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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2011, 12:36 AM
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Views: 19,453
Posted By RDGAC
I wonder - could it be intended to hold the end...

I wonder - could it be intended to hold the end of a lit slow-match nearest to the pan (i.e. that used for ignition) during reloading?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th June 2011, 10:28 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 336,165
Posted By RDGAC
Smile My latest purchase - and not at all an...

My latest purchase - and not at all an inexpensive one. EIC lock, locally converted to percussion; silver inlaid barrel with cannon-form muzzle. Good, solid stock. Weighs a fair bit. Woven,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2011, 01:44 AM
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Views: 6,241
Posted By RDGAC
Is it terribly wrong that I want to say something...

Is it terribly wrong that I want to say something sinister? It's probably terribly wrong. I shan't.

... yet.

Welcome aboard, new person! :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2011, 11:53 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,045
Posted By RDGAC
And I seem to have been totally wrong. Er......

And I seem to have been totally wrong. Er... huzzah, I suppose! If nothing else, I tried! :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd May 2011, 02:08 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,045
Posted By RDGAC
I'm going to stick my neck out and say...

I'm going to stick my neck out and say Turkish/Ottoman, modernish, for tourists. Just because I want to see if my limited knowledge gets me anywhere even remotely near the mark. Alas, I fear it shall...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th May 2011, 12:12 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 31,273
Posted By RDGAC
Just did a quick experimental etch with citric...

Just did a quick experimental etch with citric acid; pretty mild stuff, but the FeCl3 is on order now (in pellet form; didn't fancy the prospect of having to hump a 5-litre drum of liquid acid...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th April 2011, 11:27 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 31,273
Posted By RDGAC
I'm a bit wary of any blasting process, in no...

I'm a bit wary of any blasting process, in no small part because I have in my possession a bayonet (French Chassepot model, I think) which, unfortunately, was glass blasted in order to remove rust....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th April 2011, 03:11 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 31,273
Posted By RDGAC
Right. Ordinary Duct tape will do for masking off...

Right. Ordinary Duct tape will do for masking off the un-etched sections of the barrel, I take it? And as for etches, what would you recommend? I know that a quick etch with vinegar helped to bring...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd April 2011, 11:10 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 31,273
Posted By RDGAC
As an aside, I apologise for being so...

As an aside, I apologise for being so over-cautious, and for asking questions over and over again. The thing is that I feel very much responsible for this gun, not only in a personal, but in a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd April 2011, 05:27 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 31,273
Posted By RDGAC
Ward, I appreciate that acid should chomp through...

Ward, I appreciate that acid should chomp through rust just as it will cause the appearance of the watered pattern by removing some of the softer iron. What I still worry about is whether the effect...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd April 2011, 06:20 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 31,273
Posted By RDGAC
A quick update. I've just come away from a small...

A quick update. I've just come away from a small experimental session with a fine steel pick, lubricated with a coating of common 3-in-one oil. The result? The rust is, it turns out, much softer than...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2011, 12:18 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 31,273
Posted By RDGAC
Thank you both for your input. I should have been...

Thank you both for your input. I should have been more specific, however; this is old, very inactive rust (brown-black, in fact) which is pretty hard to get rid of. The active stuff I've already...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2011, 09:57 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,685
Posted By RDGAC
A drone here followeth.

Interesting point, Zifir. Britain, as I recall, was one of the first nations to establish a system of Pattern Weapons (and other military accoutrements), and even that was by no means universally...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2011, 10:31 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 31,273
Posted By RDGAC
De-rusting and etching Damascus gun barrel

Howdy lads and lasses! Been a little quiet here of late, not too much to keep me occupied on the ethnographic weapons front; my jezail's barrel's in the works, and another of the monsters on the way,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th April 2011, 09:51 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,406
Posted By RDGAC
I've got more money than sense :p In all...

I've got more money than sense :p

In all seriousness, though, my proto-collection of (one, shortly to be two) jezails is probably the result of a lot of things. I've long had an interest in arms...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th February 2011, 06:23 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 47,993
Posted By RDGAC
Thumbs down Finally tried the Coke trick, and it didn't make...

Finally tried the Coke trick, and it didn't make much impression. It sat down the barrel for seventeen hours (!) and in the end, the obstruction remains as hard as ever. I'm starting to wonder if...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2011, 09:50 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,364
Posted By RDGAC
I second that. Good luck, lads; hopefully this...

I second that. Good luck, lads; hopefully this will pass without too much loss, of life, limb or treasures, to all parties.

Meredydd
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2011, 06:48 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 47,993
Posted By RDGAC
I don't think it's sand; if it is, it's both...

I don't think it's sand; if it is, it's both extraordinarily fine and extremely compacted where it's in the barrel. On the other hand, when moistened, it seems to coagulate very rapidly - just like...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2011, 05:33 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 47,993
Posted By RDGAC
The enemy revealed!

Interesting development. Whilst prepping for a try at the Coca-Cola method, I put the barrel muzzle-downwards so as to unscrew the tang. In doing so, I inadvertently deposited a small heap of dirt on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2011, 10:02 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,632
Posted By RDGAC
Hiya Richard, Thanks for that little titbit;...

Hiya Richard,

Thanks for that little titbit; it puts me a mite closer to working out where this old thing came from. I've just e-mailed the lady from whom I obtained it with a view to finding out...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2011, 06:23 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,053
Posted By RDGAC
As I recall, "S. X." stands for "Strengthened...

As I recall, "S. X." stands for "Strengthened Extractor", i.e. fitted with the improved Mk. III extractor which improved cartridge extraction under adverse conditions.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2011, 12:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,632
Posted By RDGAC
Red face Cheers lads! I did get the feeling this was an...

Cheers lads! I did get the feeling this was an oddball gun, but have never come across this whole business of remaking weapons from old bits outside the Khyber Pass.

Honestly, I'm quite interested...
Forum: European Armoury 25th January 2011, 02:29 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 61,797
Posted By RDGAC
I love the sheer, almost absurd size of the...

I love the sheer, almost absurd size of the really huge guns. You can't help but go "wtf!?", for instance, when seeing the Pumhart von Steyr's enormous bore coupled to a tiny, tiny breech, in a squat...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th December 2010, 09:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,632
Posted By RDGAC
And more pics.

And more pics.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th December 2010, 09:22 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,632
Posted By RDGAC
Possibly ethnographic gun, of European form

Salutations again, fellas, and a Merry Christmas and a happy new year to one and all.

Over the festive period, I've been lucky enough to receive a gift! It comes courtesy of a very kind and...
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