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  1. plmeek

    An Unusual Hawken

    Thanks for sharing the link with us, Notchy. The rifle is unusual in some ways and other ways it isn't. As pointed out by Rich and some others, J&S Hawken rifles are relatively scarce, so whenever one comes up for auction or is published in a magazine or book, it is unusual. Also, Jacob and...
  2. plmeek

    Interesting Flintlock in Walter Cline’s Book

    They were not common, but they did exist and a few survive to this day. That one may have originally been a full stock and was cut back to half stock. Hard to tell from that picture, but looks like it could be a pewter nose cap. These are real common on full to half stock conversions.
  3. plmeek

    20 gauge; C weight barrel - barrel nomenclature

    This is a similar question to one that was asked a couple of months ago. The A,B,C, and D designations pertain to the diameter of the barrel at the breech. In that sense, they relate to the overall barrel size and its weight. That's why the terms "A weight (wt.)", "B wt.", "C wt.", etc. are...
  4. plmeek

    DIY Rust Blue Solution?

    Ferric Chloride Solution 42% aka PCB Etchant works great as a browning solution and can be converted to blue/black by boiling the browned part or pouring scalding hot water over it.
  5. plmeek

    looking for Proof Marking Stamps

    I'm having trouble with the forum today. It is taking a long time to respond. I inadverdently posted the same message twice because it took so long to update and post the first time I attempted.
  6. plmeek

    looking for Proof Marking Stamps

    I'm not sure what the OP means by "looking for proof stamps" either. Another possibility is that he is looking for the tools that makes the stamps. According to George Moller in American Military Shoulder Arms, Vol II, the barrel markings on the 1817 Contract Rifle, aka Common Rifle, were...
  7. plmeek

    Is this a Revolutionary War era rifle?

    Dave, your comment got me to thinking so I looked in Tom Grinslade's FLINTLOCK FOWLERS: The First Guns Made in America at the New England fowlers he had pictured in the book. Sure enough his NE 20 has one of these sideplates. This is a scan from the book. But as I read the description and...
  8. plmeek

    Is this a Revolutionary War era rifle?

    Dave Person added another post while I was typing this one, so we have some duplicate information between them. I agree with Dave Person and Rich Pierce that the OP's gun is a Ketland fowler that was sometimes traded to Indians. The sideplate is very specific to Ketland fowlers--kind of like...
  9. plmeek

    Barrel Length for a Fusil De Chasse

    Most of the original French trade guns had barrel lengths from around 46" to over 51". Modern shooters are used to shooting cartridge guns with short barrels. A modern rifle with a 24" barrel is a long barrel. Modern shotguns often have barrels less than 30" in length. So there is a natural...
  10. plmeek

    correct French Fusil Fin de Chase Type C

    I agree with the complaints that Cruzatte listed. Gladysz has a table on page 105 some inventory data of fusils fins in New France from 1701 to 1757. The barrel lengths recorded ranged from 3 pieds 8 pouces (46⅞ inches) to 4 pieds (51¼ inches) to 4½ pieds (57½ inches). You would be hard pressed...
  11. plmeek

    correct French Fusil Fin de Chase Type C

    I think I understand your confusion based on the title of your thread "correct French Fusil Fin de Chase Type C". I'm not even sure which French gun your are asking about. Kevin Gladysz in The French Trade Gun in North America discusses the following guns in some detail: Hunting guns (fusils...
  12. plmeek

    Frizzen Bridle?

    Yup. That would work if the existing sideplate is just surface mounted.
  13. plmeek

    Frizzen Bridle?

    That's good. Then you will be able to use the gun as you intended. I don't know of any commercially available sideplates like the Samuel Oake's version. One other option, if the sideplate on your gun is thick enough and has enough relief, is to carefully file, or grind with a Dremel tool...
  14. plmeek

    Frizzen Bridle?

    I'm sorry you didn't get what you thought you were ordering. There's been another recent post by someone that wasn't satisfied with a gun they ordered from Sitting Fox, too. It looks like Sitting Fox substituted an L&R "Queen Anne" lock for the R.E. Davis English fowler flintlock they mention...
  15. plmeek

    ABCD

    You've got some pretty good responses that address your question, but the answer is a little more straight forward. The A,B,C, and D ratings pertain to the diameter of the barrel at the breech. In that sense, they relate to the overall barrel size and its weight. That's why the terms "A...
  16. plmeek

    Question about a Custom Trade Gun

    From Gooding's Trade Guns of the Hudson's Bay Company, pg 60, For the HBC (and the other fur companies would have likely followed their lead), the switch from three lock bolts to two lock bolts and a wood screw on NW trade guns was made in the last decade of the 18th century.
  17. plmeek

    Rust bluing ?

    Bob hasn't been on the forum since Nov 1, 2020.
  18. plmeek

    Iron nitrate after stains

    Zonie, don't you mean ammonia since vinegar is a mild acid not a base.
  19. plmeek

    Iron nitrate after stains

    Iron nitrate (often marketed as AQUAFORTIS Reagent) is usually blushed with heat after it has dried on the wood. For this reason, you probably want to apply it first to your stock followed by a water base or alcohol based stain such as Laurel Mountain Forge stain. LMF stains come in a number of...
  20. plmeek

    Bolt hole depth

    A 7/8" barrel has a diameter of 0.875". Subtract the bore size from that you have 0.875" - 0.50 = 0.375". Now subtract twice the groove depth and divide by two to get barrel wall thickness, (0.375" - 2(.012)) = 0.1755" wall thickness. If you accurately measure the depth of the holes you...
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