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you might check Dixie gunworks catalog, they have some flinter info.
Check out your local "brick and mortar" library.
Even if they don't have the specific books you want on hand, they are almost always a part of a larger local, county or state-wide network and can request harder to find books.
If you don't know what book you want, ask your Librarian ! Your librarian does more than just "put books on shelves" and hush people up. They are usually a very highly trained researcher who can help you in ways you may never have imagined.
These days so many folks jump right onto the web and their library and librarians are very neglected.
Even if they don't have the specific books you want on hand, they are almost always a part of a larger local, county or state-wide network and can request harder to find books.
If you don't know what book you want, ask your Librarian ! Your librarian does more than just "put books on shelves" and hush people up. They are usually a very highly trained researcher who can help you in ways you may never have imagined.
These days so many folks jump right onto the web and their library and librarians are very neglected.
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shunka said:
I couldn't have said it better myself! So much of what is published on the web is just someones opinion without any sort of peer review. Remember too, that companies are in business to make money. What is in a catalog may not be completely accurate, but it is worded to sell a product to a particular customer who may not be well informed. And worst of all, many people believe that - if it has been published, it must be true......
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Most folks don't realize that for each thing you see on display in a museum, there's probably a hundred more stored in their archives. That stuff in the back room might not be quite as pretty as the stuff out front, or it might simply not fit in with their current display. But ask the right person and you can learn lots about what is back there, and in some cases you might even get invited back to look at it.
I'd sure find a museum that has stuff from the era you're interested in, then politely and sincerely start to ask questions. There's tons of stuff in the back of most museums that's never been on public display, much less written up in books. And to go with it, there's usually a researcher that knows a whole lot about it and will be proud that you're interested.
I'd sure find a museum that has stuff from the era you're interested in, then politely and sincerely start to ask questions. There's tons of stuff in the back of most museums that's never been on public display, much less written up in books. And to go with it, there's usually a researcher that knows a whole lot about it and will be proud that you're interested.
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