My first jezail

[RDGAC]

I'm in the mood for more advice, if anyone's here to offer it; having done a bit of probing (and even a glimpse with my shiny new bore light) I'm confident that this mysterious obstruction is much-hardened powder fouling. It's exceptionally hard, which I should think would rule out lead; when I attempted to cut into it with my sharpened galvanised steel pipe (patent pending), the teeth came out looking as though someone had taken a hammer to them, indicating it's harder than the steel itself (which might eliminate corroded ferrous metal). So far I've shoved boiling water down there about eight times, and come up dry on each occasion save for small bits of stuff which periodically emerge when the barrel's drained. This stuff feels very gritty between the fingers; it's brownish in colour (most likely because it's covered in a film of oil and corroded steel) and only comes in small lumps, about the size of a peppercorn at most.

So far all I can think of is continuing to pour in boiling water and try to dissolve and dislodge as much as I can, coupled with a rather crude attempt to get through the stuff by tapping the rod in a little with a hammer, in the hope it'll break up some of the material. The results thus far suggest it'll take a long time to achieve anything. Moreover, the blockage is so tight that the touch-hole is bone dry and the barrel below it cool to the touch, even when the rest is filled with boiling water.

[Rick]

Coca Cola will eat most anything rust wise .
Have a Coke !
Instead of 'down the hatch' , try 'down the barrel' and let it sit overnight .

[RDGAC]

Rick, I hear what you say. I remember dissolving teeth in it in school; that was, to say the least, a bit of an eye-opener. Still drink the damn stuff, though... anyway, what I'm worried about is the possibility of the Coke actually damaging the barrel as well as dissolving the obstruction! I don't know what this one's made from, but think it safe to assume it's either steel (probably not terribly good), or wrought iron, neither of which are particularly resistant to acids. If Coke can dissolve tooth enamel, I fear what it might do to the integrity of a wrought iron gun barrel. Have you ever used it for things like this?

On a more positive note, the lock is very nearly sorted out! After months of careful, patient filing, she now fires from the full cock (trigger's nice and light, too), and neither fires from, nor grabs at, the half-cock! Right now, having just put her back together, I'm pretty damn pleased with myself. All I need to do now is solder some brass onto the toe of the tumbler; the mainspring is now precariously close to dropping off it altogether, and it'll be the devil of a job to compress it back into place if it does come off. With that in mind, lads, have any of you done a similar op on a flintlock? Any advice?

All the best, Merry Christmas to one and all.

Meredydd

[rickystl]

Hello. Well, you have had quite a journey. Things appear to be looking up. Here is my Jazail I purchased from Antique Storehouse in Portsmouh in you area. A friend of mine from Canada will be in the UK in January and will ship it to me here in the USA. Mine has a percussion Enfield lock. I plan on having a barrel liner installed for shooting. Rick.

[RDGAC]

By 'eck! I saw that one when I went to Portsmouth to collect mine; it's a rather good-looking weapon, very short, almost carbine-sized. It'll be interesting to shoot, I imagine; you must tell us how you find the recoil etc.

All the best!

Meredydd

[Rick]

Originally Posted by RDGAC

Rick, I hear what you say. I remember dissolving teeth in it in school; that was, to say the least, a bit of an eye-opener. Still drink the damn stuff, though... anyway, what I'm worried about is the possibility of the Coke actually damaging the barrel as well as dissolving the obstruction! I don't know what this one's made from, but think it safe to assume it's either steel (probably not terribly good), or wrought iron, neither of which are particularly resistant to acids. If Coke can dissolve tooth enamel, I fear what it might do to the integrity of a wrought iron gun barrel. Have you ever used it for things like this?

All the best, Merry Christmas to one and all.

Meredydd

No, I haven't used it on Arms; more in mechanical situations .

For de-corroding kerises I use acidic fruit juice soaks .

[ikzelf]

Hello, here are some pictures of two rifles I bought from an old guy from Gent(Belgium).
They have a lot of charistics of Jezail rifles but the stocks are not like any from that part of the world.
Can anyone help me identifying these rifles?

Greetz,

John.

[carlitobrigante]

i cant help with the identification, but that looks beautifull and worthy of its own thread on the forum where others who can help will see it easier.

regards