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    FIT OF PERCUSSION CAPS

    Thank you for the clarification. This helps. Now I understand, and I measured the I.D.; The I.D. of the Winchester No. 11 caps I have is .165". Also, thanks for explaining Cap-Face-Above-Cone. In the meantime, something as occurred to me. What I have been talking about is that the caps...
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    FIT OF PERCUSSION CAPS

    Thank you "Grenadier 1758." I understand "Height" but not "Cap-Face-above-Cone." I don't think "Cap-Face-above-Cone" is diameter. For example I measured my Winchester No. 11 Caps: I get Height of .166", that matches the chart general measurements. I measured the diameter of the caps and...
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    FIT OF PERCUSSION CAPS

    Sir, I bought my Pietta second hand, I think they were the factory nipples. No. 11 primer caps fit on some of these original nipples. Yes, I think that they may have been dry fired and this was part of the problem. Then, I bought from Track-of-the-Wolf the PIR-I Nipples. Their description...
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    FIT OF PERCUSSION CAPS

    Has anyone had a problem with the No. 11 percussion caps fitting on Colt 1860 Pietta nipples? To get No.11 percussion caps to fit, I had to file them down the nipples. Is this common?
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    Flintlock Combination Tool

    I found this flintlock combination tool at the Show of Shows in February. IMA had imported from the Nepal. The link to IMA's description is: Original Antique Folding Flintlock Musket Combination Tool Has anyone ever seen anything like this before? The IMA description explains what the...
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