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  1. Fitzhugh Williams

    "Hail Wogdon, Patron of the leaden death..."

    This is very interesting. Thank you for posting this. It is something that I have not seen before!
  2. Fitzhugh Williams

    .526 Roundball - Who Uses Them?

    I have used a .526 round ball during a Woods Walk when my .54 barrel started to foul and get hard to load. I start the walk with .530 and a .015 patch, then go to the .526 as fouling builds and have a .010 patch as a final backup.
  3. Fitzhugh Williams

    Am I installing this nose cap right?

    You can also add wood to the end of a stock.
  4. Fitzhugh Williams

    Need recommendation on getting my first flintlock

    If you are serious about having a correct gun, rifle or smoothbore, that is accurate to, say 1780, then you can't do it for $1000. Most guns that you see at reenactments are not accurate. So you will have to either spend more or settle for less.
  5. Fitzhugh Williams

    Do i need a custom flintlock rifle??

    Over the years I have bought a number of guns. I have only sold one. It is impossible to know where you interest will eventually end up. I do regret not buying three guns when I had the chance. One a copy of an early Dickert, another was a Centermark Fusil, and the third a Larry Williams...
  6. Fitzhugh Williams

    Best Fusil de Chasse kits

    So before you buy, do you want it to be historically correct, or only a good shooting/hunting gun?
  7. Fitzhugh Williams

    Colonial marksmen, via the 'London Paper', circa 1775

    Very well put. I wish more of the public attending events could hear this. But it doesn't fit the rhetoric of those in charge.
  8. Fitzhugh Williams

    My new leadslinger should be here today - Party like it's 1777

    I don't believe a 1777 had a rear sight. Or a front one for that matter. Only a bayonette lug.
  9. Fitzhugh Williams

    My new leadslinger should be here today - Party like it's 1777

    We are talking about the 1777 French fusil, not a smooth rifle. It has no rifle architecture at all.
  10. Fitzhugh Williams

    My new leadslinger should be here today - Party like it's 1777

    Thanks. From what I understand rifling is a big deal in Great Britain today. And I am sure that is one of their markets, so it makes me wonder. Still, like some Brit once said, what's in a name? :)
  11. Fitzhugh Williams

    My new leadslinger should be here today - Party like it's 1777

    Maybe I am just a little slow, but why to they call it a "rifle"? It's a smoothbore, isn't it? I know the modern French term "fusil" refers to a rifle these days (smoothbore is a fusil de chasse), so maybe it is all in the translation?
  12. Fitzhugh Williams

    Slotted vs non slotted vent liner

    Which is why I build my own.
  13. Fitzhugh Williams

    India Made Firearms

    The barrels. Most other issues can be fixed, but once the oversized barrels have been inletted, nothing can be done.
  14. Fitzhugh Williams

    Slotted vs non slotted vent liner

    I agree wholeheartedly. There is no need for a vent liner unless the vent is damaged in some way. Unfortunately I have had to install one from time to time. But when I did, I could see no difference between the slotted and plain ones.
  15. Fitzhugh Williams

    India-made flintlocks

    Some years ago I was changing my impression from a French milicien to a member of the Compagnies franches de la Marine, so I needed a proper French military gun. The only place I could find one was from one of the "India-made" vendors at a large event. I went to Ticonderoga, money in hand, to...
  16. Fitzhugh Williams

    Northwest Trade Gun

    I have see India-made guns that have been re-worked and looked much better. But one thing that can't be corrected is the dimensions of the barrel. The outside is not shaped properly and the walls of the barrel are much too thick. Once it is inletted it can't be changed. Not without...
  17. Fitzhugh Williams

    Frizzen Hardening?

    The simple way to get a good frizzen is to avoid the hardening process and simply put a sole on it from the start.
  18. Fitzhugh Williams

    "rolling artillery"

    Just a note about the Thirty Years War (1618-1648): "Under the Swedish warrior Gustavus Adolphus, artillery began to take its true position on the field of battle. Gustavus saw the need for mobility, so he divorced anything heavier than a 12-pounder from his field artillery. His famous...
  19. Fitzhugh Williams

    Nose cap on a Virginia rifle?

    If you want to lengthen the stock it is very easy to do. Just select a piece of wood similar in color to the rest and glue it on to the end. Use the barrel to get the correct alignment. Then shape the piece, blend in the color and apply the finish. I have seen entire forestocks replaces and...
  20. Fitzhugh Williams

    Flintlock Touch Hole

    I start off with .065" (1/16), then progress as needed. I have found that .073 to .078 works best for me. This is on larger bore guns from 54 to 69 caliber.
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