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  1. mhb

    Hamilton Burr duel commemorative set

    If the 'they' you are thinking of is the Italians, I agree completely, based on my long experience with their work. As to why the original maker would go to so much trouble in making a duelling pistol: it's because his customers expected (and paid for) the 'smith's very best work, which in the...
  2. mhb

    Hamilton Burr duel commemorative set

    As I read Dave's original comments, he said that the lock internals are not historically accurate. His statements on the design of the internals touched specifically on the issue of the mainspring attachment by means of a stirrup and the use of a pierced bridle. The mainspring connection with...
  3. mhb

    Tell me more about Bear Oil

    I was given a small jar of bear oil (about half is liquid and half congealed). Having read of Uncle Alvaro's recommendation of the stuff for lubrication and patches, I gave it a try (for patches). Result: patch material which worked perfectly with Moose Milk, Falkenberry Juice or just plain...
  4. mhb

    Hamilton Burr duel commemorative set

    I did contact the Smithsonian - National Postal Museum and queried them about the possibility of having someone examine the original pistols in an effort to determine exactly how the foreend weights were attached. They responded quickly but, unfortunately, reported that the pistols had been...
  5. mhb

    Hamilton Burr duel commemorative set

    Well, I don't believe spiritualists can help answer the question, but I have attempted to contact the Smithsonian - National Postal Museum with a request for more specific information about the issue, from examination of the original pistols. Whatever they may be willing and able to provide...
  6. mhb

    Hamilton Burr duel commemorative set

    Thank you for the link to the high-quality photos. It is clear that there is no wedge through the brass extension. However, I doubt that the screw that holds the extension to the barrel is threaded through into the bore in the original. It would have been unnecessary, since the smith doing...
  7. mhb

    Hamilton Burr duel commemorative set

    I feel sure that the alteration on the originals was NOT done in that way. I have never been able to find a very good photo of the original pistols, but the best I have seen appears to show that the brass extension is attached with a wedge or key in exactly the way the original wood stock was...
  8. mhb

    Hamilton Burr duel commemorative set

    As you intend to shoot the pistols, you should know that the brass foreend extensions are attached to the barrels with screws - which are threaded completely through into the bores. The ends of the screws are finished off to match the radius of the bore, and are pretty level with it (so it is...
  9. mhb

    Unknown rifle, possibly foreign.

    I don't know any way of accurately determining age of this specimen - such arms are almost certainly still being made (as they were when I left Thailand in 1991). The characters before he slash in the registration stamp would identify the changwat or amphur in which the arm was registered, but...
  10. mhb

    Unknown rifle, possibly foreign.

    Thanks for the additional photos. Yours really is a much better than average specimen. Workmanship is far above the usual, and considerable thought went into the construction of the piece: particularly noteworthy is the reinforcement of the breech area with extended and wrap-around plates on...
  11. mhb

    WANTED .625" RB mold

    Lyman, if available... mhb - MIke
  12. mhb

    Unknown rifle, possibly foreign.

    TFoley is correct: the numbers are Siamese/Thai, and are likely a registration number. The arm is a pretty typical 'monkey gun', used by the various hilltribes for taking game, though this specimen appears to be somewhat nicer than average. The hill markets stocked seamless tubing of about...
  13. mhb

    If you could have an original.........

    Fortunately, yes! And it doesn't cost a thing... mhb - MIke
  14. mhb

    If you could have an original.........

    Just so. But, barring an inheritance, finding a wishing well or magic lamp in working order, such a thing is not in the cards for me, or most of us. The best I can hope to do is acquire those things I really want when, and if, they become available within my not-unlimited financial range...
  15. mhb

    If you could have an original.........

    Buying a cased pair of Boutets would cost as much, or more, than buying the English duellers in the first place.... mhb - MIke
  16. mhb

    If you could have an original.........

    Absolutely! I missed a single Wogdon dueller in yesterday's Amoskeag auction - it went above my level of pain. It hurts, anyway... mhb - MIke
  17. mhb

    Hello from Arizona!

    And welcome from another Arizona ML shooter. I have 2 Besses and shoot them both - one original India Pattern and a new Pedersoli. I'm a member of the Montezuma Muzzleloaders - we hold monthly matches at the Sierra Vista public range and at Hog Canyon (depending on season and weather),and...
  18. mhb

    Lock Parts Question

    If you are referring to the Model 12 trigger assembly, nothing done to it as seen in the photos would have adapted it to use with a Model 12 trench gun (or any other that I know of). The rear of the trigger guard has been hacked off, the slide stop (the detached part) is missing both of the...
  19. mhb

    Lock Parts Question

    The flintlock is a modern reproduction, and has also been worked-over badly and inexplicably: the bridle is missing, as is the fly in the tumbler, the sear is held in place by a washer, leaving the tumbler shaft unsupported and there appears to have been no effort to tune or polish any of the...
  20. mhb

    Lock Parts Question

    The first is a badly altered and gunsmithed Winchester Model 12 (1912) shotgun trigger group. I'd say it is not functional in its current condition. mhb - MIke
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