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  1. Notchy Bob

    Barktan deer leather

    Man, you guys are good! Matt, don't worry about the oil spots. I really like the slightly uneven color on that leather. @Jay Templin , that looks like first-class braintan! I had heard of using Ivory soap and/or Wesson oil in lieu of brains, but I had never seen the result. Great work...
  2. Notchy Bob

    Need help

    I agree with @Phil Coffins . I had one of those when I was in my early teens. We still have it in the family. I had a lot of fun with it, and actually killed some squirrels with it. However, these were very cheaply made. The bore was drilled but not reamed smooth. It has a patent breech...
  3. Notchy Bob

    Why no black powder hunting personalities

    Well, there was Toby Bridges. We don’t want another one like him representing our sport. With that said, I was never much into watching hunting videos anyway. The last one I watched was some fellow who had booked a guided buffalo hunt on one of the western Indian reservations. I don’t...
  4. Notchy Bob

    The Scottish Dirk

    Outstanding work, @dtruex ! Excellent craftsmanship in steel, wood, and leather! Notchy Bob
  5. Notchy Bob

    The Scottish Dirk

    Gus, Thank you for your comments and the picture! However, the knife and the images to which I was referring were in The Canadian Journal of Arms Collecting (CJAC), Vol. 11, No. 3 and Vol. 20, No. 1: These are obviously the same knives as in the image you posted, but different pictures...
  6. Notchy Bob

    W. H. Calvert Bench Rifle, no 12, made in 1855, 18 lbs, 44 cal.

    @AZ Muzzleloaders , I looked through my books, and I have not found anything yet. However, I checked The Database of USA Gunmakers and it showed the following: CALVERT, W. H. Beloit, Wis. Mostly percussion hunting rifles. Made guns from 1857 until after the Civil War, but operated a sporting...
  7. Notchy Bob

    .62 Rifle Build, 2nd Try

    With your skills and experience, now with a proper piece of wood, it’s going to turn out fine. I’m looking forward to seeing this project come to fruition. Guns built in the British tradition are very appealing. … and if wild buffalo move back into North Carolina, you’ll be equipped to deal...
  8. Notchy Bob

    W. H. Calvert Bench Rifle, no 12, made in 1855, 18 lbs, 44 cal.

    Dave, I can’t help you with information regarding the builder. I will look through the resources I have. However, I wanted to say I love that rifle! I’ll be danged if I can say what it was built for, though. Dedicated target rifles back in the day typically had longer barrels, and I would...
  9. Notchy Bob

    Original Henry Deringer

    I think that’s wise, @scotti . From the pictures, that plate looks like an old repair, and now part of the pistol’s history. At this point, restoration would require not only fixing the crack, but filling nail holes and likely blending the finish where it aged differently under that plate. It...
  10. Notchy Bob

    FOR SALE New Squirrel Hunting Book................

    Good on you, Ed! Lots of people think they ought to “write a book,” and maybe a lot of them should, but I doubt if one in a thousand pushes through to completion. My hat’s off to you, brother! I’ve seen hunting books, and specialty books about hunting turkeys, hogs, and deer, but I don’t...
  11. Notchy Bob

    Lighting a pipe with flint and steel

    Very true. A coal would make perfect sense, if you are relaxing by a fire. Also, some old timers (and I think maybe Indians) would carry coals packed in ashes in a horn. Coals will stay "live" for a long time that way, and can be used to get a fire going quickly. However, you wonder about...
  12. Notchy Bob

    Lighting a pipe with flint and steel

    I’ve read that a tinder tube was often used for lighting smokes, especially in the southwest, where people were addicted to cigarettes rolled up with corn-shuck “papers.” As a non smoker, I haven’t tried it, but a tinder tube makes sense when used for this purpose. You don’t really need a...
  13. Notchy Bob

    Original Henry Deringer

    Thank you for showing your original Deringer, @scotti . It is a beauty, despite that crack in the grip. The silver overlay or reinforcing plate has the look of an old repair, with a history of its own. If nothing else, this illustrates why one should not ram a tight load in a muzzleloading...
  14. Notchy Bob

    Odd nipple

    A #12 machine screw would be pretty close to that diameter, and some revolvers, such as the Ruger Old Army, I believe, used nipples of that diameter. Track of the Wolf has a tremendous selection of nipples, something like four pages. Some of them are intentionally made oversized for...
  15. Notchy Bob

    Neat underhammer

    Looks like a very interesting rifle! Congratulations on your purchase! I’d say you would definitely want a ramrod stop of some sort. Another concern, and a potential safety issue, would be possible cap fragmentation. I don’t see a cup on that hammer, and the nipple is just “out there.”...
  16. Notchy Bob

    Beaded Strike-A-Light Pouch

    I think it looks fine, Harry. I like to look at old Indian artifacts, and there are thousands of them online, in museum and auction-house websites. Wealthy collectors and prestigious museums tend to go for perfection, the best of the best, but I would say the majority of the beaded artifacts...
  17. Notchy Bob

    Original or Replica ?

    I would agree it is a reproduction for all the reasons enumerated above. However, somebody did a mighty good job of defarbing and aging it. Someone who wanted a Bess for shooting or living history could do a lot worse, especially with a starting bid of only $500. Notchy Bob
  18. Notchy Bob

    Beaded Strike-A-Light Pouch

    That looks really good, Harry. Strong work! Especially for your first effort! Notchy Bob
  19. Notchy Bob

    T/C Seneca .45

    You can get a barrel wedge that will fit from Track of the Wolf as well as some other places. If the rifle is clean and shootable, I would say that it’s worth $575. To quote @CaptainVane , “It’s the new normal.” I would consider it this way: If I really wanted or needed a rifle like that...
  20. Notchy Bob

    Illinois 50 caliber questions

    Even after reading the official “legalese” in post #2, there is still gray area, e.g. the trapdoor Springfields chambered for the .50-70 Gov’t cartridge. Would these be excused because they are blackpowder antiques, or banned because they shoot a .50 caliber centerfire cartridge? If they...
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