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  1. mhb

    John Meunier schuetzen restoration project

    rodneys: A couple of things: since your rifle is fitted with a false muzzle, it seems likely that it was intended for an elongated, cylindrical-bodied bullet. My Charles Foehl Philadelphia schuetzen rifle is made for the picket bullet, and has a countersunk muzzle to locate the patch, but...
  2. mhb

    A Pair of Pistols from the French Alps

    And a container of percussion caps absolutely guaranteed not to split. Never knew they made reloadable copper percussion caps... Those really are beautiful pistols. mhb - MIke
  3. mhb

    Rock Lock

    Absolutely... a rock. mhb - MIke
  4. mhb

    How to prevent this?

    It is always a good idea to strip and inspect all the parts of any new (or newly acquired) reproduction firearm. The parts are usually in need of smoothing and de-burring - the spring tempered parts are often harder than the parts they interact with, and that is the likely cause of the problem...
  5. mhb

    ID: French, English? Dueling or Target? Maker?

    It is almost certainly a target pistol. You did not say how large the bore is, or whether the barrel is rifled, but there does appear to be a rear sight, so there is probably a front sight, as well. The adjustment screw for the set trigger is visible. In all, it looks like a French or...
  6. mhb

    Cast steel barrel

    plmeek: Thank you for your response. However, I must stand by my initial comments on the manufacture of cast steel barrels in the U.S. The following excerpt may help clarify the matter: "Firearms Manufacture" U.S. Department of Interior, Census Office, 1880" " The earliest use of...
  7. mhb

    Cast steel barrel

    Tenmile: Jackson Arms (6209 Hillcrest, LA 1-9929) was one of my favorite places, many years ago. Red, Elsie and, especially, Jack Turner, were very kind and helpful to me as a youngster. mhb - MIke
  8. mhb

    Cast steel barrel

    Cast steel became available with the introduction of steel production by the crucible method. Previously, it was not possible to control the amount of carbon in iron made by casting or in wrought iron made from a 'bloom' of iron ore. Steel was formerly made in small batches by case hardening...
  9. mhb

    Civil War Revolver ID

    Well, what can be seen looks like a Colt's 1849 Pocket Model .31. mhb - MIke
  10. mhb

    Boring Out A Drilled And Tapped Barrel

    Possibly. It really depends on the depth of the screw holes and the thickness of barrel material remaining after the re-bore. If the smooth bore is no larger than the groove diameter of the current barrel, there should be no problem. If you want to go to the full .54" bore diameter, you...
  11. mhb

    British Table Musket

    IIRC, the wall/rampart guns that Washington liked were rifled pieces made at the Rapahannock Forge - some of them still exist, and I've seen at least one at the Smithsonian some years ago. mhb - MIke
  12. mhb

    Flint and frizzen engagement: How good is too good?

    I have always got the best performance from my flinters by positioning he flint so that it contacts the frizzen at about 1/4 to 1/3 the height of the frizzen from its top. That way, you get the optimum 'scrape' from the flint for more spark. You now have the flint striking at about 1/2 the...
  13. mhb

    Odd Little Shotgun

    Such smallbore shotguns were sometimes called 'ornithologist's', or 'naturalist's' guns, intended for collection of small animals and birds without excessive damage from large charges of shot. Some were made in the form of a cane or walking stick, often with a detachable stock. mhb - MIke
  14. mhb

    Sharpening flints?

    Here are photos of the gadget. It was exactly what I was looking for, and it came with 5 extra diamond impregnated discs, 4 brand new, of grits from 170 to 1200, and a water drip outfit (for another, similar machine) which can be adapted for this one. In addition to the disc, there is a drum...
  15. mhb

    Sharpening flints?

    I've thought about a fixture, but do not as yet have one - I think I can do what is needed by holding the flint at the proper angle manually. I might ultimately find or make a fixture for the job. mhb - MIke
  16. mhb

    Sharpening flints?

    You are probably right about the easy thing to do. But I already have a pretty large supply of flints, and, every time I order new ones, a fair percentage are not properly shaped to begin with, but could be improved by the proposed method. And many flints, used until they no longer produce...
  17. mhb

    Sharpening flints?

    I've been saving 'tired' flints with the intention of trying to sharpen them for re-use, if I could find a suitable diamond-impregnated wheel or disc. I also want to try the same method for correcting 'humped' flints which do not fit the **** properly. Yesterday, at the estate sale of an...
  18. mhb

    anyone have info on these flaks

    The sleeve is the external part of the spout, and is adjusted by pulling it away from the flask body and setting it at the slot for the appropriate charge. The sleeve is held in position by a screw engaging the slots in the sleeve - the sleeve appears to be present, but may be stuck. Some...
  19. mhb

    anyone have info on these flaks

    The left-hand flask is, indeed, a shot flask, adjustable by moving the upper cutoff between its 2 positions - which should be marked in ounces and fractions for the charge delivered. The right-hand flask is a powder flask, apparently for pretty large charges, likely shotgun, and should be...
  20. mhb

    A Vietnamese ‘Montagnard’ primitive Snaphaunce

    And very typical for that area of SEA, though perhaps a bit above average overall. mhb - MIke
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