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  1. Commodore Swab

    Flints

    Why has nobody asked about the lock? There are different flints that work better in certain locks. If the springs or frizzen friction is too much any sharp flint will be destroyed quickly. Without reworking a lock that has strong springs you may be better off getting flints from veteran arms.
  2. Commodore Swab

    Naming your guns?

    "Royale, no cheese" was the name for this swivel blunderbuss. A 1 inch bore, with a 1 inch ball is 4oz. Some might remember from pulp fiction what a 1/4 pounder is called since people in Europe don't know what a 1/4 pound is.
  3. Commodore Swab

    Help Please.

    That much mass, unlikely to move. Start with a capful (old goex metal can), loose pour and drop the ball in. It may provide better ignition by inserting the fuse first. By not using any wadding if there is a problem it can be dumped out.
  4. Commodore Swab

    Linstock

    Just make sure you put some felt on the end so you get the back of the breach. Oh and pin it, don't rely on glue.
  5. Commodore Swab

    SOLD $550 OFF 1849 Colt Pocket rare variation with iron trigger guard and backstrap plus rare holster

    Any interest in trades?
  6. Commodore Swab

    Linstock

    Try the small paint rollers, they work nice as swabs.
  7. Commodore Swab

    Doglock questions

    The india built doglocks have a half ****.
  8. Commodore Swab

    SOLD 4 Bore Blunderbuss Kit

    Im interested, send me a message
  9. Commodore Swab

    Cookson Dog Lock Finished

    If you mount the lock in a vise you can get better pictures allowing for analyzing where the sparks are dropping.
  10. Commodore Swab

    How do you prime?

    https://www.crazycrow.com/black-powder-supplies/free-flow-flintlock-pan-primer
  11. Commodore Swab

    When Do You Use Your Vent Pick?

    When I get something stuck in my teeth.
  12. Commodore Swab

    Illinois 50 caliber questions

    Clear 2a violation the Supreme Court should be holding everyone responsible who proposed, votes for, or wrote this.
  13. Commodore Swab

    How you clean pan & frizzen?

    Earlier heavy dragoon pistol, it looks larger because of all the crud on it during the test.
  14. Commodore Swab

    Tools for building

    Priced at $25 maybe but not selling at that price. It's like how ebay killed antique stores, sure it might be rare to someone who knows what it is. However the chance of that person walking into the store and willing to pay that is miniscule.
  15. Commodore Swab

    How do you prime?

    My personal favorite, far better than the push down that can leak or get clogged. Both ends unscrew for easy cleaning loading.
  16. Commodore Swab

    My three quarter scale Revolutionary War carriage.

    Oak?
  17. Commodore Swab

    Suggestions—> Broken Screw

    Try a punch/small chisel on the remaining half, either it will turn or break off. If it breaks off remove the patch box and cut a slot in the remainder leaving a small cut in the wood. Unscrew it. Provided of course it wasnt put in with epoxy . . .
  18. Commodore Swab

    What is it?

    Is the breech loaded from the muzzle end? In the cannon you show the breech block is inserted making it a complete gun. The breech block is loaded from the muzzle end. A Ferguson is a good example as a breech loader the ball is inserted into the breech then the powder. This is like a...
  19. Commodore Swab

    SCREW BARREL

    I don't see any breech loaders. All the weapons mentioned the breech is loaded from the muzzle end like a cap and ball revolver.
  20. Commodore Swab

    Rehardening frizzens - one size fits all? Musings for metallurgy masterminds....

    Considering that there would be all kinds of steel and a variety of different shapes. I have a frizzen (wall gun) as large as the entire lock of another (pocket pistol). There are miquelets, snaphaunces, and many others. Some may be excellent steel while others may barely be allowed to be...
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