Some artillery units had 54 cal smoothbore pistols for last ditch use. Probably the best equipped and mounted were bushwackers. They rode the best blooded horses and carried as many as five or six revolvers usually 36 cal. Some also had bandoliers of preloaded cylinders and would simply pop out...
Even if you didn't know what it was a walk down the sunken road at Antiam is disturbing. I've been reenacting and doing living history for quite a while now and there are places that are charged with something at every site. It's not scary but very sad and lonely.
I believe it was sleeved to protect the original barrel. Haven't done greyling. I've been doing this stuff for more than ten years all over the country. Been everything from artillery to town drunk. I've been hanged and shot by firing squad. Don't do a lot of infantry anymore. Wearing wool and...
Our gun was rifled when we got it but we had to sleeve it for event purposes. I don't know why rings are formed. I t doesn't happen all the time. I'll have to ask around to some of the other guys. Maybe it has something to do with the charge and the way it's shaped. It's cool when it happens...
Here's a pict of us firing at an event in Cole Camp Missouri last year. Similar smoke ring. We have an 1842 Fort Pitt 6 pounder. Love firing that thing!
Here is our authentic 1832 Fort Pitt cast iron 6 pounder. In action and at rest. My friend who bought the gun and carriage wife left him for a while when she saw how much of the family funds he paid out for it. Before we had the tube sleeved for reenactment purposes we thought we would like to...
The swivel hinged ramrod isn't a new thing. They were invented at least by 1853. My 1853 I.N Johnson .54 cal horse pistol is a good example. Works quite well too.
Here is a better picture of the pistol laying on it's left side. The powder horn was handed down from my Great Grandfather. He carried it though the war of Northern aggression. I added the measuring spout.
I assume you are talking about only BP defense weapons. For home I have a modern Tarus Judge 410/45 revolver. For away from home out in the boonies yet up close and personal I have my 1853 I.N.Johnson .54 cal. Load with buck and ball and it's 'good night Irene' to anything within 15 ft. Even if...
Ok, Not a big believer in spooks and such but there are places that, well, they are just weird. One of them is the Anderson House at Lexington Missouri. We usually sleep or try to sleep in the main hallway of the old house during weekend events. During the night we will listen to footsteps on...
What BPH just said. I love mine. Reloading BP cartidges for it is a bit of a pain but not too bad. At least with a trapdoor if you happen to make a bad shot you can finish the job with a bayonet :scrutiny:
'Where are you getting beeswax from?'
Try the health food store or look up a bee keeper. Whatever you do don't try to get it from the bees. They hate that.:uhoh: Waxing up the knee is a good thing to do anyway to protect the leather and keep it soft. Sticking the quill end of a feather in the...
1917 DWM Artillery Luger or 1917 Remington model 51. Both are so artfully made that they become a natural self sighting part of my body in my hand. Recoil is dispersed due to the design of the semi-auto action. What little recoil there is goes through the wrist rather than upon it. With the...
Thanks again Jim. I wondered about those anchor stamps. My grand uncle was such a rounder. He could have picked it up anywhere. When I was a kid somehow he always had a new or nearly new Packard sedan along with a new girlfriend.
Thanks for the advice Jim. I don't intend to remove the grips or to take it down beyond field stripping. It kind of reminds me of a PPK in the way it operates and the fine machining.
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