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    smoother bore

    Sound like the barrel wasn't reamed smooth after boring? If you can feel the roughness with a tight patch I doubt that emery, steel wool or any thing else will do much good. I would un breech it, ream it with a square reamer and then polish it.....Ed
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    mystery rifle

    Need a LOT more pics to make an intelligent ID of this rifle. The name on the lock is usually the lockmaker and the gunmaker usually signed the barrel between the rear sight and breech....LK
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    Pistol ID help please?

    I agree with the "French or Dutch" possibility as the carving is very close to other French carving I have seen. The French were very fond of their pocket pistols....LK
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    Original Blunderbuss ??

    Ricky, If you want to let them know, go ahead, but I doubt they will take a strangers word and chance losing some BIG bucks!!!!!.....Ed
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    Original Blunderbuss ??

    Ricky, The parts used to build this Blunderbus where available from Dixie Gun Works back in the '70's and 80's. I built a musketoon for my son using these parts with an 11 ga. X 30" Belgium barrel also from Dixie. I still have 3 of the brass blunderbus barrel's in my shop, unused, a side plate...
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    Dixie Gun Works Tennessee 32 with a Douglas barrel?

    You can see where the "Dixie" stamps have been defarbed, and it has shallow rifling are two reasons to steer clear of this deal, or offer him MUCH LE$$......if you have to have it and it is in NICE condition, a $400.00 price would be fair. I defarbed one a few years ago for a friend, They have...
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    Burst Barrel

    A booklet titled "DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF MUZZLELOADING RIFLE BARRELS" was written by Jerry Cunningham in 1982. Jerry was, at that time, a barrel maker at Montana Rifle Barrel Company. He was assisted in his efforts by Dave Baird, John Baird, Ed Webber, and Lynn Weimer. The Barrels were donated...
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    Ozark Mtn. Arms

    Ozark Mtn. Arms ,Branson Mo. built custom high quality Hawken style arms circa 1980----. they were not affiliated with any foreign manufacturers. Guns were ordered and custom built one at a time according to the customers requests, cal, barrel length, pull etc. A friend of mine ordered one back...
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    Bess project

    A new Pedersoli Bess runs aboput a GRAND. That would be a good buy. even if it needs some "work" Heck, now days people are ordering newly built guns that have been "antiqued" (beat up) Offer them $250, they want the cash more than the gun sitting on the shelf.
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    Just purchased one!

    Leather??? Lead??? I have used leather since "80, never tried lead cause leather worked so good, use what suits you, if it works for you!!!!!!
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    Parts for a Japanese flintlock

    Get a TOTW catalog, their parts are shown in actual size. Match one up or one as close as you can get and fit it to the stock,,,,
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