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Old 27th October 2008, 03:31 PM   #1
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Which means that...I get to shoot the d. thing on our next re-enactment!

I wonder how much 2F BP I can pack into that sucker's barrel...


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I wonder if you should shoot the thing ... safety wise.
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Old 27th October 2008, 08:54 PM   #2
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Hi Guys,

I certainly won't need a funnel. That's the true advantage those beasties held: easy to load.

I won't use projectiles (no compression!), just two or three hundred grains of FF should do the trick.

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Old 12th November 2008, 03:53 PM   #3
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Default Fine and Early English Flintlock Blunderbusses

The first ca. 1690, the second ca. 1710, the pair ca. 1690.

The first two from Peter Finer's site, the unique pair up for sale at Bonhams London on 26 November 2008. Before bidding please note that the estimate is in GBP.

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Old 12th November 2008, 07:04 PM   #4
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I will buy them all ... providing the estimate is in ITL (Italian lira)
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Old 29th November 2008, 04:21 PM   #5
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Default A fine double barrel flintlock blunderbuss, ca. 1790

Sold at Bonhams a few years ago.

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