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Wow, a widow perhaps? Now that was one heck of a tease. OK, I just HAVE to know where her foundry/foundries were located. Grin. My SWAG would be Birmingham, but that is only a SWAG on my part because of the fact Birmingham was known for making "toys." Gus

Dave, GREAT VIDEO!!!! Gus

Dave, Thanks for the tips on Hagist's books. Your last paragraph about the differences in Pre-War vs War Time Production got me to thinking about some things on the possibility of differing quality of Kings' Muskets I've wondered about. I may be mistaken, but I've gotten the impression the...

Dave, I'm thoroughly enjoying this thread on the problems and fixes of reenactor muskets. I also love seeing the way you are grooming Maria to be her unit Artificer. I remember seeing pics of you going to some reenactments and working as an Artificer. I recently found a reference where...

Hi Dave, VERY interesting some Grenadier Coy's were issued SLP's as that goes against the fact Grenadiers were deliberately chosen as the tallest/biggest men of the Regiment. Matter of fact as you know, they continued to set up/issue some LLP muskets for Grenadiers into the very late 18th...

I hope Dave doesn't mind me chiming in and he is correct no P 1769 SLP's were in the hands of the British Regular Regiments then. Just because I was curious a couple/three years ago, I researched and found every Regiment sent here before and with the British when they took over Boston in...

To strip modern stock finishes, I first try acetone along with chore boy copper pad scrubbers. If that doesn't work, then common hardware store Lacquer Thinner with chore boy copper pad scrubbers. It is a very rare stock these two won't work on, but if so, then manually scraping off the old...

I first heard of this company some time in the 1980's when DGW was selling some of their gunsmithing tools. I eventually purchased a few and though a touch pricey, found them also to be of excellent quality. Those tools still serve me well about 40 years later, which has made them an excellent...

Wiscoaster, A modern good glue or epoxy is all you need to do the repair, so let me begin with that. I like to study the older ways of fixing things that could have been used for such repairs in the period. Sometimes I use all period materials and sometimes I sort of blend modern and older...

Tom, I used to call the incorrectly bent part of the sear the tail, but now know it was usually called the foot. I have placed a number of sears with the forward part of the sear in a smooth jawed vise to act as a heat sink while I heated the foot cherry red to bend it once, twice or as many...

Very interesting. Thank you. Gus

Were those only available with a left hand lock? I'm wondering about pairs with a lock on opposite sides on each pistol for cavalry, where the locks would be facing outboard when fired? Or perhaps to be used in the left hand, lock facing outboard, when an Officer had to use his sword in close...

Before he passed, my BP Mentor and best friend in life looked for a long time for one of those, but never found one. The pride of his Hall collection was a "Civilian" Flintlock Hall Rifle. Was there one of the Hall Flasks issued with this rifle? Gus

This absolutely shows a Tru Oil finish need not be a super shiny finish, if one doesn't want that. Matter of fact if at this point you want a "warm glow" to the finish, all one has to do is rub the dickens out of it with a terry cloth rag or towel. This is also in no way a difficult finish to...

I was first taught to use Tru Oil in 1973 on NM modern rifles and it's close to almost exactly a half century later, I am still using it. This even though I've tried almost every finish out there. I've seen how Tru Oil reacts on Okinawa, Hawaii, and all across the Continental U.S. except...

Never heard of using a compressor. Neat tip!! Gus

Unfortunately, a lot of people didn't/don't have anyone to teach the principles to them. Gus

To be honest, I haven't made it yet, but I've been studying on it for about 8 years now. Seems about every time I get close to going, I have to need some kind of minor surgery. Hope springs eternal, though, especially since you posted the first note about it. Gus

True, but IF you are a person who drinks a lot of coffee all day long, don't try to go coffee cold turkey on a shooting day. That will mess one up even more. Best to reduce caffeine intake in that case, but don't try to go without it. Gus

This could be caused by either one or all of the following: 1. The interior lock screws were tightened down too much. 2. The top of the sear leg may be hitting wood inside the lock mortise. 3. Side lock screws tightened down too much. Is the hammer centered on the cone both fore and aft and...