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Matt Easton of the YouTube channel Scholagladatoria would probably know. He's an antique swords dealer.

It was a long time ago so I don't remember the details, but I was at a range working on a flinter I knew was loaded so it was pointed down range. I pulled the trigger to check the function with an empty pan, and it fired. Shocked me but no harm done.

A lot depends on where you live. I save real BP for my flinters and shoot Pyrodex in my cap guns. I'm a believer in same day cleaning, but some how it's usually 2 or 3 days before I get to it. I do use Ballistol soaked patches after shooting though. I live in Colorado where the humidity is...

I've used the little TC one for years. Track of the Wolf has excellent ones in various sizes. That's what I would buy today.

Take your nipple to Ace Hardware. They have a device in the section that sells screws etc that you can test it on.

There is an old but not very good trick to tighten handles by soaking them in water. It works but the water evaporates and it's loose again. If you use BLO it works and doesn't evaporate. I suspect this is the same for kerosene.

The general difference between a tomahawk and a hand axe is that tomahawks have slide in from the top handles. Axes big or small have wedged handles

A rook is a crow.

I really hate using glue on a gun, but the thimble fell off one of my pistols, and I unsuccessfully tried to solder it on. JB weld worked great.

I do the same, but in Europe they are displayed in museums at least with the hammer back and frizen closed.

All good advice here. Every BP gun is different. 2 TC Hawkin rifles might like different loads. After much experimenting mine likes 60 gr by volume 2F with a 20 thousandth patch and 490 ball. Yours might prefer 50 or 70 gr with a 10 thousandth patch and 495 ball. Lube also makes a difference...

Track of the Wolf sells a brass punch that is flat and just the right size to fit through the wedge slot. It also works for drifting sights.

Totally agree. Unfortunately ignition hasn't been so good lately. I built the gun in 1981 and it worked great until it didn't. Trying to figure what went wrong without pulling the breech plug. I put it is so I know I can get it out at least.

I disagree that it takes a lot to set off a cap with the hammer down on it. My '51 Navy won't let me cock the hammer with it down on a cap. I've played around with it a bit and a light tap with a little rawhide mallet is all it takes.

I've been thinking about putting a touchhole liner in my flinter. I installed the barrel a tiny bit too far forward so the touchhole is right against the breechplug so part of the liner would be against the threads of the breechplug. Will this cause a problem or should I just forget it?

The thing about black powder is that it isn't a compound which is one chemical that can change composition. It's simply a mixture of charcoal, sulpher, and kno3 or saltpeter as it used to be known. Those 3 things are all stable.

My understanding is that the 2 piece conversion cylinders weren't used with Colts but were with Remingtons.

Here is my grandson with mine. He's 9 and thinks it's his.

There is one for sale on the forum here for $475 plus shipping.

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