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    Please help me ID for Father in law

    How did it wind up in the wall?
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    Never owned a gun, but smitten by flintlocks, not sure what to do

    Just as it will take you time to master muzzle-loading marksmanship, you might also become a more social creature through this shared hobby/craft. See kill two birds with one stone
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    Never owned a gun, but smitten by flintlocks, not sure what to do

    Things for you to follow up on - Located in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, we sponsor a number of shoots and events centered on the collection, shooting and building of black powder firearms and the history around them http://www.tcmlc.com/ Fort Snelling is closed during the quarantine...
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    Hand cannon project

    @toadboy65 So what ever became of this?
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    Brown bess questions

    20th weapon, 1st Company (of whatever Regiment)
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    Nepal Brown Bess from IMA

    So no ball from the original Nepalese barrel?
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    Nepal Brown Bess from IMA

    @TNBandit So how did the live fire go?
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    Which Indian (from India) Brown Bess?

    Anyone ever get one of IMA's Third Models? English locks, Nepalese barrels? https://www.ima-usa.com/collections/original-antique-guns/products/original-british-eic-p-1771-third-model-brown-bess-flintlock-musket-untouched-condition Nevermind, had to use the right search words...
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    FOR SALE ASP Cook and Brother Carbine, Lodgewood defarbed & Athens marked

    .58 Cal. Replica, 24” carbine, Armi San Paulo (1970s vintage) Cook Artillery Carbine / Musketoon that was de-farbed (to replicate the Athens GA production) by Lodgewood a couple of years ago. The previous owner claimed that it was scary accurate, but I haven't shot it as I find it too pretty. If...
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    flint lock identification

    From Morphy Auctions back in October 2012, went for $USD 500 Overall length: 55 ”“ ½”. Barrel length: 39 ”“ ¾”. Single barrel percussion shotgun with round .70 caliber smooth barrel marked “D. Kilpatrick” for the gunsmith David Kilpatrick. Silver thumbpiece inlay marked with the owners...
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    Help ID my old rifle

    From the sources referenced, I see HBC offering a variety of patterns and barrel lengths.
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    D BOYER PA 1771

    Ask the folks at Dixon's, they host an annual gunmaker's faire and might recognize the piece in question. http://www.dixonmuzzleloading.com/ Note; Orwigsburg is all of 20 miles west of Kempton, PA...
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    Help ID my old rifle

    I've voting for a Northwest (Indian) Trade gun as peddled by the Hudson Bay Company. See http://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/B014_Hanson.pdf 1) The term "Northwest Gun" was very common and generally used but it was by no means universal. These weapons have...
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    Help identifying 19th century smoothbore

    Disassemble it yet? Proofs on the undersides of the barrels might yield some clues.
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    19th Cent Style Engraving on Brass

    Thanks
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    19th Cent Style Engraving on Brass

    Anyone out there proficient at engraving brass backstraps on Colts revolvers? Examples https://i.pinimg.com/originals/64/29/04/6429041a44a6ece6ec5ffd3c489c7276.jpg http://www.historicalarms.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/1f8939018a2ce8e807b72dbd0c6795ec/4/6/4626g.jpg...
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    Cannon And Carriage I Picked Up

    Oh cool, you're alive.
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    Colt 1851 Navy In .40 Cal

    You are correct, according to this eyewitness account - Hickok wore a brace of Colt Navy revolvers that day, but he was only 50 paces from Tutt - which by my count, works out to about 12 1/2 yards. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-wildbill.html
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    Homemade FFFFG powder?

    Just in time for Halloween & Oktoberfest.
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    Cannon And Carriage I Picked Up

    That only means his account was active. Could have been a zombie. "MuleBrain the headless cannonier" sounds like a Warren Zevon song.
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