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    Wheellock Pistol Design

    Absolutely! They make excellent parrying batons as well, in the exact manner you've described. It has more mass than a dagger which can be an unexpected hindrance to your opponent. All of my experience is in a "civilian" capacity, so I find the military use of wheellocks, especially with the...
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    Wheellock Pistol Design

    Hand one of these pistols to a fencer and pay close attention to how they grasp it. Old French epee handles match the curves of these pistols exactly. I admit I wasn't there, but years of using WSRFO (Wheellock Shaped Rubberband Flinging Objects) in my historical fencing practice makes holding...
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    spiral marked wood

    Fire-hardening of wood has been practiced throughout human history. Unless one is getting char, the wood grain is likely compacting thanks to the heat driving off the moisture and bringing the natural wood oils to the surface. I think there was a thread on vikingsword.com detailing the process...
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    Matchlock Plans

    Hey Rob, do you have any plans for hosting your website somewhere else now that Geocities is closing down? It would be a shame to lose your site to the mists of time. I've built two locks off of these plans, thank you for sharing them!
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    Arrows?

    Some ideas never seem to die: http://www.lauerweaponry.com/subcats.cfm?Category=150
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    Make a Matchlock video

    I'm a little late to the discussion, a new user at that, but I have this video and wanted to share my opinion. While the video glosses over some details that I would find useful, such as measurements and how the ramrod channel was drilled through to the lock plate, it was very enlightening. I...
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