historic firearms shooting and manufacturing

[joerchi69]

Reproducting and shooting of historic firearms
Swiss page with heavy wallgun, flintlock, ..
Pictures, measurements (metric), processes, instructions.

http://www.feuerwaffen.ch/index_htm_files/Shoot_12_Hakenbuechse_X.pdf

http://www.feuerwaffen.ch/firearms.htm

http://www.feuerwaffen.ch/schiessen.htm

http://www.feuerwaffen.ch/nachbau.htm

Vid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES8id0qp_J0

[eastman]

I've always wanted to try a wheellock pistol.

[bang bang]

when i was younger there was a news show that had a gunmaker in Washington.

he made muzzle loaders from scratch...  really cool and i wanted 1 so bad, but no $$ and probably could not afford one back then.

got to give craftsman like that credit and alot of respect. 

[eastman]

I've viewed the sites of a couple of modern 18th century gunsmiths. They make new custom flintlocks following the old ways. Both are backed up with work and not taking new orders.

[thomjb]

Thanks for sharing, pretty cool

Thom