What an outstanding muzzleloading accessory!

[Flint62Smoothie]

Went to the Ancient Ones of Maine muzzleloading gunshow this past SAT and I can't believe this only cost me $1! I can't use it on my flint smoothbore, but it should fit my percussion Pedersoli caplock 50-cal OK.

I'm thinking about sending it to Roundball to use with his marble and plastic ball tests ... so he could continue to test in the rain.

Whaddaya think?

:rotf:

... it's missing an elastic band ... but I should be able to make it work. Heck, I might just send it along to Toby Bridges.

 

[FPDoc]

Thank God the British didn't have these!!

 

[Rick Davis]

They were used with flintlocks, although they were called "cow's knees". Not sure if the gun could be fired with a cow's knee cover on, but it did the same basic job.

Image source: http://members.aye.net/~bspen/WetKnee.jpg

image source: http://possibleshop.com/images-flintsupp/lc900.jpg

 

[Stumpkiller]

Great idea!

I wonder if you could make one out of boiled cow horn so it would be period correct?

Put a bottom in that pan side and you could use 1/3 a pound of FFFFg and be SURE of 100% ignition. :wink:

 

[Mulebrain]

I love how the illustration of the Mountain Man, and the log fence attempts to make this PC :grin:

Open lid before firing :grin:

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

I think some missed the 'intended sarcasm' in my posting of this ...

 

[Stumpkiller]

You think someone missed the . . . ?


HAAAY!

I think he's makin a fun o' us.

 

[mazo kid]

WOW!! Did they have any more of them??!! And it IS brown so as to kinda fit in....Emery