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    Blowing down the barrel?

    I blow down the barrel after every one shot, looking at the vent hole (i have flintlock) - dos the powder smoke go out by blowing or not. And i quicly clean the barrel after every one shot by 2-3 mouvments of the ramrod. I just have to do both things. I use black powder "Vesuvit", made in...
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    Greetings from Denmark

    HAHAHAHA :haha: So we, Poles, are not alone in Europe about searching every little "hole" in the law ! Dear Jan, best regards! I was few years ago in Viborg and Arhus. You live in the beautyful country bartek :hatsoff:
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    Tree Cannon

    I found this information (http://www.civilwarartillery.com/glossary/glossary.htm) : "BOMBARD: An ancient piece of ordnance, which was very short, thick, and wide in the bore. It differed from the balista in being worked with gun-powder instead of by mechanical force, and from the mortar in...
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    Gun left loaded for how long???

    I was readding an article about it. Most extreme example was: workers in some Italian city found the old caplock pistol under pipes of water conduit. They played with it and the pistol shoted unexpectedly.
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    Coning the touchhole

    Coned touchholes by Prussian muskets in the army of Frederick the Great were one of secrets of his victorys. :hatsoff:
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    silvering brass

    AgNo3 :thumbsup: My mistake :) Thanks for correction ! I am an ignorant about chemistry :redface: I hope the rest is correct :) best regards bartek
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    Make a Handgonne????

    I never made hangonne, but my friend did it. He bought brass cylinder, 2" diameter. The barrel channel made with leth. Rest of work - files and grinder :)
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    silvering brass

    I found this formula, how to silvering surface of brass: 1.You have to get silver. The best to use for silvering is AgNa3. This is the chemical used by illnesses of skin and eyes and You should get it in Your pharmacy. If not You can use everything, what is made from silver ”“ broken spoon...
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    Japanese reenactors

    I am not specialist and i can be wrong. I was reading the book about battle of Kawanakajima in 1561. There was there commentary about developing of japanese firearms in that time. First muskets (teppo-ko) were noted in Japan in 1542 and they were portugese pattern matchlock. Soon 1550 Japanese...
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    russian flint locks

    Ok :) Write me Your email on PT. paka :hatsoff:
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    russian flint locks

    I'm sure it is the same typ of weapon. I have no picture of them. I know, one specimen is in Museum of Polish Army in Warsaw, but it was always big problem to make photos of guns there :youcrazy: You can order a pistol like this. This one with box cost about 600$. I don't know this gunsmith...
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    russian flint locks

    My friend has the replica of russian pistol, XVII century. Some gunsmith here in Poznan made it: It is not tipical Moscow lock. Both springs should be outsite the loskplate. The most interesting is, every little element here was made manually :) He made by hand even screws :grin: I...
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    ash wood

    What a beauty rifle... :bow: Can You send me few pictures more? Thank You all very much for precious tips :hatsoff: I think, i will be really lucky, if i will not completely destroy my stock wood :haha:
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    ash wood

    I want to build a simple Kentucky rifle, without wood engraving and inletting. It will be first rifle made by me. :) I have no any experience about gun building :) . I did it never befor, so i want to build this rifle to learn all skills in practice. It is my main aim. I have many ash wood...
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    Whiskey recipes

    Thank You all! I have enough informations now. :hatsoff:
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    Medieval Gunpowder Research Group

    Super. Was You there? It's about 8-9 hours by car from Poznan :)
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    pressure in barrel

    Thank You both very much :hatsoff:
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    pressure in barrel

    Can someone tell me, please, what high is the pressure inside the barrel in the moment of powder's explosion? Another words: what pressure (number of atmospheres or bars) has to keep the iron or steel pipe, which is designed as a ML barrel in the future?
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    Early machinguns

    Looks great too :) Like big revolver chamber :) I think these large cannons were used secially to defence buildings. Many of them were found as castles artyllery. These cannons, whitch i showed, have small caliber. In fact it is group of large caliber musket barrels in both cases. It was easy...
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    Early machinguns

    Is this cannon in "Museum of Polish Army" in Warsaw? My friend knows someone who works there. So i will ask about it :)
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