meantime
  3. cositrike

    Please tell me, what was this rifle before it got "decorated"

    ‘May’ have been a Belgian/ French musket originally. Just my opinion by the barrel and trigger guard
  4. cositrike

    Buffalo Gun

    It’s based on native american original pieces. The butstock has been cut away
  5. cositrike

    Buffalo Gun

    Sorry, forgot to answer. Please read my other replies. Thanks
  6. cositrike

    Buffalo Gun

    Yep. It was really in sh*t order. I got a gunsmith to work it over for me and then did some work myself and this is what came out. Not everyone’s thing, but I love it. Thanks for looking
  7. cositrike

    Buffalo Gun

    Original musket, but in relic condition. Now workable
  8. cositrike

    Buffalo Gun

    The tack work is actually glass beads, not brass tacks. The gun is old, but is a recent alteration based on two original native guns
  9. cositrike

    Buffalo Gun

    Yes it’s a cut down French musket. Thank you
  10. cositrike

    Buffalo Gun

    Anyone for some short range Buff hunting!
  11. cositrike

    Need help identifying

    Now this could be a Native American owned and used piece, or it could be a modern put together, to look like a native used piece. Looks like a trade gun barrel mounted on a rifle half stock. Looking at the feathers and beadwork, I’d go for a modern put together of original parts
  12. cositrike

    Early Brown Bess Musketoon Examples?

    Also. Have a look at the book ‘ of sorts for provincials’ some short carbines, not land pattern, but may be of interest
  13. cositrike

    Early Brown Bess Musketoon Examples?

    DeWitt uses the term in patent dates for British ordnance small arms
  14. cositrike

    Vent pick in the touch hole while loading

    But, did they alway go off?
  15. cositrike

    Early Brown Bess Musketoon Examples?

    Again, if you get DeWitts book, you will see musketoons, these tended to be/ look more like a blunderbus. Another book that shows some early carbines is ‘of sorts for provincials’
  16. cositrike

    Early Brown Bess Musketoon Examples?

    Are we talking musket on or carbine. There were many carbines, but lots were of similar size to muskets. If you want a fairly definitive answer see: Pattern Dates for British Ordinance Small Arms, by DeWitt Bailey . 1997 Thomas Publications Gettysburg
  17. cositrike

    Vent pick in the touch hole while loading

    I always use a vent pick when loading
  18. cositrike

    1.5 F instead of 2 F in flintlock rifle

    3f is generally used in rifles. 2 f in larger bores and shotguns, 4f or null d as primer, but they will all go bang. I use 2f in pretty much everything, when using Swiss, as it is a bit hotter than most of the others. I’ve tried 1.5f in rifles and haven’t noticed any detrimental effects.
  19. cositrike

    I have a Brown Bess...

    Nice pictures, but what other questions? Seems you know about everything about it already
  20. cositrike

    Need help identify a vintage flintlock blunderbuss pistol/short rifle

    This is neither French nor English, in my opinion. Much more likely a tourist piece from the Kyber area, I’m afraid
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