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Originally Posted by SchildaBrit
"Are you sure its not just old hardened black powder residue?? Try scrubbing with boiling water. "
Could well be rock-hard BP residue. About a century old!
I'll give hot water a try. But since I can't remove the barrel from the stock, I need to make an effective plug for the touch hole.
BTW, everything is glued together with what appears to be a kind of pitch. Has anyone got a clue as to what the Afghans actually used? Pine pitch?
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Don't worry about the touch hole, just leave it as it is. A bit of water on the woodwork won't matter, but if you want to, use a match stick/s to fill the hole. If it breaks off it can easily be removed by pushing thru into the bore and it will drop out.
Stu