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**4V50 Gary** · March 12, 2001, 06:09 PM

I have an aversion to stainless steel for blackpowder guns. However a good point was brought up by you Poodleshooter: stainless steel can be polished such that it appears to be bright steel. This would be ideal for a Civil War Springfield Musket (1861 or 1863). What a great idea! Same goes for the barrel bands and springs (on the earlier model), tang, trigger guard and bayonet. Yes, I can live with a brightly polished stainless steel minie ball firing musket. Even a in-the-white Brown Bess or Charleville will do too.

March 12, 2001, 06:09 PM	#3
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,838	Being traditional... I have an aversion to stainless steel for blackpowder guns. However a good point was brought up by you Poodleshooter: stainless steel can be polished such that it appears to be bright steel. This would be ideal for a Civil War Springfield Musket (1861 or 1863). What a great idea! Same goes for the barrel bands and springs (on the earlier model), tang, trigger guard and bayonet. Yes, I can live with a brightly polished stainless steel minie ball firing musket. Even a in-the-white Brown Bess or Charleville will do too.