casketchris

Could you please point me towards your documentation for these early boxlocks? Not being argumentative here, really. It's just that I have been given to understand that the boxlock, though developed in the second quarter of the 18th century, didn't become popular/common until the last quarter of the 18th century. The 16th century seems very early for such a lock. no sir your correct the oldest i found was a 1740s when i read what i posted i instantly seen the flaw in my words. . . my time frame was way off so i cahange my way off dated to 18th and 19 century and ask for a pardon for my "dumb" history moment..

box locks were the gents special in the 16th to 18th century how common i dont know they were mostly used by the gentry and women often called "muff pistols" . . . although this one is a bit long for a muff its almost like a weird mutt version. . . i am be no means an expert thats just the info i recall

cement filled ping pong ball

is that nicer

is that for me?

most of the time it looks like a sweat shop fabric thrown all around a sewing machine on his desk and the window open and a pile of cigarette buts on the window ledge

although i might not agree with everything you say i do feel this is "path" me and my wife will take, as long as she (my daughter) is having a good time if or when it comes to the point of it no longer being fun then we will have to make some other plans for her. the good thing is all the people in our group are people that she is going to grow up around all being "aunts and uncles" so i hope this will help with her enjoyment in our reenacting and her future in it.

this is not mine nor am i able to shell out the moneys for it just thought it was a nice item others might enjoy looking at http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=141670379

very true or if they hate it "knock it off or you are going this weekend" sorry i did not mean to move this topic to far in another direction i just thought that bringing up the things that might be in a way out of our hands when it came to reenacting was something that i thought might fit into this topic.

thank you guys for the kind words

YOUR GOOD!

i just want to think ransom for putting our name out there(kern county pirates) like i said we are not close to being spot on but we try i mean come on this year at ojai we had my 3.5 month old daught in a fairy hat... and other than her and her drool rag we tried our best did we fit in no di we gets some rude comments yes did we have some people ask why we were dressed the way we were yes, and we see that one person asking why as a possible future "historical pyrate" and if not atleast they took the time to learn more about what we are doing... like ransom said not much in california other that old west trapper stuff . . . although we do have a roman group from nor cal... it would be nice to get a historical event for the golden age in ca but due to "lack of history" for the time we all must live in harmony at a ren fair or pirate fair... and that has worked so far, other than mr you need more black, bucket boots and skull and cross bones that kenny ran into

just remember right now is the youngest you will ever be for the rest of your life... happy birthday

My opinion is that history reenacting should not be made easier for the sake of getting more people to attend, but the reenactors should make the “newbie’s” feel welcome as long as they are doing their best and truly trying to represent the era of the event. As for the group I am in we try to be as historical as we can afford for the golden age. That’s not to say we don’t have a few things around the camp that are not perfect but we try. And the funny or not so funny part about it is we go to pirate fairs here in California because those are the only real outlets for us as reenactors of this age and we get people wanting to know why we are there telling us we don’t have bucket boots or we need more black and skull and crossbones, or as we walk around saying “hey where’s the tea party”. So I understand what’s being discussed if it is in a weird twilight zone reverse kind of way. I think being nicer to new comers is the best way to get new players, the same thing happened to me when I first became a Mason, the older men who had been in lodge for the last 30 or 40 years would just sit and complain about not being able to compete with modern “things” and the attendance of lodge was declining because of it. Well me and a friend joined and came up with new fresh ideas for the lodge and brought them up one meeting, needless to say they were not well accepted and we were chastised for not following the “old ways”. So the question is are the new “computer generation” to blame for the lack of people doing history reenacting or are we to blame for not being “friendly and accepting” I think the answer lies somewhere in the middle, being more accepting to people who are really trying but not sacrificing all the authenticity just to get a bunch of players. My two cents sorry if I seem naïve on the subject of philosophy of authenticity

HUGS ALL

slot

um i ahve to mow my lawn does that count

Ron White was right..."God protects the STUPID......That cannon doesn't even look to be a real cannon....Packed as many times and as hard as it was....It's a freakin' miracle anybody present is still alive... We need to do a youtube on proper procedure so these idiots don't kill an innocent bystander.... at the start of the video is list the guy who made it im assuming it was a friend of his, with him boasting about having 7 im sure hes not buying them but having a friend make them for him.

this is something im interested in.

thanks for the info i love the fact you did a dutch button our crates we haul our stuff in is all marked with the dutch e i co. logo...

im very interested in a tutorial please let me know when or if you are going to do this im wanting to get into this for buttons ...

callenish gunner i love what you said to him on youtube its people like him that are going to cause harm to other people and put us responsible black powder enthusiast in a bind when we have to defend our passion and or hobby to the powers that be when a serious action happens..

hes in love with that damn hammer