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Hey, I called Ruger for my extra-high foresight blade on March 3rd 1986, and I'm still waiting for it. Who do YOU know?

Pfaff is STILL a major sewing-machine maker - ask my wife.

The crest is the coat of arms of the city of Gardone Val Trompia, location of the national proof house of the republic of Italy, whose sign is the star. All of this has been covered, very recently, by me and others, in extensive detail

'Percussion cone'? Any time soon that 'percussion cone' - we call it a 'nipple', BTW - is going to open up enough to blow that cock right off, maybe damaging the shooter. Change it now!

Polvero nero in Italian.

Welcome from East Anglia, where I shoot BP at least one a week!

You need to try words in common use like 'chimneybreast' or 'weathercock' and see what happens.

From my documentation - 'These bar hammer pistols, also known as No.9 Single Shot Self Cocking Pistols, feature a distinctive bar-shaped hammer, operating solely in double-action. Primarily designed for self-defense, they excel in close-range effectiveness. These pistols boast a lengthy...

Expect ANYTHING made in Europe to be metric. To imagine anything else is foolhardy. Your rifle barrel has the date code AN - and was made in 1998 - The coat of arms stamp is that of the city of Gardone Val Trompia, location of the Italian National Proof House. Europe has its own version of...

If it has no serial number then is was a kit - the breech plug separate from the barrel and therefore no home-country proof was possible. As note above, most kits came from Spain from a company called Jukar. Very simple and basic pieces, too, but with the odd gem popping up now and again to...

I also remember Roger Hale!!! I had a short correspondence with him about my first Whitworth rifle, that had been on order with Ron May of Buckhurst Hill for almost two years - having been advised that there 'might' be a wait - only to be told that the next tranche were all taken up by DGW in...

TPPH powders, made by WANO, disappeared around 2003...........................................

Let me finish your quote - 'will end up with neither...'

Well, the only people making paper cartridges here in UK are GENERALLY those folks like you and me - with Explosives licenses and the authorisation to use them in the FAC-registered firearms, or that rare beast, the firework factory worker. Of course, I can't speak for the criminals who might...

It's nice to know that your gubmint is so enlightened. Here in UK, with 30+ years of homemade terrorism, things are a little more circumspect.

Long Branch?

They probably had to recourse to using stone projectiles - lead in North America seems to be a Northern thing, you even have a town named after the stuff - Galena Illinois. I also found this article about native American usage that might be of interest, or not. Hopewell Culture Galena...

The problem we have, Sir, is that apart from the occasional civil war, America had nothing to do with any Enfield rifle save those bought for its citizens to slaughter each other, and the history of long-range shooting in the United Kingdom began long before that sad event took place. Long...

Making an explosive device in Australia is about the same as here in UK. Nope.

The amount in the HAZMAT shipment is immaterial - one pack or or ten thousand.