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    Early machinguns

    In museum in Warsaw there are two of this cannons. They were very popular in XVII century in Poland, Russia and Ukraine, where the cavalry was base of army (haevy armoured hussars in Poland, Cossacks in Ukraine and Tsar dragons in Russia). These cannons were also made as the "anti-cavalry"...
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    arrows in your handgonne?

    http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/War/Weapons2.html :)
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    arrows in your handgonne?

    In russian BP forum i found information about "modfa" - arabic handgonne : Arabian shooters used arrows and balls interchangeable.
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    arrows in your handgonne?

    Oui, c'est que ! :thumbsup:
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    arrows in your handgonne?

    In 1326 the city council of Florenzia ordered by unknown gumsmith: "pilas seu pallectas ferreas et canones de metallo", also "iron arrows and metal cannons". This order is the first unequivocal information about metal cannons in Europe. The good known picture of cannon ("pot-de-fer"), that shot...
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    Bonjour from paris...

    Bonjour Stepane, ce bien pour moi Toi connaître :) Excusez-moi tout des pataquès :redface: Je prendre étudier le français seulement. je suis Bartek :hatsoff:
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    Got Lead!

    Thank You, but I'm not experienced BP shooter. I can only learn from You all here, not to teach any one :) Muzzleloading became very popular in Poland. It was very hard to get gun permision under communists, but sport shoting was popular. Since 1989 we have democracy and since january 2004...
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    Got Lead!

    I know it, I try to got old battery with pure lead insite. Recycling points here have many times batterys from realy old cars. Some times its good to be not so modern :)
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    Got Lead!

    Thank You. I use lead from both sites of battery (inside the battery and contacts for cables). It is very toxic, i know. I bought little gas mask in tool shop. Here, in Poland, meny guys add tin to molten lead. I'm sure in USA meny of You do it too. I did it not yet, but I heard tin make the...
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    Got Lead!

    I use lead from old car battery/accumulator (sorry i'm not sure, which word is correct :redface:). I got lead from workshops, what makes triming of car wheels too. When they trim used car wheel, they have to change small lead weights by wheel. After that old weigts are destroyed and usefull no...
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    Making your own powder horn. How do I do this?

    :thanks: this link is what i need too.
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    You lucky fellows

    Im Polen das ist auch verboten :( You should go to Russia. I know, meny guys from Poland hunt there.
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    Finishing a horn

    I'm Polish. Polish of a horn. Believe me, there is nothing to wonder about me :crackup:
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    My new horn

    Thank You all. I think it is the best idea to leave this horn as it is and make the duplicate :blue:.
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    My new horn

    I just bought this antique horn (XVIII century). It is a little damaged I think the renovation of this horn will be my favorite hobby for minimum next month :) I never did it befor :p As You can see it's flat. I was looking for some antique powder horne and I note, every one I have...
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    cuirassiers

    The last big "cavalry battle" in Europe was the battle of Radzymin in 1920 (polish-soviet war). I mean in this battle was used only cavalry by both sites: 15. Poznan Ulans Regiment "Horny Devils" and famous "Mounted Army of Red Cossacks" of Semon Budionny, in fact it was only regiment too. By...
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    cuirassiers

    My post is not nasty for French Nation. I did'n want to offend anyone :peace: For me most interesting is, what kind of work on the battlefield had to do these cuirassiers? One of them is wounded, so they were in combat. Were their tasks (in the military sense) same like 50-100 years ago? Off...
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    cuirassiers

    These are french cuirassiers in the beginning of IWW. France had 12 regiments of them. Note the armour and helmets :).
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    early rockets

    I have found a few information about using rockets as a weapon in middle ages and later :) The polish monk and annalist Jan Dlugosz (1415-1480) wrote about battle of Legnica against Mongols in 1231: "When the big part of noble Mongols was killed Poles were very close to the fool victory. But...
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    Whiskey recipes

    I have a question, but if it is a problem You really don't have to answer me. I collect old recipes of alcohols and make them at home :) In Poland it is legal. I have 15 - 19th centuries recipes of vodkas, herbal wines, beers and meads. Can You give me a recipe for early american PC whiskey? ::
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