I bought a whitneyville dragon from taylor's. the barrel and loading lever I practically had to hammer it back to the frame with a rawhide mallet. saw mike bellevue's (sp?) presentation on you tube. I'm going to follow his instructions on polishing and stoning. any comments from experienced...
deerstalkert - "...clothing is different, the eyes are the same."
i'm wandering off topic a bit but my grandfather had eyes exactly like the man in the pic. eerie. we always remarked on it.
lp
Postscript to my post of guns held by my gg grandfather.
We had heard this story from Nannie and Pawpaw as kids growing up but this is the first written reference to this duel I've ever seen. Found it by accident today.
"David William Dunn died 24 August 1869, reportedly, in a gun duel at...
Thank you Jake. I got one of them out finally. I hope I don’t have to take your advice. 😁. I’m going to try again when I get home. Ran some Kroil inside the chamber earlier. Hope it does the trick. Thx for advice.
lp
this is a pic form my old shooting days. this is a navy arms leech and rigdon (marked black powder only) with the flask that came with my Enfield PH rifle. The buttons are later 19th century Louisiana state button I threw in there.
lp
I've been looking online for a right-hand cross-draw holster but most of the offerings I see just don't do anything for me. Can someone suggest a good source please?
thx
lp
Mike. I sent off that PH tool yesterday. The tracking number is 9505 5156 2525 4180 6272 59. I posted it because I don't have your email and I haven't figured out yet how to contact you privately on this forum.
Best,
lp
I am going to try my luck at the local machine shop for a hardened steel nipples wrench for my .39 cal 1851 Navy and my Whitneyville dragoon (both Uberti). What are the exact size measurement for the of these nipples. I've seen everything thrown around but most .096 for 1851 Navy and...