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Oh Indubitably..! I would think most of the fancy surviving examples would have been one off commissions! ...only in very few cases does logic or a fortune lie behind firearms manufacture!

Hi Rob, Yes, the majority of calibres I am aware of are small, certainly not many above .5, most less. Scotland did not have many large animals apart from deer, and money was always tight! It is difficult to tell the origin of a firearm apart from its style. The guns from which TRS patterned...

I live in Edinburgh, and keep looking at the paddle butt Scots rifles that are in the Scottish National Museum. They are all snaphaunces with full stocked swamped barrels with bores of around .36. They all tend to be quite short apart from one enormous specimen which is known as the "Bredalbane...

Eley have not made percussion caps since the 80s. Those are pretty old and may not be that reliable!

The following has just appeared in an Irish auction.. It appears to have come about during the Irish war of Independence in 1918. It may have been used to train volunteers in the use of an SMLE.. There are some lovely pieces coming up for sale.. The Leslie Martin Collection

I use the plastic pipe method with Laurel Mountain Brown along with a rotary carding wheel from Brownell to rust blue and refurbish barrels. I usually go over the barrel with 0000 wire wool if it is already rusty and then steam it for 10 mins to clean it off and get it warm. I then wipe thinly...

Ticking is a very close weave cotton twill. Its normal purpose is to stop feathers escaping from a pillow or cushion. Always do a burn test on any cloth you intend to use in Ammunition. It can scorch but should never melt..

Just a quick update to my posting about the Ferguson I found in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards museum in Edinburgh Castle. It is a reproduction by Narragansett arms. Apparently, Philip Edwards of Narragansett presented it to the Museum in 1999, which was an incredibly generous act! Edinburgh...

Welcome from North Of The Border... We get a few of you lot coming up here on occasions. We hold an annual Historical Comp in Edinburgh about now that has matches for Muzzle loaders, but as it is at 200m smoothbores would struggle! I believe the main reason for the shortage of inliners in the...

no.. If you look at the pressure gradient in a gun barrel, there are two areas where the pressure drops, or at least slows.. The first is where the bullet starts to move, overcoming the shot start resistance due to friction and/or bullet engraving and accelerates down the barrel. Until the...

This has nothing to with Black Powder.. it is very rare that BP is ever ejected in an unburned state. The flying particles seen coming out of BP guns are usually burning residue, not powder. Most nitro powder guns eject unburned propellent, particularly those overloaded with slow powder. The...

I have a PH Volunteer .451 which has a three number serial preceded by the letter H. I think it is a "Brummie PH". My musketoon is an 8000 series and is certainly UK made..

It must be something similar... although I'm not sure the top strap of the guard extends to either side of the trigger or goes to the end of the frame.. the bottom edge of the frame is very curved and I can't see how you could attach the guard with the holes where they are! The forward threaded...

... I suspect some Brummie git had the No6 punch upside down when he made the first strike!

Hi Folks.. I have an interesting restoration project on the bench at the moment, and have some questions for the Borg! This is a Percussion Pistol of the Adams type by the Edinburgh gunmaker Alexander Henry (..of Martini - Henry fame) It is missing the rammer, which should be of the Kerr...

I use lead clams in my machine vice to hold the barrel and a sash cramp to grab the plug (with a tapered key if needed).. Has worked up to now!

Hmm.. tungsten in a lead matrix...? Sounds to me something similar to a lead lap! not sure I want to throw these down my barrel that many times! Yeah tank fin shot is made from Tungsten.. but this never touches the bore surface! Don't forget the energy formula is 1/2 M V squared! In other...

Although I am in the "clean after shooting" sect, I am quite happy to use a squirt or two of WD40 to keep the demon rust at bay for a few days. WD40 is a moisture displacing agent, and although it is no use for lubrication or long term protection, keeping hydrogen dioxide off surfaces is what it...

Can I just clarify that the point I was making was that proof marks, unlike other markings found on firearms such as inspectors or view marks are still strictly covered by law. I am making absolutely no assertions that Dave or anyone else is trying to fool anyone, however the authorities in...

I can never get Plum Brown to work without causing streaks.. I am also wary of using a torch near gun barrels.. I do a fair bit of work on double shotguns, and there is far too much soft solder around for me to use a gas torch.. replacing sprung ribs is not my favourite occupation! I have been...