Collecting inspiration: Edward C. Moore at Tiffany & Co. New York: MetPublications. 2021. p.185. ISBN 9781588396907. For shotguns of around 12 bore, a charge of powder in the range 2 1/2 to 3 drams is ideal. It is always best to start with a low charge and work the charge up to obtain optimum performance. This is very important when using a gun for the first time, whether it be original or reproduction. Reproduction Trade Cards. Accessories for inclusion into cased sets are made on the premises. Miniature weapons a speciality. Carefully selected antique and vintage weapons for sale. In times of war, millions of gun flints were needed and in the United Kingdom, mining flint and then knapping it became a substantial cottage industry around Brandon, Suffolk, an area that previously saw large scale flint mining in the Neolithic area. [9] In 1804, Brandon was supplying over 400,000 flints a month to the British military. [7] However flint knappers suffered from silicosis, known as Knappers Rot due to the inhalation of flint dust. [10] It has been claimed this was responsible for the early death of three-quarters of Brandon gun flint makers. [11]

The flash pan is primed with a small amount of very finely ground gunpowder, and the flashpan lid or frizzen is closed.

Stanley, the main character in the 1983 videogame Donkey Kong 3, sprays insecticide from a Flit-style sprayer. Earlier this year, the government changed the law to introduce for the first time a legal definition of antique firearms. HISTORIC 42” BARREL SHORT LAND BROWN BESS MUSKET OF AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR ‘EMERGENCY PRODUCTION’ PATTERN 1779-S WITH AMERICAN COLONIST UNIT MARKINGS COMPLETE WITH A LATER BAYONET

Section 58 of the Firearms Act 1968 and the Antique Firearms Regulations 2021 set out in law which firearms can be regarded as antique, and therefore are exempt from licensing. The definition closely follows the model used previously in Home Office guidance and will therefore be familiar to collectors, dealers and museums.Caution! Swiss powders are significantly more powerful than other powders and therefore less is required. It should also be noted that Swiss powders appear to be denser than other powders and should be measured by weight rather than by volume i.e. using a powder flask or scoop. Harvey Walklate MORTIMERSon of Samuel Mortimer, born 1753. Apprenticed to father, 1772; free of Farriers Co., 1782; elected Assistant, 1807. Gunmaker, at Mr Greens ironmonger, 6 Kings Street, Lincolns Inn Fields, 1779; 89 Fleet Street, 1782-99. Appointed Gunmaker to George III, 1783. Contractor to East India Co., 1796-1806. Specialised in repeating pistols and gold mounted guns for the Eastern market. Advertised For the Inspection of the Curious, just finished, Three pair of Elegant Pistols, mounted in solid gold value 547 intended as a present to a foreign Prince, 1784 (Morning Herald, 20 August). Registered mark as small worker at Goldsmiths Hall, 1798. Made gold-mounted firearms set with diamonds for the U.S. Government as present for Bey of Tunis, 1801-2. Member of Law Association Volunteers, provided their muskets, 1803. His own musket in Inns of Court Museum, London. Became H. W. Mortimer, Son & T. Mortimer. Retired, 1811. Died 1819. a b c Whittaker, John (2001). "The Oldest British Industry: continuity and obsolescence in a flintknapper's sample set" (PDF). Antiquity. 75 (288): 382–90. doi: 10.1017/s0003598x00061032. S2CID 163235035. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-04-28 . Retrieved 2015-08-18. In North America, imported French and British flints were both widely used, as well as flints from the Netherlands and Nordic countries. In the Eastern United States, Indigenous American people reportedly made their own gun flints by re-working stone spear heads. [14]

The basic action is that the trigger is pulled and a spring causes the striker, the frizzen, to strike the flint which showers sparks on to the gunpowder in the priming pan.

Shot: Original muzzle loading guns with twist barrels should only be shot with lead shot. Lead shot is commercially available from gun shops or specialist suppliers. As muzzle loading shotguns do not have choked barrels, it is important to optimise pattern density. This generally means using a shot size smaller than would be used in a modern breech loading nitro gun. For clay pigeons with a muzzle loader shot size 8 is AN EXTREMELY RARE NAMED REVENUE CUTTER BLUNDERBUSS FROM USRC RUSH OF THE REVENUE-MARINE (RENAMED UNITED STATES REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE 1894, UNITED STATES COAST GUARD FROM 1915) To our knowledge there were very few specialist blunderbuss makers in the USA at that time (1790) so it would not be unusual for the U.S. Revenue-Marine to equip with blunderbusses from an Irish or British maker. Ramrods: The ramrods fitted to most sporting muzzle loading shotguns are unsuitable for general loading use for clay pigeon shooting. A stouter, more robust ramrod is required. These may be easily made from either hard wood dowel or a rigid plastic rod, such as nylon. The ramrod should have a ball like feature at the end for comfortable loading and safety. We have found that wooden drawer knobs or snooker

ideal. Typical shot loads for 16 bore to 11 bore guns are between 1 and 1 1/4; oz. The maximum load permitted in MLAGB competitions is 1 1/4; oz.. Shot may be dispensed from a shot flask, scoop or pre measured phial. In Germany the Jäger rifle was developed by the late 18th century. It was used for hunting, and in a military context, skirmishing and by specialist marksmen. The UK has some of the strictest gun control legislation in the world and comparatively low levels of gun crime. These changes will help to further restrict access of criminals to firearms and better protect the public. Flayderman's Guide to Antique Firearms and Their Values 7th Edition, by Norm Flayderman 1998 Krause Publications ISBN 0-87349-313-3, ISBN 978-0-87349-313-0 Ray Romano uses a Flit Gun to banish his floating mother in the season 2 intro of "Everybody Loves Raymond".use protective gloves & make sure barrel is secure and will not fall over – you can’t hold on to a really hot barrel. Whilst the barrel is still hot, work a cleaning patch up and down the bore to completely dry the bore and work air through the inaccessible parts of the breech plug. Spray the bore with WD40 and also the barrel externals.