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    Building a TRS Scottish Pistol (?)

    Looking good lot of work but your getting there good on you . Rudyard
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    Balance point

    I only made one Bedford Co they are seemingly made well into the post Golden Age and 'late' in style by any standards . Bedford being fairly sort of 'off the beaten track' by quite a few years .It was a 40 cal uniform Dougles , Its owner has shot it for years and always does well . Not my...
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    Moroccan Afedali Snaphaunce rebuild

    My guess is its now more unwieldy .Re full stock most seem to be a join in front of the lock the bands hold it all together anyway. Now its one less original example ruined is how I see it. Rudyard's take
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    Why did odd stocks die out?

    Interesting statement I doubt stock saveing was ordnance priority the reach of a bayonet would have been more a consideration in line or squares .Regards .Rudyard
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    Ottoman Guns

    I agree entirely, Regards Rudyard
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    Building a TRS Scottish Pistol (?)

    Dear Old Dog 90 plus is a good innings Ime near 80 but Ime getting lame .My next door Nieboer is 91 broke both hips & caved his ribs in , but he's as well as can be expected , He wont quit we think wele have to shoot him . I once recorded an interview with a local woman who had just turned...
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    Building a TRS Scottish Pistol (?)

    Dear Sam. No it hooks after going through the plate its the half **** position .When pulled to full **** the short end of the scear is' see saw' like & flipped into the full ****, the trigger pushed backwards not up . It seemed a favorite of the Scots (Got to love em ) but then they sell...
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    Rose Damascus Dueling Pistol Set

    Dear RMF No idea what' a slam' means, Your Deringer I wasn't calling a 'Saturday night special rather a fine pistol as apposed to the cheap & nasty presumed' Saturday night 'item the' two dollar pistol' I refer to . The original posters pistols look good to me Ditto your Deringer. There where...
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    Building a TRS Scottish Pistol (?)

    Dear Old Dog . Me & my old chum Elmer Johnston knocked up an issue steel pistol no paint by numbers for us .But I did have my drawings of two issue pistols one by Petcairn the other by Corbett, Scots Not Birmingham. The originals I drew from the Glenbow Museum examples when I worked there...
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    32 accuracy at 50yds,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

    I made up a flint Baltic bird rifle of 290 cal. pleasant little rifle. My mould not that perfect .I think such are better with l big S G type balls SSG whatever . Rudyard
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    Rose Damascus Dueling Pistol Set

    They look fine to me quality wise . They look Nice to me pocket pistols not dueling. But hardly 'Saturday night special's ' Nor would I rate the Derringer shewn as one ." Hotter than a Two dollar pistol"! They would be your 'Saturday night Special's '. Rudyard's view
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    Ottoman Guns

    I never dreamed as I started this thread that it would take us all down an' Alice in Wonderland 'rabbit hole. But very pleased it has linked us all to this, By most Western standards' Left Field 'aspect of firearms & related items. If it was the enterprising Major Nowel Corry who by being...
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    Ottoman Guns

    I shall never be able to remember half of these terms, but great info to know & pass on. I did notice what seemed a Pallaska ,cartridge box , With all that kit I bet they suffered from metal fatigue . The direm if made of yellow pig iron seems an odd choice when brass would make more...
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    Becoming a Paper Cartridges Youtube addict

    Certain it is that our Brett turns out great stuff ,carts & books, & the You tube stuff ,The Danish Kamer lader & the 1888 straight pull Mannlicher for the Werndle round being two I've used only my rifle was1886 must check if his video showed the later rounds apparently a rare bird the...
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    The OLDEST in my BP collection …

    And I thought some meddling Clergyman came up with percussion. we learn things every day ? There haveing fun that's for sure . Cheers Rudyard
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    SOLD Three Books on Colts C&B Revolvers PRICE REDUCED to $30 plus shipping+ Ship

    Dear Colonial boy Not wishing to queer the deal for the gentleman in the US. But I have Severens De Lux Ed on Colts & I have no Colts just a been through the mill Manhaton .Ile clarify more if of interest . Regards Rudyard
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    Is this Moroccan flintlock pistol authentic?

    Well despite the Nay sayers Ide go along with Ricks'i s view There's way too much nice work gone into it to be fake Tourist any thing/ I don't think Moroccan its not there usual style & I do have a pistol size Moroccan lock,. Never listen too FME s viz' five minet experts' What they...
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    Taking a flintlock rifle to South Africa

    My what a Palava, good country gone to pack like all such do ,I just made one out of a jumper bit no guide stuff but that was 1970 .West Africa in 1965 didn't seem to have any bother with native made' Dane' guns & old US breach loaders like Harrington & Richardson & , Webleys ect being...
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    Ottoman Guns

    Well thats a handsome collection two nice pallascas the smaller flask a Rattail pistol in all that good kit, long guns too. 'Up town!' which I think mean good & Favourable closest I got was the Revill kit many years ago, any of them spare ? . Regards Rudyard
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    Taking a flintlock rifle to South Africa

    Only gun I had in South Africa was ide took an E I Company flint lock then used a broken' jumper' drill for its barrel ,they have a hole to blow out the dust. I stocked in SA pine with jam tin mounts .the fuses ide unravel to get powder definately' pot belly' Cape Dutch style. Well I was...
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