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barrel browner

Joined: 03 Feb 2012
Posts: 3

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 12 5:21 pm Post subject: Pictures of my miniature muzzle loaders
Four miniature working muzzle loaders[/img]

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 12 6:41 pm Post subject:
Very pretty.

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 12 9:23 pm Post subject:
I rather like hammer guns. I have a Ardesa underhammer which shoots very nicely. Those are very nice by the way.

Rusticwood

Joined: 01 Dec 2009
Posts: 2154
Location: All over the South West

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 12 9:28 pm Post subject:
Ooh, guns for the Nac Mac Feegle They look good

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35057
Location: Devon

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 12 9:39 pm Post subject:

Rusticwood wrote:

Ooh, guns for the Nac Mac Feegle

They look good

They don't need guns!

Rusticwood

Joined: 01 Dec 2009
Posts: 2154
Location: All over the South West

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 12 9:41 pm Post subject:
No, but it'll make it more interesting

toggle

Joined: 30 Dec 2006
Posts: 11622
Location: truro

Posted: Sat Feb 04, 12 9:03 am Post subject:

Pilgrim1975 posting.

My personal favourite muzzle-loader is the famous Baker Rifle (of Napoleonic Wars fame). Far from being typical of the inaccurte muskets of the time, the Baker Rifle had much greater range and accuracy owing to its rifled barrel that gripped the ball and caused it to spin in flight, giving the greater range and accuracy that Riflemen craved. Incidentally, while normal infantry of the time carried smoothbore muskets, to be selected as a Rifleman was considered a great status symbol for Napoleonic soldiers.

To give you an idea of how much more accurate the Baker was compared to the musket, at the battle of Salamanca an Irishman, Rifleman Plunkett, shot a French general in the neck at a range of 800 yards. An impressive shot for a rifleman today, but near unheard of at the time.

I'm also a military history buff, in case anyone was wondering.

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Sat Feb 04, 12 9:50 am Post subject:
Me thinks Pilgrim 1975 & Bloke off the Telly need to get together. Barrel Browner those are beautiful pieces. Why where they made miniature? & when you say fully working do you mean proofed & able to fire as well?

Ruralnaedowell

Joined: 11 Nov 2010
Posts: 121
Location: Welshpool

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 12 1:30 pm Post subject:
Magnificent examples of the gunmakers art - they look original too - could have come out of a dolls house from the royal family ! What is the history of them please ?

Le Loup

Joined: 26 Apr 2010
Posts: 91
Location: New England Australia.

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 12 11:17 pm Post subject: Small M/Ls
Beautiful, I prefere full size, but these would make a great conversation piece. I guess however that these need to be licenced & therfore locked in a security cabinet. Pitty. Keith.

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 9089
Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 12 10:00 am Post subject:
I am seriously impressed!

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