Cyten: Thanks for the great pics !!!! Those are super.
The date on that auction pistol shows how late these guns were still in use. Amazing.
REF: Your Post #206. LOL !!!! That pistol is MINE. LOL !!! I remember sending this pistol to him with the load still in it. Since I needed some minor lock tuning, I let him extract the load. We decided not to send the load back to me through the mail since it was loose powder. Earl took a pinch of the powder and lit it with a match. It still worked. I keep in touch with Earl Kathan - who owned Flintlock Repair. He had to stop working in gun repair due to an illness. He has since recovered and is considering doing this work again, even if part-time. Hope he does. I met Earl once at a gun show in Vermont. Since he was driving from NH he asked me if I wanted him to bring the load with him. I told him no. I was flying back to St. Louis. I was nervous that some security dog would sniff it out and I would be in real trouble. LOL Hopefully, some day I may find a way to get it back.
Anyway, that pistol now has a Hoyt liner and is in good shooting condition. I even have a spare Circassian lock for it.
Rick