ebay auctions you guys might be interested in

[insurrection1517]

Hey,

I saw these auctions on ebay and thought you guys might be interested.


FR.M1822 CAVALRY FLINTLOCK MUSKETOON/NO FIRE

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2255186773&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT


SCOTTISH FLINTLOCK ALL METAL PISTOL/NONFIRING REPRO

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2255186776&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

 

[Gary]

Thanks for the advisory, but I'll pass on non-firing replicas. I'll make my own first.

 

[shmrck1]

Insurrection,
ditto to gary
I am snake-eyes

 

[davidthered]

That is outragous price for a non-firing 'replica'!!!
You can get actual firing Murdoch pistols from Middlesex, or Loyalist Arms.
I have a quote for $250 for a REAL repro.
The nerve of some people on E-Bay!

 

[riarcher]

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I've checked them out before. Mostly with an eye towards usable parts like stock, nose cap, buttplate, etc.
No thanks, junk (for use) through-out. Nice "decorating piece" for the un-initiated though (I guess :no.

 

[robinghewitt]

The auction sez, "WILL NOT FIRE AS THERE IS NO DRILLED TOUCH-HOLE FOR THE POWDER". Might be worth an e-mail to the vendor to see if that is true. This could just be a ploy to sell an almost working gun on ebay but you won't know unless you contact him.

 

It might be the Scottish Pistol from[url] MilitaryHeritage.com[/url]. If so, it is meant to be fired after being drilled. I would check that out- check out the site to see the normal price as well.

 

[insurrection1517]

Yeah, I had contacted the seller. They are the same ones offered by loyalist Arms or the Discrimnating General. They had a brown bess for $325, but someone took it using "buy it now."

 

[davidthered]

Yeah, I had contacted the seller. They are the same ones offered by loyalist Arms or the Discrimnating General. They had a brown bess for $325, but someone took it using "buy it now."

Now, if they are LA or DG bess'es, THAT would be a quite the deal!!
loyalist Arms sells their guns with the touch hole drilled, they just ship the lock in a seperate box.
Discriminating General is the one that has to be drilled.
Be careful of some of these E-Bay sales, some guns don't have the bore drilled all the way down, and hence have no way to be made firable. Wall hangings.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Not long ago there were a bunch of replica arms of all types being made with pewter or tin/zinc alloy barrels. You would not want to load one of these. I don't believe the locks were capable of a spark, anyway.

 

[riarcher]

Probably the ones I was refering to. The "Bess'" had a barrel band and it hid the break where they are shipped in 2 sections. Just slip them together and hang on the wall. First section of barrel was drilled, back section was like a plug and the band hid the break in the stock as well.
They were selling for around $100, I thought "stock material".
Example;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1552&item=2255292882&rd=1
Looked like it had "potential"? I though "possibly". :shake: