Thread: Flintlocks anyone

They've been around for a while. some of the more pro reenactment groups actually require them .

Our gun club is having a black powder shoot the 17thof the month,with all the games......cutting cards in half, splitting the ball on the head of an ax and breaking 2 clay birds with one shot, all that fun stuff. I can't wait!!,,

Mmm....that sounds like an awesome time Ness ! Have a pull off the jug fer me and get a bullseye ! Kiddin bout the jug...guns n booze..not good. Booze after guns..good ! wish times were different...would love to afford to do all that stuff again.

Long live the memories of such greats as...Simon Kenton,Simon Girty,Daniel Boon,Tecumseh,Joseph Brandt,Jeremiah(liver eatin)Johnson,Kit Carson and Jim Bridger And all the Native Americans who helped us learn the frontier lore !

jermiah johnson is my nick name to my neighbor whos a bloody city boy, he finds it amzing i can catch food with a trap and that i know how to make my own maple syrup and cann my own food. old johnson was my inspiration to start trapping and try to do things the hard way

Originally Posted by heelerau

Mate
Niel Fields of Vernal made that beauty !! I knew Niel from when he came down under in the early 80s and improved the standard of long gun building in South Australia.

Cheers

Gordon

Having spent some time in Vernal, UT, I can understand why he left.

Originally Posted by Nightblade

Long live the memories of such greats as...Simon Kenton,Simon Girty,Daniel Boon,Tecumseh,Joseph Brandt,Jeremiah(liver eatin)Johnson,Kit Carson and Jim Bridger And all the Native Americans who helped us learn the frontier lore !

Don't forget Hugh Glass.

Originally Posted by Wullie

Having spent some time in Vernal, UT, I can understand why he left.



Don't forget Hugh Glass.

and Blue jacket,Louis Wetzel even,Lewis and Clark,David Crockett and Jim Bowie,Robert Rogers, ......I bet money very few young folks even know these names led alone their significance...........Sad really.

Where can I get a nice cow knee for my flinter,and not trackofthewolf ,they look cheesy. Thanks

Originally Posted by nessmuck

Where can I get a nice cow knee for my flinter,and not trackofthewolf ,they look cheesy. Thanks

Most reenactors that I knew back in the day just made their own....try finding some reenactor sites they might have patterns and the like. I'll see if I can find some for you as well Ness.

Don't know if this will help you Nessmuck...but here you go.. Native American Indian Craft Supplies- Indian Craft Supply- Buckskinner Supply MUZZLELOADER: The Publication for Black Powder Shooters-Scurlock Publishing Home Page .....Crazy crow has patterns for all kinds of stuff and Muzzleoader magazine has back articles that you can buy cheap on all sorts of stuff . You may have to do some sifting,but I'll bet you find what your lookin for....especially in Muzzleloader magazine. Takes me back it does...I used to love reading all the neat articles in MM . A wealth of knowledge for sure. You may already know bout this stuff though so no disrespect intended.