Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2010, 12:20 AM
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A very merry Christmas (a whole 18 minutes into...
A very merry Christmas (a whole 18 minutes into it!) from snowy, sparkly Manchester, and a happy new year to one and all, and may it bring many more fun, fascinating weapons of all descriptions to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd December 2010, 02:50 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2010, 04:19 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
5th December 2010, 10:32 AM
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That's actually a very good point, 'nando....
That's actually a very good point, 'nando. (Damnit, I always want to type "Ferd" when I address you, for some reason.) And another thought occurs to me: without any form of sight, one really just...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd December 2010, 10:00 AM
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With contemporary technology? Not a single clue...
With contemporary technology? Not a single clue :D Rifling the bore would help improve accuracy at the price of a severe penalty to rate of fire; decreasing the windage might help a little and slow...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th November 2010, 12:19 PM
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Fascinating stuff, Michael! I'm especially...
Fascinating stuff, Michael! I'm especially captivated by the few I see where the user seems to be gripping the butt-stock beneath the crook of his arm - gets me wondering about "jezail grip" again,...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th November 2010, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: European Armoury
5th November 2010, 05:42 PM
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Next up, what I am fairly sure is an M1874...
Next up, what I am fairly sure is an M1874 "Montenegrin" Gasser revolver, though I can't as yet find out who made it. Reasonable condition, but reluctant to dry fire; the hammer cocks smoothly but...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2010, 09:51 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th October 2010, 12:39 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th October 2010, 05:36 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th October 2010, 05:04 PM
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And the Bayley gun. Michael, if you can see any...
And the Bayley gun. Michael, if you can see any traces of the hypothesised horn end cap in the two photos above of the Richards pistol's muzzle, please point them out. Part of the deal here is that I...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th October 2010, 05:02 PM
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Egad, replies! Well, without further ado, the...
Egad, replies! Well, without further ado, the second pistol and the smaller of the two; some close-ups for you chaps. Plus, a new and better photo of the upper pistol's lockplate, which I read as...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th October 2010, 02:41 PM
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Righto, some pictures for your collective...
Righto, some pictures for your collective pleasure, so to speak. The upper pistol is the one I suppose to be the elder. Overall length 14.5in (approx); 10in barrel of .625in bore at muzzle, severe...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th October 2010, 10:52 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
6th October 2010, 06:40 PM
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Help IDing some British and European firearms
Salutations everyone, been a bit busy once more (hence my posts dropping off to zero) - rest assured I am still kicking around, though, and working steadily on my jezail. Anyway, I've decided (in my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd September 2010, 06:19 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2010, 03:53 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2010, 03:04 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2010, 02:46 PM
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I've bee steadily working my way through our...
I've bee steadily working my way through our collection, applying Renaissance Wax to the hard surfaced objects where it seemed appropriate, and the results are indeed good. It's a very highly...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2010, 07:50 PM
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Interesting to hear that, Rick; I've found that...
Interesting to hear that, Rick; I've found that the stuff dries out far too quickly, when applied with a brush. Ten, maybe fifteen minutes between coats are the maximum I can get. Even at the end of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2010, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 24
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Now, on to the Ethnographic bit! As you may be...
Now, on to the Ethnographic bit! As you may be aware (dear reader) we have in our museum a jezail, with what looks like a watered barrel. "Aha", says I - "a prime candidate for de-rusting. It's a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2010, 05:13 PM
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Metal De-Corroder and its effects
Howdy all; forum's been a bit quiet of late on the gun front, but I have here a technical question which is puzzling me a bit.
Firstly, some background. Recently I persuaded my boss to cut loose...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th September 2010, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 45
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2010, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 41,249
Just my twopenn'orth: Another belated happy...
Just my twopenn'orth: Another belated happy birthday, Jim! And thanks for always being ready to make a young Turk with precisely no knowledge of anything much feel right at home, hugely helpful and...
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