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by Tom-May
Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:20 am
Forum: The Best of Milsurp After Hours
Topic: 2 Band Volunteer .577" Enfield Musket by G W Bales
Replies: 26
Views: 22002

Adam,

I hope she shoots as well as she looks (and she look beautiful).

I am sooooooo jealous - It's many years since I burned charcoal, and I was a lousey shot, but it was FUN.!

Enjoy.

Tom
by Tom-May
Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:55 am
Forum: Black Powder Firearms
Topic: Antique Afghan Musket Restoration
Replies: 4
Views: 3807

I'm sorry the pictures couldn't be emlarged any further, but that is the limit for attachments (and the piece was some five feet long).

I hope these are an improvement..

Tom
by Tom-May
Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:30 am
Forum: Black Powder Firearms
Topic: Antique Afghan Musket Restoration
Replies: 4
Views: 3807

Adam, I'm sorry about the photos, I'll try to upload larger versions - the system kicked out my earlier attempts as being too large and I must have overcompensated. The weapon belongs to the "Queen's Regiment" museum at Dover Castle (One of our lecturers has links with the museum) - The Re...
by Tom-May
Fri Jun 24, 2005 11:39 am
Forum: Black Powder Firearms
Topic: Antique Afghan Musket Restoration
Replies: 4
Views: 3807

Antique Afghan Musket Restoration

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this account, or indeed, whether this will work or not. The subject of this piece was my 'major project' for my Uinversity degree course. The subject piece was a mid 19th Century Afghan musket (with an older barrel), collected by the British Army during or...