Aunt Bessie arrived

[mike alexandre]

Funny thing that bright barrel business. Seems that following a report in the late 1780's by some General or another that the barrel life of a Bess was being shortened considerable by constant rubbing with brick dust. It was decided to let them brown naturaly. Also along with browning barrels came green uniforms and black leather so that the guys shooting at us from behind trees had less of a target to aim at.!!!!!

 

[hawk]

Frost ,there's one for sale in the English channel for sale and already it's own country
used to be an out post or something during the II world war.

Rebel I browned my barrel I wish I would have faux finished it damascus now.
good luck with those turkeys.

 

[Leonredbeard]

Frost,
I don't know if it is for sale or not, but I know one is off the Atlantic coast of the Island of Dominica in the windward chain in the Carribean. It is uninhabited. It is not as lush green as the other islands around it. But, like whoever said it, declare war on the US and then surrender. It would be perfect, with the desolation this government would pour Billions into it. Haw! Haw!
God bless.
volatpluvia

 

[mastrsgt]

Rebel,

I got a Bess from Middlesex Village and it came with bayonet, sling, flashguard, and ( what do you call it?) frizzen guard. I would ask them about those.

Don R

 

[davidthered]

:rotf: Front site!!! :rotf:

pray tell us, good sir... how did you do 'adjusting the rear site?

Perspiring minds wanna know
:surrender:

 

[Rebel]

Don, i didn't buy it from them, i got it from a fellow forum member here. I told him i didn't need the bayonet and sling and he graciously kept them and knocked some money off the price.

 

[Rebel]

Corp. i didn't put the front sight on the thing, or if you prefer, bayonet lug, and it don't got no rear site thingy. :grin: