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    Cannon And Carriage I Picked Up

    You just pushed me down another rabbit hole of research. http://www.texasescapes.com/AllThingsHistorical/Robert-and-Harriet-Potter-304AM.htm :shocked2: Well then. . https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fam03 https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jcr01
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    Cannon FPS

    I could do a lot of typing, or you could watch this video (and the subsequent ones). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfsuIaTU92Y
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    Cannon And Carriage I Picked Up

    [Forgot why I wandered back to this thread in the first place] Thanks, satx. Sounds like the Caddo Lake tube would be a safe bet. I was wondering if anyone had any rumor or documented post-Civil War frontier use? Tangential contribution - the guns from a St Louis Medical College, circa 1861...
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    Cannon And Carriage I Picked Up

    Lots of folks have their utility bills paid by online banking these days. There could be a desiccated headless corpse in front of tube somewhere, particularly if the garage door wasn't visible from the road. :shocked2: PS: Never worried, merely curious.
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    Cannon And Carriage I Picked Up

    ...two weeks later, no word. Rut-ro. :idunno:
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    Cannon And Carriage I Picked Up

    That's pretty cool - can you point me towards some readings on their use?
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    Shooting steel ball bearings out of a Pedersoli Bess

    Meh, old squaws' tale. It's their teeth you have to worry about. http://www.prairieghosts.com/wendigo.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO98NMMgp0Y
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    Shooting steel ball bearings out of a Pedersoli Bess

    Make some in Silver. Benefit is that it works against werewolves & wendigoes as well. Lots of Wendigoes up in Jefferson. http://www.hurog.com/articles/silver/silverbullet5.shtml
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    John Blisset revolver, found in Louisiana

    1. In the long run, your grandfather got the last laugh. 2. Buttplate looks like it was designed for storage - spare percussion caps?
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    Fort Augusta & Hunter House

    Historical site on the banks of the Susquehanna River, in mid-Pennsylvania. http://www.northumberlandcountyhistoricalsociety.org/page.asp?tid=153 The fort only exists as a model now. No idea what scale it is, but looks ideal for F&I War gaming with larger figures (54mm?).
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    Reproduction Naval varient of a French 1720 Cavalry Pistol

    Thanks, it was actually easier than it sounds. As for the belt hook location, Note the original position I had in mind for the belt hook, at the rear bolt. I didn't like that for a number of reasons, even tho most surviving originals are found in that position.
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    Reproduction Naval varient of a French 1720 Cavalry Pistol

    To be clear, pinning the belt hook to the sideplate would provide an extra level of strength.
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    Broken Stock

    Funny you posted this now, I have a mid-19th century carbine with a shattered wrist. I'm looking forward to your *after* pics.
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    Reproduction Naval varient of a French 1720 Cavalry Pistol

    So, what next? In addition to finishing the inletting for the rear of the lockplate, the 'tail' of the belt hook really needs to be pinned to the sideplate. I'll find a nice thin old-'murican made steel bolt, drill & tap then trim. I mentioned the lock having *issues*. During the course of...
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    Reproduction Naval varient of a French 1720 Cavalry Pistol

    Reference for this project is the excellent Boarders Away, Volume II: Firearms of the Age of Fighting Sail 1St Edition Edition (holy cow, 1st editions are spendy these days!) https://www.amazon.com/Boarders-Away-II-Firearms-Fighting/dp/0917218566 p.237-238 specifically addresses the 1720...
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    Reproduction Naval varient of a French 1720 Cavalry Pistol

    First off, I knocked off the factory hyper-shiney finish by running the major parts over the wire brush on my table grinder. The pan was mis-set, and took some time to grind into shape (no pics of this drama, sorry). Note the original position I had in mind for the belt hook, at the rear...
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    Reproduction Naval varient of a French 1720 Cavalry Pistol

    First off, this is an Indian-manufactured pistol acquired about 10 years ago from Loyalist Arms. http://www.loyalistarms.freeservers.com/1720's%20french%20pistol.html Flee now if that bothers you, but I'm doing this thing. As I remember, it was cheap because there were *issues* with the lock. I...
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    wells fargo cannons

    "Three Years in the Confederate Horse Artillery" by George Neese "August 25 (1862) The sharpshooters were firing at each other across the river all night, The Yanks made three attempts last night to burn the bridge but our sharpshooters drove them back every time. This morning the Yanks on the...
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    wells fargo cannons

    Haven't read the book but I'd be interested in reading the sentence or two verbatim, if you're inclined to transcribe them in this thread. I would think any sort of mountain howtizer tube would be counter-intuitively heavy. However, I vaguely remember swivel guns making appearances in western...
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    Welding brass

    Thanks, everyone, for the input. It's an original triggerguard, English/Irish-made circa 1830-40s. I figured that whatever the repair I chose to make, I'd also have to back the triggerguard with a reinforcing plate inletted and hidden under the triggerguard.
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