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    FOR SALE Original British Crown/VR Marked Brown Bess Musket 1837-1839

    RARE - British VR Marked Brown Bess Musket 1837-1839 This musket is essentially the 1793 India Pattern, updated in 1809 with a stronger, reinforced cock, deeper shaped frizzen pan, and a different pattern trigger; but built between 1837-1839 during the Queen Victoria era. This is an original...
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    The Rifle Shoppe Short Land Bess Kit

    Maybe I can post some pictures of the kit but i won't be regularly working on it for a while.
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    The Rifle Shoppe Short Land Bess Kit

    If I recall it took 9 months??? Lots of unanswered voicemails, finally got through a few times and found out the european walnut stock that took three months to arrive from europe (i think it was) arrived warped. They had to re-order. but nobody called or emailed to tell me what was going on...
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    The Rifle Shoppe Short Land Bess Kit

    Yes I have seen that report as well. Does not sound like it was a common practice everywhere, on either side. Would be interesting to see one done that way but not my expensive kit!!! :grin:
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    The Rifle Shoppe Short Land Bess Kit

    I do have that book, helpful in many ways.
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    The Rifle Shoppe Short Land Bess Kit

    Sorry everyone, I didn't use the right term when i said stain. What I meant was oil. I have experimented with several formulas for an oil rub, Period correct, NOT a STAIN. Just wondering what others have done with a european walnut. I am interested in a stock finish that looks like it is...
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    Rehardening India musket Frizzen with leather

    I'm coming up to an event and need to reharden the Frizen on my 1980s? India made replica Brown Bess. I want to try the technique using leather wrapped around Frizzen and putting inside a metal can and heating in the fire. My question is, I bought some leather scraps but had a lot of choices...
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    The Rifle Shoppe Short Land Bess Kit

    Has anyone built one? I have one that has been sitting in pieces because of a move. Want to get it going. Would like to pick brains as I start my first kit. I opted for Eurpean Walnut stock. Need advice on staining. Have done research, but most people are not using the european walnut. I got...
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