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Welcome, from SW OH. Warning: flintlocks are addictive. That said, it's a very enjoyable, rewarding, & social addiction. The only damage will be to your wallet-and targets. Great fun!

Welcome, from SW OH. I agree. I've found it to be a circle of very friendly, helpful folks.

Welcome, from SW Ohio. Bladesmiths will always be welcome, in my book. I'm sure you'll find the information you seek, starting with the archived threads. Who knows, you may even catch the ML fever. It's proven contagious before.

A gem of a rifle! Someone's in for a treat.

Welcome, from SW Ohio.

I recently got a very nice fuse de chasse,made by Jackie Brown. From what I've been able to tell, comparing it to online pictures of originals, it seems quite true to type (with the possible exception of the lock). I still have to get the book recommended as the most complete on these. I don't...

Thank you for posting this. It's a fascinating, beautiful rifle. It's also reassuring to see that, again, there's little new under the sun.

Filled Testor's model paint bottles w/ black & ran Jetex fuse through the lid. I'd drop them in a hole in the basement floor; shove a heavy plank over it & sit on it. Lifted me & studded the plank w/ chunks of glass. Great fun.

Welcome, from SW OH.

Welcome from SW OH.

Back when I could blame my impulses on youth, I got one of the little bronze hand cannons from Dixie. 12ga, with a tapered tail and top touchhole. I missed the info about strapping it to a stick, so I held it in one (gloved) hand and held the match in the before flying past my ear.

FWIW, I get better accuracy with a wadded ball than with a patched one, in my smoothbore.

I have a backpack from a First American Regiment reenactor. Very nearly new condition. Contact me for pictures, if that's what you are looking for..

You might also shine up your site shovel and try it.

To clarify "snug" a bit, you should still be able to push the patched ball down. If you're having to pound it down, it's too tight - in my opinion. I suggest you try adjusting the other factors (1 at a time, of course)- Patch thickness and lubrication. You could also try a slightly smaller or...

At a Vous last year, I found a small, flat,(deeply pitted) forged iron shovel, about twice the span of my palm. It seems to me that it's a bit thick (and small) to use as a shovel, w/out the raised edges of an ash shovel. I'd heard the "history" of Hoe Cake and was curious, so I cleaned and...

That's a beautiful weapon. It appears to be in excellent condition. If I were you, I wouldn't even consider selling, if I could avoid it. In any case, I think $1200 would be a bargain. I've seen similar combinations (German/Austrian) at a collector's show priced far higher than that

Aside from probably needing a lever to open after a few shots, it seems a functional & significant rifle in the development of a reasonable breech loader. In excellent condition. That alone attests to the strength of it's design. Do you know any of it's history? How it survived in that condition?

Very useful tools, which appear to be in good shape- they even have blades. I already have a couple, including my grandfather's, or I'd be haggling. Your price seems fair. I've seen individual strip gauges, often less a blade, like those for that price

Since you've already been shooting BP for a year, this is probably redundant but I'll write it anyway. Get a ball screw and patch worm to fit. As ETip said, avoid the headaches of trying to use a bore brush. Getting one stuck in any bore is a pain - and you will; in a small bore it's a...