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    Birmingham proof marks

    While the ones shown are not used today the duplication of old marks in the UK at least is considered a counter Fiet and spurious . You could make your own gun. But you cant give sell or otherwise pass it on unless its been too & stood Proof . if usually well used shot guns might...
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    Escopetas again

    Well that's very interesting But would any of us want to go live in India or where ever location locks or whatever are made .I didn't fancy living in Cawnpore .The' Birmingham of India' 'if ide go for longish periods well did go but not now . The Traction engines had me hitching & camping...
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    Hello from South Australia.

    Dear Scot Not sure if Frank Gary still going there are / where a lot of Primitives in Aus I made some rifles for them But each state polies seem to try out stupid anti gun each other . We got some in Gods own. There is a fellow Le Loop seems to be into the US R 'vous thing . I did a...
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    Wm. Greenfell 10 Bore Double: Information and Repair Guidance

    Dear Splitear ' English gun makers'By Bailley & Nie lists a Grenfell & Accles Ltd !891 /1896 .no other style Brum or Provincial . so presume a retailor a" trade gun" meaning supplied to the trade for any Iron monger or retailer who had thier name put on per normal practice of...
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    Birmingham proof marks

    There hand cuts the sizes did varie, If any we don't drive them as hard as they did but they had wrought iron, that barrels probably steel and they really' bopped 'the mark might also have had a jig or just did it every working day . I wasn't their But have observed many such as we...
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    Intro

    Northland NZ you mean . Well I worked for Tony Hawkins doing developement he paid me in barrels self Taught Engineer by the' El Muncho Gruncho School (No firm would take him on as an apprentice so he became his own )Brilliant man bit casual never seemed to take his boots off trail oil into...
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    Training beagles...

    I used to hunt with a Beagle name of' Banjo' he wasn't mine he drove off the Deer & Goats I was after reliably. He was forever nose down brain dissengaged All Beagle. But he was otherwise good company and served as an extra blanket (except blankets don't chase Pigs in their sleep ).Not with...
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    Birmingham proof marks

    Yes that Rudyard's not as silly as he looks Thanks Dave .Regards Rudyard
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    Birmingham proof marks

    The Marks are not Birmingham they are the Govt Tower pier mark for Commercial guns not Ordnance they would have the one but additional Crown GR mark . The Brum proof is post 1814 or so when it was set up. What Ketlands input no idea without research .The evidently new marks are...
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    Escopetas again

    Good summery. I wasn't so much' feint of heart' as over charged with imagination I could see the potential I was under capitalized but did get a lot of old rifles out and took tea with three Maharaj's in a day . Ime 80 now not going anywhere but down a few feet .Too many miles on my...
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    Escopetas again

    I think you would need to go to India .Thats what I did . I took locks inc a Orig Wheellock to supervise as the crew made copies , The actual artisans' are quite capable of making most any thing despite what we would call deplorable conditions, My adding "Same to same Original"& "Polis"ect...
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    Hello and thanks

    Dear John .Well theirs' deep ending ' I knew a Yorkshire Plummer made a Ferguson from scratch . I cleaned it up and engraved it . And a local Fishermen made one. bit rough stocking but clever mechanic . I made a rifle on the' Turn Off ' Principal & a rude' Le Chaumet' affair from...
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    Apologies HELP Needed

    Dear Sam Pistol looks very French & they did issue NCO 'Officers' Pistols 'appears made flint but nicely converted to percussion cap ' .Now ime probably in the wrong section I have need to bring out the deep figure in old' Damascus' Barrels not the common' Twist' barrels . Its an acid...
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    Caucasian Miquelet "Cossack" Pistol & Locks

    A gentleman needs his battery . I cant move for them.& Ime only a Rascal. Cheers Rudyard
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    Caucasian Miquelet "Cossack" Pistol & Locks

    Dear Tobjohn ,Well if you order a smooth bore gun you can get a rifled barrel same dimensions and add it once it reaches the US or our Mr Hoyt can rifle it to suit you ..might I suggest . Regards Rudyard
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    HC barrel finish for a 1770s...

    I knew Lynton Mackenzie when he was in the UK and an active member of the MLAGB ,then after he got lured to New Orlean's . Then he did' Friendship' shoots along with the other worthies mentioned before the 'Gunmakers Hall' got built we had great' jam?' sessions in an dusty empty booth...
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    Hello From Barcelona - Catalonia

    Well I did travel in Francos Spain 25 years after the Guerra Civil & knew all about Franco's repression & Fernando Poo was under Franco . I was about 18. a friend was courting a girl from Oviedo I took the opportunity to hitch down to Madrid Toledo & Avilla then met up with him in...
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    HC barrel finish for a 1770s...

    To a point ide agree but think some more simple guns got offered then as now The ubiquitous trade gun well made & serviceable but no frills .might serve to illustrate this notion . Every museum has oft as not got fine items preserved because of the quality but the equivalent of a...
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    Hello From Barcelona - Catalonia

    Catalonia. Very famous region of Spain noted for the arms industry & its distinctive stocks. there are recent posts about escopetas '. I could have reached Barcelona on a Spanish troop & Supply ship I boarded on Fernando Po .But I figured Ide hitch up from Cadiz faster I'de been...
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    Poorly Assembled Brown Bess Lock

    I grind up a witches brew of charred bone hair horn shavings & charred leather cook all the parts long enough them plunged the lot into cold water '.Bang ' a hairy job! . Not the springs of course But include the side nails ,tang nail and the false breach if it has one plus all...
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