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Any known Canadian flintlocks? | The Muzzleloading Forum With respect to Canadian-made flintlocks, there is a paper in Man At Arms (Oct 2015) describing a French Canadian-made flintlock pistol by Jean Baptiste Hervieux who worked in Montreal during the 1740s and 1750s
The pros and cons of different flint lock locks Chambers also offers a Golden Age Flintlock that has a different plate than the Siler, but uses the same cock, frizzen spring, and tumbler that's on the Deluxe Siler L R offers the early (1750-1770) Classic Flintlock This style lock is suitable for Colonial period rifles
Miroku flintlocks?? - The Muzzleloading Forum Miroku does great work, when it's paid-for They made a pretty good Bess back-in-the-day, and many of them are still going strong They also contracted to make inexpensive muzzle loading rifles, plus some ACW Remington Zouave rifles, as well as craptastic flintlock musket (wall hangers) These were sold under the name Ultra-Hi The inexpensive
What exactly is a bridle? | The Muzzleloading Forum Normally, the internal bridle came first in chronological order and then pan bridles came afterward For example, British Pattern 1730 Long Land Muskets (an early Brown Bess pattern) just had the internal bridle
Labeled Diagram of a Lock by L R. | The Muzzleloading Forum Disassembly Assembly Instructions with the Durs Egg Flintlock as “Example” Tools: 1 4” flat screwdriver 6” or 8” common pliars small hammer center A vice is handy, but optional
Makers Mark Identification | The Muzzleloading Forum TFoley if you read "Flintlock Fowlers , the first guns made in America by Tom Grinsdale" you will see all the guns in the book were full stock , some were fitted with bayonets as I said above These early American fowlers usually had British made barrels and locks , so Brit proof marks are not out of the question
Brass embellishments and their meanings - The Muzzleloading Forum The inlays of Kentucky rifles, both Flintlock and Percussion often included a crooked heart with the bottom point turned to the side as a charm against an enemy Barrels are sometimes found with X marks on the underside as a protection against evil spirits, witch's and demons, and especially a hexer