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    Smooth Rifle

    Here is a form of smooth rifle also called a buck and ball gun. .75” caliber, double set and hair triggers, front and rear adjustable signs, barrel is octagonal to wedding ring to round. Iron furniture, wooden patch box, and J. Garner signature on top of the barrel. Fine shot, buck and ball, or...
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    Personal Protection

    I believe that the single barrel may not be enough.
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    English Blunderbuss

    They are referred to as “elliptical” blunderbusses. They are scarce because few were made. Why? Because they don’t create a unique oval shot pattern. No blunderbuss produces any different pattern than a shotgun of the base bore. The swell at the muzzle only makes it easier to load in the dark...
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    1775 Pistol.

    At the gentry end of middle class, or a subaltern, cornet or midshipman, a pistol like this would be possible. This was produced a few years after our War for Independence but is typical of a brass barrel saddle bag or holster gun. The dagger is a replica of a unique style from an earlier era- a...
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    English Blunderbuss

    Mr. Toot, these images of one of my “sideways spud gun” is for your enjoyment. Dave
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    What is the proper name for "possibles bag"?

    DOPE Is an acronym for “data on previous engagements.” Many shooters record each shot from their weapons by date, temperature, wind speed and direction, bullet and cartridge data, shot placement, etc. It is useful for working up a load and predicting shot under a variety of ranges and...
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    Pistol paper cartridges

    The bullet or ball you use depends on why you chose to shoot black powder percussion revolvers. The replicas are made mostly by Italian firms that care only for mass sales and not original dimensions or ballistics. The rifling pitch, etc., on the replicas doesn’t match the originals. The loading...
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    My first attempt at casting balls!

    That is my favorite of several hundred gun books I own. I even keep an extra copy at my office at the Infantry School for reference. It’s not much on primitive casting and shooting, but sure explains target shooting, picket balls, etc. Dave
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    Percussion blunderbuss

    I have a similar percussion elliptical blunderbuss in my collection. The only marking I’ve found is a Liege, Belgium, proof stamp on top of the barrel. As shown in the pictures, it has a back action lock, each screw head and metal part is engraved, the wrist is checkered, and it retains what...
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