ofitg
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- May 17, 2010
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Cannonman, did you order one of those "musket cap" cannon locks from Dixie Gun Works?
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Officer's Wife, thanks for the suggestion. I wonder how difficult it would be take some moist meal BP (with a little Dextrin binder) and mold it into a narrow cylinder shape, which could be installed (and glued in place) after drying......
Another improvement - instead of using a sliver of emery board, it would be good to use a steel rod with a surface texture similar to the emery board.... perhaps a rusty/pitted nail?
I'm thinking that the abrasive rod could be permanently attached to the lanyard. To prepare an individual primer for firing, the match head could be pulled back (against spring pressure) away from the transverse hole, and the abrasive rod could be inserted.
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Officer's Wife, thanks for the suggestion. I wonder how difficult it would be take some moist meal BP (with a little Dextrin binder) and mold it into a narrow cylinder shape, which could be installed (and glued in place) after drying......
Another improvement - instead of using a sliver of emery board, it would be good to use a steel rod with a surface texture similar to the emery board.... perhaps a rusty/pitted nail?
I'm thinking that the abrasive rod could be permanently attached to the lanyard. To prepare an individual primer for firing, the match head could be pulled back (against spring pressure) away from the transverse hole, and the abrasive rod could be inserted.