Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2017, 11:12 PM
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to remove any rust inside the barrel, would a...
to remove any rust inside the barrel, would a plan of first plugging the barrel and carefully filling it with a vinegar solution, then wipe down with a fine copper bore brush, neutralize and then...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2017, 08:55 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2017, 01:20 AM
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With respect, im not sure i agree. The barrel...
With respect, im not sure i agree. The barrel profile seems to match that of the french musket pictured earlier too closely, and Im not sure what you mean by weld lines on the bolster. There is a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2017, 01:24 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2017, 03:23 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2017, 03:13 AM
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Long awaited pictures, and in reply to the...
Long awaited pictures, and in reply to the statement about the lock lifting out, you were correct! it popped out. I cleaned it only slightly with a bit of 0000 steel wool, wiped wet, and then a wipe...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2017, 02:52 AM
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the only reason i consider a new stock would be...
the only reason i consider a new stock would be this one has had a hole wallowed through where the front strap should go. however any looseness i notice is likely due to the fact that the bands are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2017, 03:15 AM
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If its not particularly historically important...
If its not particularly historically important ive been toying with the idea of having a gunsmith putting the lock and barrel onto a new stock and making it serviceable again, as you say this may...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th February 2017, 10:19 PM
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any more ideas/ thoughts on it from what ive...
any more ideas/ thoughts on it from what ive shown thus far? and any idea of a possible timeframe? the barrel is hexagonal at the chamber but that only goes for about two inches before tapering to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th February 2017, 08:11 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2017, 10:23 PM
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the front of the wooden stock has a metal cover...
the front of the wooden stock has a metal cover that covers the last few inches of the stock and a few foreward onto the barrel, and by the coloration there was a band there thats become lost over...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2017, 05:54 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2017, 06:53 PM
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Middle eastern musket ID help
First post here and its been a long time coming. I picked up this rifle at an antique show last fall and have been curious of it since, I got it for a price im alright with but id like to know more...
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