TWO MATCHLOCK MUSKETS for ID and COMMENT

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by JamesKelly

I suppose you have cleaned off the steel parts as much as you are going to.

If you intend to do more, might I suggest bronze wool along with automotive automatic transmission fluid?

Well, your favorite oil may be OK.

ATF is a cleaner, also. Let it soak for a few days.

Hi James,
Thanks for your suggestion. I have (I think) cleaned the steel/iron as far as I want to go without losing the patina. I had not thought of auto transmission fluid as a "solvent" but a good idea. I will try that on the other gun when I get to it.
I ALWAYS use brass/bronze brushes as they are of course softer metal than steel and do not scratch.
Stu

[BANDOOK]

HI MEMBERS HOW DO ALL OF YOU DISPLAY YOUR MUSKETS??
EVERY PROUD OWNER WOULD LIKE TO DISPLAY THEIRS ON THE WALL ,SO CAN SEE THEM REGULARLY ,SOME OF THE GUN HANGERS ARE EXPENSIVE ,ANY SUGGESTIONS
STU HOW DO YOU DISPLAY YOUR COLLECTION OF GUNS,CHEERS RAJESH
SOME OF MY GUNS DISPLAYED ON THE WALL,ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR DISPLAYING OTTOMON PISTOLS
REGARDS RAJESH

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by BANDOOK

HI MEMBERS HOW DO ALL OF YOU DISPLAY YOUR MUSKETS??
EVERY PROUD OWNER WOULD LIKE TO DISPLAY THEIRS ON THE WALL ,SO CAN SEE THEM REGULARLY ,SOME OF THE GUN HANGERS ARE EXPENSIVE ,ANY SUGGESTIONS
STU HOW DO YOU DISPLAY YOUR COLLECTION OF GUNS,CHEERS RAJESH
SOME OF MY GUNS DISPLAYED ON THE WALL,ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR DISPLAYING OTTOMON PISTOLS
REGARDS RAJESH

A bit off topic but I will give you my comments on what I see.....
The hooks are far too heavy and too visible. IMHO they detract from the look of the guns. I use L shaped cup hooks with neoprene tube slid over the hook part so that there is no metal to metal, or metal to wood contact. I use a size JUST big enough to hold the guns. Also they are in a SECURE place.
I would question the nature of what I see here, and I assume the readily visible placement of your display. SECURITY IS NON EXISTANT HERE.......
I have attached a pic of some of my stuff and you will see that the mounting hooks are virtually invisible.
Stu