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Of course, there's intervening history to be considered, but the term "firelock" at the time only referred to a weapon using a lock having a flint secured in a dog head. It did not refer to matchlocks, wheelocks, or any previous or subsequent technologies. One alive at the time would not...

Before the invention of the friction match in the early 19th century, anyone interested in building a fire carried flint and steel for the purpose. "Firelock" would seem to be very descriptive of what we now term a flintlock: flint and steel are used to build a fire in the pan of the weapon...

Is it true that early British (and later American) terminology referred to what we call "flintlock" weapons today as "firelocks", differentiating them from earlier matchlocks? Did not the term flintlock come into wide usage only after the advent of percussion guns, separating them from an...

"The "short rifles" carried by L&C were identical to the 1803 HF for practical purposes, or so I have read." ________________________ I have ordered a Lewis and Clark rifle from Jess of The Rifle Shoppe after a phone conversation with him about the guns. He's pretty sure that he can produce an...

Dang! I had no idea there were even this many left handed shooters on the board! I'm the fortunate owner of a Rifle Shoppe left handed Baker rifle, acquired through an on line auction where no one else bid. It's magnificent, but new it would have been pretty steep.

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If someone wants it, someone else makes it!

I have hundreds, if not thousands of those thingies squirreled away. I just can't seem to remember what they're for. . .

Rumor has it that Lewis & Clark Expedition rifle #15 (of 15) has surfaced in Utah after 50 years in the hands of the same owner. If true, this would be one of the most significant recent historical finds. Can anyone furnish information about this rifle, particularly photos? For many years...

It's the only flinter that I have fired, and my experience is not otherwise extensive, but I notice that the frizzen on my TRS Baker rifle fits the priming pan with absolutely no gaps. I get no priming powder leakage whatever. All I had around was 3f powder, so I used this for priming and it...

Don't know why in the world I needed one of these, but when the flintlock bug bites, it bites hard! This is a French 1763 cavalry carbine from maker John Bosh of Attleboro, Mass., who used castings provided in kit form by The Rifle Shoppe. John did a beautiful job of assembly, and added period...

Yes, it's a left handed Baker. I'm assured that such things were made. The lock plate was cast from an original left handed Baker plate. No sword-bayonet yet; I talked to Jess of TRS just yesterday and the sword is a few weeks away yet, along with the finished powder horn castings. This gun...

Six grooves, cut rather deep, with a RH twist. Viewed end on, it's like looking at a stop sign.

Here ya go!

Wrist and hand strain effecting accuracy? I guess I better get that hernia fixed or my TV reception will be poor this evening! :grin:

So, could we say that a little twist is a good thing, and may be all that's necessary? And, a lot of twist is probably unneeded, promotes fouling, and make the rifle harder to load when fouled?

Well, a search of this forum yielded no information about the Rifle Shoppe Baker rifle, so I thought that I'd post a review of mine. I'm new to flintlocks, and bought this rifle (as so many have) after reading about it in Cornwell's 'Sharpe' series of books. First, my thanks to all here on the...

And, the British Baker rifle had a 1/2 twist in 30", and shot well with round ball and about 85 grs. out to 300 yards. Go figure.

Anybody know where a guy might find good quality reproduction powderhorns as might be appropriate to a Napoleanic era British Baker rifle? Appearently The Rifle Shoppe makes do it yourself castings, but not the finished product. Thanks much!