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    Ottoman Guns

    Dear TobJohn. I don't think its jade might be but hard to work stuff nice in a garish way all the same .Him & me both need a mainspring if mine more Greek Albanian 3& 1/4:" oa Length . If this sounds like a advertising ploy its only because it is one . Hmm Regards Rudyard
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    Ottoman Guns

    Ide say its Turkish in influence missing its main spring quite distinctive' bold' you might say but they all varied and nothing wrong with that , the green bone is right I don't know how they made it keep green but they & early Europeans liked the green bone . looks good to me suggest...
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    Asking for help with a Rifle Shoppe Baker Rifle: groups at 50 yards have become dreadful.

    Stringo has Sound advise if I still like the swamped , My pet bush rifle has 26" round swamped barrel mid 18th English provincial flint style ,weighs just 5 pounds entire, barrel is 2 pounds . No target rifle but a joy to hunt with .Hills not getting any flatter , could be this global...
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    Asking for help with a Rifle Shoppe Baker Rifle: groups at 50 yards have become dreadful.

    Jerry Cuningham made my Baker barrels he described them as "Bloody brutal Baker barrels "they where 1/4 pitch per govt but didnt do as well as Bre Rob . Might be he nut behind the but . hard to say & harder to admit ! . Rudyard being brassy
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    Asking for help with a Rifle Shoppe Baker Rifle: groups at 50 yards have become dreadful.

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    Asking for help with a Rifle Shoppe Baker Rifle: groups at 50 yards have become dreadful.

    I restored a much' Got at '& super' Bubba ed' pre 1805 Baker its bore had 2 hundred & 80 odd years to 'shoot in' . Very first shot at 100 yards was at a noted anti gunner photo cut out of a newspaper . first shot was right between the mince eyes . Was like the gun saying' thankyou...
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    Hi from Czechia!

    'Pogamons' rings a bell ,war club with a ball end . & I used to have made Blackfoot 'Dags' in'two sizes but thats long ago .I hope you get your war club . Regards Rudyard
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    Pritchett bullet ?

    Pritchet sold his Bullet & Rifes to the US no doubt Hay ect developed there variants but the Pritchet bullet was the Pritchet bullet his last design if granted his first wasn't perfect I have a mould that was made to cast the first pattern that one that caused hard to load problems in...
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    Need help with old double barreled gun identification

    Well its Continental perhaps Belgium or French looks like it might have been made a flintlock going by the breach end . I agree with Brer Phill take it steady . & do run a dowel down the barrel to ensure it has no old load looks nice to me Not likely any such carving being added...
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    Pritchett bullet ?

    Dear Kryon The videos of 'Paper patch 'show the correct cartridge in considerable detail the 550 cal Pritchet PP bullet with wood or clay plug was found thee best bullet for Govt troops useing the 1853 Enfield's is was THEE best cartridge for all branches of service including the US both...
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    Real Hawken or not?

    Dear Eterry I think I still have J. D .Bairds books but dislike Hawkens . I made two for patrons but wouldn't lug one anywhere .But then few would fool with Scots Snaphance's or Turkish Guns ? .All a matter of' taste' or lack of it . I once wrote for his magazine but he wrote like a...
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    Trying to identity a Davide Pedersoli

    Notchy Bobs reply is sensible but I know nothing of these guns I did sell them but didn't look into the models Same with Navy Arms I don't rate either but Ime a crusty old purist . Rudyard the crusty old purist
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    Double barrel percussion pistol

    Dear Sam. She;s in South Africa the other side of the big pond not South America .I think its made specifically to confuse such as we, As its pretty awful & in that the makers succeeded admirably ! Regards Rudyard of the' Be unkind to ugly guns society'" inc ( or pencil )
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    Arrived!! British Sea Service Pistol from Loyalist Arms!!

    Once again Loyalist Arms show they care for their offerings & the customers .I got an original unused SS barrel . I think Ex Dixie its 9" brl the altered by Govt one ,I had parts of old locks so knocked one up . Heavy brutes but needed to be . Regards Rudyard
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    SOLD - Pending funds FS/WTT Loyalist Arms Heavy Dragoon Pistol for English Sea Service Pistol

    Yer good on you ,disgusting fellows . Rudyard
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    1851 navy...revolving rifle?

    DEAR Sir Boniface While a UK FAC is an option for a rifled barrel it would only be a ' range use' not a' free certificate ' to hunt say rabbits . though the stupid" beer talkers" have contrived some MV /foot pound BS which rules out any BP rifle or bow for Deer including the 600 Nitro...
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    Curious Matchlock

    Dear Billy. Very well put, we might just get through to' hacksaw Rick' failing which its thunder bolts ! . Regards Rudyard
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    1851 navy...revolving rifle?

    I doubt they where in any great demand but your right re the FAC V Shotgun cert .You voted with your feet Me too. Might not work if not 'inline' perhaps your thinking Pepper Box / Transistional's I once hunted Roos with pepper box only three nipples not block up .Roo's can laugh ...
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    1851 navy...revolving rifle?

    Well a Mr Hoyt is very able to do such a thing , some on the forums like' Rickse 'seems fond of Mr Hoyts work ,not shure about the cylinders it would need a liner or new barrel to match them Good luck with that . Regards Rudyard
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    Curious Matchlock

    Dear Rick .Please forget all notions of having Mr Hoyt altering original barrels. except them as' a document 'We hold them in trust we much account for them for those (Like us ) who come after us Not disposable to our whims Replica guns are made for us to shoot & wear out but originals...
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