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  1. My father brought one home from WW2 , he was a aviator , the axe was next to him in the plane to cut yourself out if crashed, survived and contained. I still have his. Cool piece !
  2. It will be fine to shoot, the cleaning job removed the surface rust as it was most prevalent at the muzzle and lightened up as it went down. Lent me to believe these were cleaned and just sat for a l...
  3. Thanks Blunderbuss2 , This was all together with the Siler lock on it, it was a flint from birth I suspect , as I had to replace the touch hole. I did not pull breach plug as I could visually see how ...
  4. blunderbuss2, Goat shit is always the best , every year ! Thank you kindly for the offer, I actually have dealt with Dixie gun works for over 50 years . I got into muzzle loading in th...
  5. No, Just the first one was made that way, I breeched the next 4 tight, and will just load like a standard Muzzle loading pistol. I bought a junk London flintlock screw off barrel small p...
  6. Very kind, thank you, how things been going for you. Staying safe, take care my friend, how's the goat doing ?
  7. 1, 2, and 5 have swamp type tapper to flared out barrels, 3 and 4 are straight tapper.
  8. dav2no1, thank you, Marlins are wonderful firearms. And will hold their value. I have had over 100 guns and have never lost on one. Like money in the bank but better, and if you like to plink at targ...
  9. Hotairfan, thank you, I always love to hunt with mine. Seems like it puts you in a whole new level on the playing field as you get but one shot to take. So I love the heightened sense of one own prese...
  10. fortapache, All but the Damascus Dagger blade's were made by me , and most were styled to fit the deer horn antlers. I still have my first Bowie I made in jr high 9th grade school in 1969. I bet you...
  11. blunderbuss2, I wish I had the maxim for display with these, that would be kick ass. Stay safe
  12. fortapache , Thank you, When I bought the helmet in the 1970's from my picker friend Danny, I had always hope to find the other pieces. I stumble across the breast plate from another picker friend Rus...
  13. blunderbuss2, Where are you located ? Do we know who the father's are ? ......Thanks my friend
  14. blunderbuss2, No, tapper fluted. I took a 1/2'' ball nose cutter and ran a .093'' deep tapered cut the length of the barrel , as too flute the octagon flats. The 1'' barrel , had 1/4'' of wall around...
  15. blunderbuss2 , The barrel cutting was not that hard, been making dope pipes for so long, that my mill and lathe work goes together well. As stated I took a old original barrel, as this will be short ...
  16. Very kind words from all, I have been very blessed with many children and grandchildren, and hope to leave to the 19 grand boys, lots of toys... And for the pair of granddolls, I will leave the famil...
  17. Blunderbuss2, Thank you, I was wondering if you too had experienced the percussion from a blast. I shot mine off between my barn and house. Their is a good stretch between them, but apparently not en...
  18. Roycroftbooksfromme1, thank you, kind'a over restored, He painted it originally a cobalt blue, it came back looking so deep purple, it was almost a girl color. So he decided he wanted it PT Crusher tw...
  19. blunderbuss2, thank you, yes we are riding it, this will be no trailer queen. A few bugs, the aftermarket front brake cable fail, the decorative chrome wheel cover scratching into the spokes, nothing...
  20. surfdub66, thank you, alway want a thompson, every boys dream if he is not scared enough to flinch. Have a swell Holiday,
  21. Valentino97, What would get the most attention on your arm , this or a ring/watch ? Women find shinny stones alluring to their Lust, Men find their Guns the only thing they trust......Gems are in the...
  22. To blunderbuss2, cut barrel down, and did not make compensator fat enough I know, was looking at lots of pictures for scale and comparison, but wanted to retain steet legal at 16.015'' over all, ver...
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Brass barreled blunderbuss's Brandon's 1946 INDIAN CHIEF MOTORCYCLE, Santa's gift This .50 caliber flintlock rifle was a 37 year project. I dedicate it to my  late father,  Officer William Rowe GAME WARDEN

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Anyone know blade origin or approx age?