callenish gunner Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 just got a couple of new guns from auctions for the collection!!! mother of pearl and ebony inlay
HarborMaster Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 Indeed those are interesting!., Tell us more., where are they from? Calibers.,Era ., and perhaps a few more photos of that Buss., They look to be Brass barrels . I am not Lost .,I am Exploring. "If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for a night, if you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life!"
callenish gunner Posted April 4, 2006 Author Posted April 4, 2006 aye lad the barrels are brass the straight one appears to be .62 cal. and the blunderbuss pistol is i'm guessing a .75 the locks need a bit of tuning but they are both sound ....once i tune the locks i will test fire them with 25 grain loads on sandbags ...i actually got them more for the showiness of them
LadyBarbossa Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 Niiiiiiiicceee!! VERY nice, mate! Where th' bloody hell did you find those? Ya makin' e drool and a wee bit envious if not jealous! Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous!
Rummy3 Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 Beautious pieces ye have there, Callenish Gunner~ Any pirate would give his gold teeth to get their hands on a pair like those!
Silkie McDonough Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 Hugh luve! Dey'ar beautiful! Mmmmmmm. Aye, some where down d'road fer me. Promise you'll b'helpin me find a'right nice gun er'two.
Cap'n Pete Straw Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 It were rather painful, but I pulled out me eyeteeth and am ready to post them to ye in exchange fer these fine weapons. Just give me yer address and I will give ye my eyeteeth for them. Fine weapons indeed. Fine weapons. "He's a Pirate dancer, He dances for money, Any old dollar will do... "He's a pirate dancer, His dances are funny... 'Cuz he's only got one shoe! Ahhrrr!"
callenish gunner Posted April 6, 2006 Author Posted April 6, 2006 sorry lad but i have more teeth than i know what to do with now just scored 4 of these puppies tonight for $75 each from a country auction
HarborMaster Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Damn ., You catch some fine booty. Thats a pretty fair looking sea service. 9" barrel., .62 caliber ? I am not Lost .,I am Exploring. "If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for a night, if you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life!"
callenish gunner Posted April 6, 2006 Author Posted April 6, 2006 exactly!!! i keep my eye out for all sorts of auctions and sales ....and a lot of the locals here know the sorts of things i look for so they call me to unload items that they don't think they can sell quickly in their shops.. the auctioneer told me about these on the phone yesterday and thought i could pick them up for cheap....he was righti was the only bidder and got them all four for $300
Dorian Lasseter Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Lardy, Man! I check all th' time at my local haunts fer swag such as tha'.... not much luck fer me... They all look ta be servicable too... well I only see th' one sea service, but I would assume they's all in th' same shape... Any time ye gets tired o' such things, lemme know... Truly, D. Lasseter Captain, The Lucy Propria Virtute Audax --- In Hoc Signo Vinces Ni Feidir An Dubh A Chur Ina Bhan Air "If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me." Deuteronomy 32:41 Envy and its evil twin - It crept in bed with slander - Idiots they gave advice - But Sloth it gave no answer - Anger kills the human soul - With butter tales of Lust - While Pavlov's Dogs keep chewin' - On the legs they never trust... The Seven Deadly Sins http://www.colonialnavy.org
callenish gunner Posted April 6, 2006 Author Posted April 6, 2006 they are all in the same shape ....one had the lock browned to give it some aged looks and it has the weakest sear spring but i can replace that without too much trouble but they all throw good spark ...the brass barreled inlaid pieces i have decided to have the barrels x-rayed to make sure their in good shape would hate to have one of those blow in my hand
Capt. Bo of the WTF co. Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 WUFF WUFF WUFFF! Dammit man! The only time I come across stuff like that is after the fact! Ye'll be needin ta change yer name ta "LUCKY DAWG"! HAR HAR HAR You may need a powder monkey of yer very own when boardin yer next prize mate! Capt. Bo
callenish gunner Posted April 6, 2006 Author Posted April 6, 2006 well lad i have been accused of being the armoury master is these waters with some 180+ swords and 250+ daggers and maingauches and some 35 flint pistols and another dozen 'r so long guns but i have been collecting for over 40 years and with my son and friends we can mount a rather formidable assualt on just about any prey we come across
callenish gunner Posted April 7, 2006 Author Posted April 7, 2006 it's an addiction what can i say!!!!!! once you have a few you want more and when you have lived alone for so long you get used to seeing something you want and just buying it ...... and i do rent them out to theatres for plays or for some film work i had some in The Patriot with mel gibson and i hope to have some in a small national geographic history film for school relase this summer french and indian war (7 years war sites)
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