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September 14, 2006, 12:50 AM
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Join Date: November 2, 1998
Location: Colorado
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September 14, 2006, 08:41 AM
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Join Date: December 14, 2004
Location: Central Missouri
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The wife's uncle recently showed me a rifle he's had for years which he bought at an estate sale. It is a Pennsylvania style full stock in about .40 caliber. The condition is poor but the workmanship is still very obvious. It has been converted from flint to percussion by the addition of a percussion hammer and a drum /nipple assembly screwed into the vent. The drum is crudely made from a threaded bolt of about 5/16ths diameter.
It is quite interesting to note the different skill levels between the maker and the converter. Steve |
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September 14, 2006, 08:57 AM
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Join Date: February 6, 2006
Location: Hernando , Ms.
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Sundance44s
Wow nice pictures ! I`ve never seen the change over from flinter to cap done that way .. Looks like the mother of invention was being put to full use .
Kitchen table gun smithing for sure ..but it looks like it will get the job done . The guy that owned it was probally very proud of it too . |
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