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Well  Pics should appear, if they do they depict the four' dogged' locks of' English' lock  The top is just a Wm the 111 Carbine that has a 'Dog'  elsewise its ' French' internals.  The brass plate  is early English lock and has the spragg like' Dog'( actually the only half bent  it has ). Whilst  t...

 Dear Teddy dog  What barrel maker TRS use I don't know but you can get any barrel you desire  along with whatever pitch you fancy  from a  number of barrel makers such as  Rice, Rayl,and .  Getz  and no doubt others  however   they run 200 $ or more,  But so would the TRS  supplier  .Ive used Getz ...

  I saw Franklin Garys Baker it was  impressive   . The Volunteer Baker I made years ago  was one in 72" or so we never got good shooting as I think we were  using  3 drams and they want more  powder. Lots of luck with your project   .I still think a rifled Elliot would be  just as serviceable . I m...

 Dear Pukka  Ime sure  Markham  and my self are  in aggreance  he clearly is aware  of the abuse you mention  '. Moderation in all things' is  my maxim .But the intensive use at top International level  goes beyound  moderate use .Guns get thrashed to death  by some Gong hunters  that is undeniable ...

Yes guns where made to shoot  and shooting them occasionally is well enough in moderation. But  to get that good for MLAIC type shooting you must of nessesity shoot a lot .Then(  as any gun will wear)  You might , Well are   bordering against preservation .Guns survive by  chance then some gong hunt...

  All  Iooking good ,I should have a musket suitable for the opposition  lots of tacks but Swedish 1848 original . Suppriseing what oddities reached the  natives   Regards   Rudyard

 Well hopefully the pics will  come up they are just the guns & related accoutrements   .The poor but specific photo of Hoodoo Creek and the gun  And axe  Ive yet to locate but should have it   and once again faded. Of me  togged up for that long trip  .The top rifle is the 451 I made up using a the...

After the first "School of Musketry" we had in the high desert north of Apple Valley, CA, I was too tired to drive home after we packed everything up so I stayed one extra night alone (well, except for my old, blind, ferocious man-eating miniature dachshund). Not much after midnight, I woke up to t...

Wow those are some lovely rifles! The winged bullet reminds me of ones Russian riflemen were using at Sevastopol. You are a better man than I, spending 12 days in the bush with naught but an old two groove rifle! I enjoy primitive camping myself, but I usually bring my beloved SMLE. Then again, in ...

These four pics show the three-winged projectile rifle and the two-groove belted ball rifle.  Made up from old parts.   The barrels both rust streak  externally but as often happens the bores survived  in quite good state  the 50 cal cost me 3 pounds, the  Two grouve  I traded for and the locks are ...

 Re Whitworth  mould  which should have its letter from the maker, Is I suppose quite possibly contageous in a way but  a good way . Well at least as it speeds down range  and you keep behind  it . It came to me via a  trade but I never used it , Though I do have a curious three winged  projectile r...

In India, the order to supply cartridges unlubricated to the sepoys actually came before the violent rebellion broke out. In a directive from January, 1857: “In order to remove the objection the sepoys may raise to the grease used for the cartridges of the rifled muskets, all cartridges are to be i...

Yes, a very informative thread this! Rudyard, Very interesting on the stamps. John, A man after my own heart! If it can't be fixed, Fix it! In "general interest", I'd love to see your Sunbeam bike!  Maybe post it as a double barrel to keep below the radar.  :-) FWIW, if you had the hitch -hiking ab...

I'm guessing that the "X" locations on the map are our destinations . . . do you have actual street addresses for those of us who are dependent on electronic navigational equipment?  Have suggested local accommodations been identified? My sleeping bag is rated to -40 (can't remember if that's faren...

   What interesting posts . I can only add that at that time Stamps were hand cut . So they can as they have to do vary a bit  .So that varience between  different contractors is not supriseing . I used to deal with a  Stamp makers whos letter head   stated ' Suppliers to HM War Department '. They  ...

 Dear Ruprecht  Your  evident knowledge of this  campaine is impressive   .I put forward the  Shangani Patrol   since it seemed  small scale handy to set up .  Ile let Pukka  decide as your plan has merit  and  no less interesting . I intend to reach Pukka s mid week to help set up  will you attend...

    Since I brought it up I'll elaborate a bit- 2nd Afghan War. 1878-81. Main appeal I see is significant usage of both Snider and Martini on Anglo-Indian side and mix of various muzzleloaders (inc P53's) as well as Sniders, partly of local manufacture, by the Afghan regular and irregular forces. M...

Not relevant to the discussion but it is interesting how the cast brass trigger guard reflects the preceding practice of a folded sheet iron one. Similar artistic inertia is shown in a comparison between this rifle and the Baker which is clearly a German style rifle but can't help reflecting the ex...

Thank you Yulzari  the pics are clearer  ,I find if I put the  curser thing off the  edge it comes clearer anyway  No idea how.  Pukka  My  text does compare  the rifle to the three depicted in De Witts book  only  he was speculating  and  the aprons on the three have a  insized carved  round them s...

Rudyard, some Bienfang paper is currently on the way to you, should have it in the next several days.  Cheers  Gordon  I have made the inner  lineings , cast Pritchetts in the old mould but with a' Rob' type base and a  bit longer .  So need just to make a swage to get them to size  . . I make cutt...