I managed to hitchhike to a reenactment in a small village today. There was a gentleman who had his collection on display, mostly unmentionable Krnka, Berdan, Martinis, but here are the few muzzleloading things he had on display. Powder measure and bullet mould.
Shishane
Dated 1226 which comes out to 1811-1812
Met this gentleman who had his great grandfather’s Shishane that had been crudely restocked at some point.
This reenactor has a new silahlik with original weapons that he told me he had to source from all over Europe. Yataghan he bought from Austria, matching pistols he bought from Poland, knife from England etc etc
A Gabrovo Shishane, only the barrel is original, everything else is new made. It was copied from an original in a museum.
The very wide butt is very comfortable in the shoulder
I’m told black powder here is legal but costs $90 a pound! Half price if you get it on the black market.
I’ll post some photos of the reenactment later, this should be enough of a photo dump for now
![352DBBCA-B990-4C36-B6A1-566B7F8B7BA1.jpeg 352DBBCA-B990-4C36-B6A1-566B7F8B7BA1.jpeg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/333/333877-352DBBCA-B990-4C36-B6A1-566B7F8B7BA1.jpeg)
Shishane
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Dated 1226 which comes out to 1811-1812
![DDAC7B32-94DC-4F59-BA56-FE7CC51D9017.jpeg DDAC7B32-94DC-4F59-BA56-FE7CC51D9017.jpeg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/333/333880-DDAC7B32-94DC-4F59-BA56-FE7CC51D9017.jpeg)
Met this gentleman who had his great grandfather’s Shishane that had been crudely restocked at some point.
![C641C48D-6B46-4635-AC0F-ECA2D67C02D0.jpeg C641C48D-6B46-4635-AC0F-ECA2D67C02D0.jpeg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/333/333881-C641C48D-6B46-4635-AC0F-ECA2D67C02D0.jpeg)
This reenactor has a new silahlik with original weapons that he told me he had to source from all over Europe. Yataghan he bought from Austria, matching pistols he bought from Poland, knife from England etc etc
![17D04271-9BEB-4B77-A0F7-56E5FD9C5F77.jpeg 17D04271-9BEB-4B77-A0F7-56E5FD9C5F77.jpeg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/333/333882-17D04271-9BEB-4B77-A0F7-56E5FD9C5F77.jpeg)
A Gabrovo Shishane, only the barrel is original, everything else is new made. It was copied from an original in a museum.
![291DBB1A-E58A-4B75-80B3-A8DBB2849C76.jpeg 291DBB1A-E58A-4B75-80B3-A8DBB2849C76.jpeg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/333/333883-291DBB1A-E58A-4B75-80B3-A8DBB2849C76.jpeg)
The very wide butt is very comfortable in the shoulder
![BA31D5ED-7CA2-4C72-A599-D42A84DF12BB.jpeg BA31D5ED-7CA2-4C72-A599-D42A84DF12BB.jpeg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/333/333891-BA31D5ED-7CA2-4C72-A599-D42A84DF12BB.jpeg)
![4B6FED4D-A055-45B1-81BE-CDB996D16799.jpeg 4B6FED4D-A055-45B1-81BE-CDB996D16799.jpeg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/333/333893-4B6FED4D-A055-45B1-81BE-CDB996D16799.jpeg)
I’m told black powder here is legal but costs $90 a pound! Half price if you get it on the black market.
![D0508F32-D936-40D0-9581-8F7CC6E35772.jpeg D0508F32-D936-40D0-9581-8F7CC6E35772.jpeg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/muzzleloadingforum/data/attach/333/333894-D0508F32-D936-40D0-9581-8F7CC6E35772.jpeg)
I’ll post some photos of the reenactment later, this should be enough of a photo dump for now
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