Commodore Swab

Not sure when I'll be back

Down in FL right now

While I happen to be at sea (away from the home port) I have some access to that glowing box that emits sounds and lights and found that Netflix just released black sails on demand. Entertainment

Welcome back, how's that little mortar doing?

You have a pirate in western TN that happens to build some cool stuff.

I got mine last night when I went and saw a friend. Beautiful box with a nice quill and homemade ink that I should be using at Alafia Rendezvous here in a week. Years ago Ivan Henry had a batch of those flasks but the tips were shorter. The top would unscrew, veteran arms sells a new one that size but they are all brass. It looks like yours has a new tip probably to make priming easier.

Looks like an ornament or is functional?

I'll see if I can wrestle it from his hands at some point.

Anything coming to me is no rush, I'm away from home and won't be back for months. I shall put in a pirate appearance at the rendezvous here in FL.

Haven't received anything and will be on the road tomorrow so maybe when I get back in Feb or March

Birthday, got a miquelet and it works!

A ne pistol about done

Well it's pretty much together. I could drill it at this time and fire it although I do want to go over the steel first.

I wonder with panther closing their doors how that will effect the used tent sales. Ill be heading to alafia rendezvous next month. Last year very few tents for sale, the year before tons at great prices.

At this point i decided to weigh it 4.5 pounds .85 caliber a beast