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  1. dave_person

    Making a Rev War Period British Carbine

    Hi, There was not a lot of cavalry action during our War for Independence on either side. The American army had very few mounted troops. Despite some special combined loyalist and British units like Tarleton's British Legion, only 2 British mounted units served in the war, the 16th and 17th...
  2. dave_person

    How often to disassemble lock?

    Hi, There is no reason to take a lock apart for cleaning. However, always remove the lock from the stock and clean it after shooting. I simply dunk mine in water and scrub with a tooth brush. Then dry with a paper towel and spray with WD40 to disperse any remaining water. WIPE off the WD40 and...
  3. dave_person

    TRU-OIL problem

    Hi, Your problem is none of the coats are drying so new coats are not bonding with any cured surface. Let me suggest an alternative to hand rubbing. At this point, you may have to rub the stock down with mineral spirits and let it dry for a few days before continuing. I apply finish with a...
  4. dave_person

    Fowler kicking my tail

    Hi, I shoot 0.595" balls with 0.012-0.015" thick patches in my 20 gauges. A smaller ball like 0.580s or 0.575s will work fine as well usually with thicker patching. Thin patches often burn out with a tight ball and too much powder. I suggest go smaller with the ball, thicker with the patches...
  5. dave_person

    Poorly Assembled Brown Bess Lock

    Hi, The musket bore I show is from a Miroku Bess. The steel in the barrel is excellent but it definitely needs remedial work. We lapped the bore with valve grinding compound and then polished it with Scotch Bright and steel wool. It was greatly improved but the deepest pitting remained and...
  6. dave_person

    Poorly Assembled Brown Bess Lock

    Hi, I rarely accept jobs involving India-made guns anymore. They take too much time and effort and are always a rabbit hole of one problem after another. I also now rarely accept Pedersolis either for the same reasons. I currently have a pattern 1730 Brown Bess in my shop made from TRS parts...
  7. dave_person

    A fun morning of shooting

    Hi, Well somebody resurrected this old thread. Thanks for you comments folks. I had another nice morning of shooting. A week ago I hosted Warner's regiment (the Green Mountain Boys) for a weekend of live firing their firelocks. It is a fun event that includes firearms training, target shooting...
  8. dave_person

    Highlighting grain in cherry stock

    Hi, Read this thread from start to end. It will explain a lot. https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/making-an-18th-century-new-england-connecticut-river-valley-fowler.113074/ dave
  9. dave_person

    Making an English Turn-off Pistol for Fort Dobbs

    Hi, The pistol arrived safe and sound at Fort Dobbs and is now on display in the officer's quarters among Hugh Waddell's papers. It looks like it belongs. dave
  10. dave_person

    British Light Sea Service Dragoon project !

    Hi, Light sea service dragoon pistol? You are kidding, right? So dragoons fought on ships? dave
  11. dave_person

    Engraving chisel

    Hi Guys, I am not writing that endorsement for Lindsay's sharpening system lightly. I do a lot of engraving in many different historical styles and I suggest all of you budding engravers, forget the fancy power hones, the Crocker jig, and any other system and just look at the Lindsay templates...
  12. dave_person

    Engraving chisel

    Hi, The best system to get today is Steve Lindsay's sharpening template set up. Go to AirGraver.com and look at graver sharpening. dave
  13. dave_person

    Who made this Jordan 1742 Long Land, and where could I find a barrel?

    Hi, I think the lock is from a Miroku Bess that somebody modified. Your only choices for a barrel would be the Rifle Shoppe probably pattern 1756 British musket barrel or a custom barrel maker. The old Colerain barrels from suppliers like Track of the Wolf don't seem to be available anymore...
  14. dave_person

    2 Band Whitworth Rifle

    David Minshall, Can you suggest to those of us in the states, why Blackley is so unreliable filling orders? Don't get me wrong, I've spoken and shared e-mails with Kevin about my orders and personally I like him very much but I've placed 2 orders with him and neither has ever showed up. The...
  15. dave_person

    Making an English Turn-off Pistol for Fort Dobbs

    Hi, Here is a little grouping of English pistols, two I made and one original. They represent the English styles I really am inspired by namely turn-off pistols, horse pistols, and dueling pistols. I hope to add a horse pistol from about 1700 to that group. Anyway, I hope you enjoy them as...
  16. dave_person

    Brace of Dueling Pistols Need Info.

    Hi Tenngun, At least in Britain and Ireland, there were no rule books because dueling was illegal. All that Hamilton and whoever else did was compile descriptions of common dueling practices and pass them off as "code duellos" for public consumption. The only thing that mattered in any duel...
  17. dave_person

    Barrel lug

    Hi, It is very simple. The lugs are "L" or hook shaped and the hook slides over the wooden stock at the back of the mortise. You can see where he cut the wood down a little to thin the web and allow the hook to slide over the wood. This is a very clever but poor way to anchor a barrel IMO...
  18. dave_person

    Making an English Turn-off Pistol for Fort Dobbs

    Hi Folks, Thank you for looking and I appreciate the comments. This was a fun project just like the previous turn-off pistol I made. I finished making the barrel wrench. I welded the ring to steel rod and then finished it off. I've only seen a couple original barrel wrenches. I suspect they...
  19. dave_person

    Making an English Turn-off Pistol for Fort Dobbs

    Hi, Thank you all for looking and commenting. I did enjoy doing this one and am pleased it came out well. As I wrote previously, having made one before really helped but it also helped to closely examine a bunch of original pistols. Turn-off pistols of all sorts are not particularly rare and...
  20. dave_person

    Making an English Turn-off Pistol for Fort Dobbs

    Hi Sam, I don't know. I've looked at 270 year old originals that appear to have little wear on the threads and were quite shootable. On this pistol, there was no powder fouling visible on the threads after shooting. It seemed to make an excellent gas seal. But I cannot answer your question...
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