RR_Raptor65
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I was waiting until I had video of my second Matchlock to make this post, and now I have it.
I made the following Matchlock in October 2009, it has a Colerain .75 cal smoothbore barrel. The barrel was the only part I bought ready made, everything else was made from scratch. It is 5' 6" long and weighs around 8 or 9 pounds.
A link to the youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuyTCsSaRBs
For my second I got a little ambitious and got The Rifle Shoppe's English Wall Gun barrel with the 1" bore and built a Matchlock around it.
This one is a full 6 feet long and weighs 26.5 pounds. The lock is based on a drawing of a lock I found on Google.
And the youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvhq2U_DzEw
I have some more Matchlocks in the works, the current project is a Snapping Matchlock, but I also plan on making a Tanegashima. That is if I don't make a crossbow instead. :grin:
This lock has been lots of fun to make, the main spring is from an old garden rake. This one is also based on a picture of an original lock I found on Google awhile ago.
I'm still not sure which I enjoy more, making them or firing them.
I'm also willing to share patterns for the locks and various parts with anyone who is interested in using them so feel free ask.
I made the following Matchlock in October 2009, it has a Colerain .75 cal smoothbore barrel. The barrel was the only part I bought ready made, everything else was made from scratch. It is 5' 6" long and weighs around 8 or 9 pounds.
A link to the youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuyTCsSaRBs
For my second I got a little ambitious and got The Rifle Shoppe's English Wall Gun barrel with the 1" bore and built a Matchlock around it.
This one is a full 6 feet long and weighs 26.5 pounds. The lock is based on a drawing of a lock I found on Google.
And the youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvhq2U_DzEw
I have some more Matchlocks in the works, the current project is a Snapping Matchlock, but I also plan on making a Tanegashima. That is if I don't make a crossbow instead. :grin:
This lock has been lots of fun to make, the main spring is from an old garden rake. This one is also based on a picture of an original lock I found on Google awhile ago.
I'm still not sure which I enjoy more, making them or firing them.
I'm also willing to share patterns for the locks and various parts with anyone who is interested in using them so feel free ask.
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