Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2018, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2018, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 52,251
Roland,
You know more about this than I do,...
Roland,
You know more about this than I do, and cannot think I could add anything to what you describe above.
I did not know if all Indian barrels were etched, as I have a couple that are very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th February 2018, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 52,251
Roland,
I can not answer for Steve, but...
Roland,
I can not answer for Steve, but would like to say that etching and browning are separate proceedures.
I know you know this already, but sometimes it can get confused.
A browned...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th February 2018, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 21,384
Archer,
Please do not hold your breath on...
Archer,
Please do not hold your breath on the clay balls! You will go a funny colour.
The ground is very frozen and must thaw first, and before that, the foot or two of snow must melt. It has...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
14th February 2018, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 37,435
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2018, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 21,384
David,
Do you have a link to your matchlock?...
David,
Do you have a link to your matchlock?
If not, I'd love to see it somewhere!
The "enquiring mind" on these is what got me interested in firing one as well!
I would really like to hear...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2018, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 33,153
Stu,
What doesn't help us, is that some...
Stu,
What doesn't help us, is that some powders like Curtis and Harvey's, used a different grading system.
In their case TS2 was finer than TS6! No 4 powder being the "middle of the road" and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2018, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 21,384
Steve,
Clay balls is another thing for us to...
Steve,
Clay balls is another thing for us to try !
At least clay is cheap. (Ice at present would be cheaper still, but less common in Mughal India most of the time. )
Your finding that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2018, 06:13 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 52,251
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2018, 03:06 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 52,251
Steve,
Somewhere in your first sentence...
Steve,
Somewhere in your first sentence above, there is a Tee shirt slogan!
Not sure on the why's and wherefores of the 3 gun limit, but it may be into the US things work differently.
If you...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2018, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 33,153
A very nice thread gents,
I have just...
A very nice thread gents,
I have just enjoyed the last few new comments.
Steve, In translation we may well have lost the true meaning of how Akbar had the barrels tested. A full Chamber sounds...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th February 2018, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 52,251
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th February 2018, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 52,251
Thanks for that, Steve.
I do have some...
Thanks for that, Steve.
I do have some ferric chloride somewhere. will give it a bash as and when!
The toradar I have for shooting has no chamber per se. it has a slightly smaller diameter...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th February 2018, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 52,251
You are doing a very nice job on it Steve.
...
You are doing a very nice job on it Steve.
Can I ask what you use to etch it? I have a couple to do, but mine appear to be just a simple twist.
Staggeringly beautiful barrel you have! I Shake...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2018, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 52,251
Good evening Steve,
That is a very...
Good evening Steve,
That is a very interesting barrel!
I have seen similar design in Elgood's book on Islamic arms, (Toradar /Indian section)
With the book you have, you are definately one up...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th February 2018, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 18,956
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Forum: European Armoury
4th February 2018, 03:53 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 18,956
As stated above, this type of top was a safety...
As stated above, this type of top was a safety device, as occasionally 'normal_flasks would blow up on charging a barrel containing a spark.
Some tops looked like the regular, but were warranted...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th January 2018, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2018, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 31,462
Victrix,
Rather than ordered by an officer,...
Victrix,
Rather than ordered by an officer, many were simply picked up after campaigns and brought back as keepsakes.
England seemed to be half full of ethnic stuff when I was a boy!
Vast...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
22nd January 2018, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 37,435
Fernando,
In England we used a "Hay Spade" ...
Fernando,
In England we used a "Hay Spade" rather than a hay -knife.
A hay -spade had a more or less spade shaped working end, (the shape of a spade in cards (ace of Spades)) with a shaft ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
22nd January 2018, 03:38 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 37,435
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th January 2018, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 31,462
Hello Victrix,
I saw these dance photos a...
Hello Victrix,
I saw these dance photos a while ago. I think it will be very hard on the carpet!
Your rifle looks a good and very solid piece!, and it Is unusual to see a rifled bore. Many...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th January 2018, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,688
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Forum: European Armoury
14th January 2018, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,688
Stu,
The EIC always used a "Quartered...
Stu,
The EIC always used a "Quartered Heart."
This one being a local copy could have been made between early 18 o00s and yesterday.
The lock "guts" although not EIC look good and the lock...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th January 2018, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,688
With no inspection or acceptance marks,(That I...
With no inspection or acceptance marks,(That I can see) and the cock and frizzen being a bit "off", and the tumbler not being an EIC type, I think it was maybe re-built on the sub-continent or...
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