No it's hard to yell what's a casting sprue and what's not lol but after some clean up it should be more apparent I hopeI see similarities between this lock and the murdoch. Have you identified yet the full and half **** notches . . .?
No it's hard to yell what's a casting sprue and what's not lol but after some clean up it should be more apparent I hopeI see similarities between this lock and the murdoch. Have you identified yet the full and half **** notches . . .?
No it's hard to yell what's a casting sprue and what's not lol but after some clean up it should be more apparent I hope
Yes and some very interesting flintlock mechanisms as wellWell, the Scottish gave us Scotch, all the rest of the geneology (sp?) I'll leave to the scholars! But the world is just a bit nicer having scotch in it!
Thank youAnyone tackling such a project is worthy of respect!
Apparently it was made in Flanders.Was the cannon made in India?
Hello,
Can anyone show me an example of what The Rifle Shoppe's "Scottish musket" (665) or their "James II musket" (774) are supposed to look like when they are completed? If not completed, does anyone have a picture of the assembled lock for the James II musket?
Thanks!
Whose barrel did you use? I am planning a long term similar project and other than having a smith who can do milled in bands what other options could there be for ornate barrel rings?Got the lugs installed and the front end roughed into shape still trying to decide on carvings but progress is progress. The final shape and architecture is very nice in the hand this will certainly be a light shotgun
While there were certainly "Scotttish" style long guns by the 45 rising it was whatever they could getWhose barrel did you use? I am planning a long term similar project and other than having a smith who can do milled in bands what other options could there be for ornate barrel rings?
So a 42 octagon to round 20ga would be OK? I mean that’s what I’m gonna use so it doesn’t really matter there either!!! I’m working out proportions from multiple old pics.While there were certainly "Scotttish" style long guns by the 45 rising it was whatever they could get
As long as they date back to 1746 or earlierSo a 42 octagon to round 20ga would be OK? I mean that’s what I’m gonna use so it doesn’t really matter there either!!! I’m working out proportions from multiple old pics.
I’m drawing proportions from some pics in Drummond’s Ancient Scottish Weapons and any other pic I can find. May make up a couple cardboard ones to decide how it looks. As pics are 2d have a lot of guessing to do on how it’s going to be finished but since I’m a rank amateur at all this honestly if it looks remotely like a rifle I’ll be pleased. I have a lot of wood available for practice so I have no stress about this. I’ve never done more that bolt action stock inletting and some broken stock repair. But I am game to try it.As long as they date back to 1746 or earlier
The canon is now at Edinburgh Castle its called' Mons Meg' minus a chunk that blew off and hit the king .It was a breach loader cant trust them breech loaders ! To be fair I expect they loaded from the muzzle but its made with two sections ,I think its 21" bore & smaller than the Dardanelles gun. That's at the Tower of London again a breach loader if perhaps just to transport it . Both fired stone balls .Don't try That at home !.To the people of Scotland, this King James is not the second but the "seventh and second" just as his grandfather (of KJV Bible fame) was James the sixth and first. King James II was killed by an exploding cannon in 1460.
I can see why the Rifle Shoppe would prefer to keep things simple.
http://therifleshoppe.com/online_catalog.htmThe canon is now at Edinburgh Castle its called' Mons Meg' minus a chunk that blew off and hit the king .It was a breach loader cant trust them breech loaders ! To be fair I expect they loaded from the muzzle but its made with two sections ,I think its 21" bore & smaller than the Dardanelles gun. That's at the Tower of London again a breach loader if perhaps just to transport it . Both fired stone balls .Don't try That at home !.
Re James 11probally much like Wm the third Iv'e made them . No idea what TRS offer now my last catalogue is1999 edition . All interesting
Regards Rudyard
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