Thread: Matchlock

A mate turned the barrel from a bit of hollow bar, another mate gave me the hand forged lock, and patterns from a Tudor era gun. I cut the stock from a jarrah plank I had lying around, forged the trigger , trigger guard, and but plate in my smithy. Hemp rope soaked in nitre works well for slow match. It is crudely finished as per a period military piece. Stock is finished with pale boiled linseed and gum turpentine