Commodore Swab

The "boxlock" that is the primary style of lock used in duckfoot pistols was not in use during the GAoP.

That gun is way to pretty . . .

Dang that first picture makes it look like my tent is on fire.

95 % of what I have is not for sale. the only way I usually make any money is by adjusting others weapons flints etc. Im sorry for the confusion.

A mammoth gut, too big for elephants

Here's one you haven't fired . . . The list of custom built guns on display are aout as follows. . . (oldest to newest) German Silver Wheellock blunderbuss pistol (another one not at st aug) 75 cal 6 foot buccanner musket (another one not at st aug) Bronze Ripoll miquelet lock spanish pistol Bronze Ripoll trubuco Blunderuss miqulet lock 100 cal Doglock Converted swivel gun (another one not at st aug) Catalan Spanish Blunderbuss (original Spanish military lock) Bronze North African double barrel bronze blunderbuss knee gun Bronze English Espignol swivel blunderbuss (another one not at st aug) Small 20 inch bronze swivel gun with dolphins (mounted on small carriage) (another one not at st aug) Along with another half dozen or so other guns that have been reworked etc. For those interested bring money

Oh, I forgot to mention the double barrel blunderbuss as well.

that was last year, the knee gun is gone. The espignol will still be there but as a new addition will be a spanish trubuco blunderbuss along with a ripoll stocked blunderbuss pistol. Another on display will be a bit of an abomination but its already spoken for.

Depends on the supplier. Ive been waiting for a lock I ordered for a gun that I ordered before PiP of '09.

Would it be possible for a crew to get a ship? Sort of put those used to shooting together together?

Just playing devils advocate for a second . . . One might draw similarities in boating, do people wear footware when boating today (small pleasure craft not yachts) and the answer would be for the majority "no" once on board the shoes come off. However, the same people will wear shoes when engaging in something like fishing to help protect their feet should a stray hook etc wind up on deck. Rewind a few centuries if I had shoes I would definatly wear them if there was a possibility of combat for protection.

I apperciate it should it be needed, email sent.

Is there somebody who might be able to help take a small trailer down to the fort thursday morning? Would be trailering from Key Largo to Key West. Sansanee has her interview in Miami at 11AM and I'm not sure we can get there in time to setup. I have friends that can help layout and start setting up the tent so I don't have to work in the dark but I need to get the stuff there. Swab

For those interested . . . Double Barrel Bronze Blunderbuss-$2500 Bronze Swivel Espignol Blunderbuss-$1800 Bronze Spanish Blunderbuss Pistol-$1000 1728 French Musket (tuned and reworked india piece)-$800 Short Shoulder Steel Blunderbuss (tuned and reworked india piece) with sling-$650 Dragoon Pistol (Common "tower" pistol) rebuilt with new quality lock-$450 Short Shoulder Steel Blunderbuss ("untouched" india piece)-$400

Miquelet from the riffle shoppe

I called them a while back they couldnt locate any mentioned their website did not reflect their inventory and said they would call back if they located any. I never heard from them.

sorry

As a sneak peak to see what is in the works provided the world doesn't end for next year. . .

For those interested I tested my "safe" musket this morning (safe in that it has a flash guard and frizzen stall) using FF instead of the regular priming powder and these are the results. . . Using my "reliability test" the musket has a tuned lock that typically will flash the pan 20/22 or better. Using the older flint that is in the musket and the flash guard and FF she scored 11/20 with the first misfire on shot 4. Washing the lock to clear away the residue and removing the guard (no knapping of the flint) and simply changing the powder and removing the flash guard the score went up to 14/20 the first misfire happening on shot 8 (remember the flint has now been sparked over 40 times without knapping). By simply brushing away the residue and finally knapping the flint the score went up to 17/20 the first misfire on shot 11. By the time the "test" was finished the flint had been used/sparked over 60 times and if you remember it was not a new flint when the test began. Believeing that the chance of misfires is so much greater with a musket firing FF with a guard and then testing to confirm I will not be taking my musket into the field knowing that I will be dealing with a less than reliable weapon. At Fisherman's Village this year all the flintlocks combined averaged over 90% fire rate, at Stuart we scored 100% in the weapons demonstrations (there were misfires in the compettition to see who could score the highest before a misfire, once you misfired you were out), proper priming powder was used without flash guards being installed.

How are the screw holes? I would love to use some if its sutible?

Heck our tent is 10*14 with a 20*28 fly

How about we talk in kw?