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Old 30th June 2012, 03:51 PM   #1
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Default Matchlock flash in the pan !

Just for fun I was out this morning with my matchlock on the local military range much to the amusement of more modern warriors armed with the SA80 !
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Old 1st July 2012, 05:44 AM   #2
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That's pretty awesome, actually. I like the gun rest as well- nice touch. I can only imagine the looks on their faces=

Of course, if you had had one of the really old handgonnes, now that would have been a real sight! If I ever get a lantaka or swivel gun, I'll have to keep this option in mind...
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Old 1st July 2012, 11:27 AM   #3
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Hi Mark and Richmond,


I have often fired 'real' 400-year-old muskets from my collection.

Attached is a photo of me firing a combined wheellock and matchlock musket of ca. 1660, using the wheel ignition, in 1997.
The musket was almost identical to the two samples from the same series shown in the following photos:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...lock+matchlock


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Old 1st July 2012, 01:51 PM   #4
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Holy cr#p, Michael! That is quite a little spark produced by that wheellock. I had no idea it made such a flame. It looks like you are indoors there. Were you in the process of 'creating' a new window? I assume an empty barrel, yes?
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Right, Mark,


It was indoors and the barrel was empty, so it actually was a flash in the pan - that time.

A friend attended my collection and when I demonstrated spontaneously that all my muskets were still in working order he took this photo.

I fired several of my guns on a shooting range various times though - and with balls!


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Old 1st July 2012, 06:12 PM   #6
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Right, Mark,


It was indoors and the barrel was empty - that time.

A friend attended my collection and when I demonstrated spontaneously that all my muskets were still in working order he took this photo.

I fired several of my guns on a shooting range various times though - and with balls!


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Michael
Fantastic Michael .. you need 'balls' to fire that ! Brilliant
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