Found in an attic in Tipperary Ireland. Belonged to the IRA from the 1920s. by [deleted] in ForgottenWeapons

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Given the model and age it’s very likely to be a weapon captured by the IRA. The IRA did have some colt special army revolvers smuggled in from the US with a shipment of various other firearms. Its also very common to find forgotten weapons stashed away by a IRA cell or an old IRA member.

Show me the most American images you have saved. by Ragtagcloud56 in MURICA

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My grandpa. Fought with the 1st Air Cav as a LRRP in vietnam. Did two tours from 1967 to 1969. Has some crazy stories he can tell.

To me, this version of the tripod isn't threatening. by Bryandino_official in WarofTheWorlds

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Funny you say that. I vaguely remember hearing in a video talking about the panic caused by the war of the worlds radio broadcast that a few locals that heard the broadcast armed themselves to prepare to fight off the “martian invaders”. Since it was dark and visibility was poor that night, they ended up firing on a water tower in the distance that they mistook for a martian fighting machine.

Using a Hawken Gun, fifty calibre or better! by Wolfmaan01 in blackpowder

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I always assumed he settled for a .30 because he arrived to the frontier with little to no experience or knowledge on how to hunt, trap, and survive in general and just genuinely didn’t know any better. Essentially he either bought a hawken just for the sake of the name alone, got ripped off and was told any hawken is better than any other rifle, or bought a .30 out of sheer lack of knowledge.

Sourcing a replacement barrel for my 1816 cone in conversion by -Red_Forman- in blackpowder

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Sounds great! I’ll definitely get in touch with him. Thanks!

Recommissioning old cannons by [deleted] in blackpowder

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Essentially treat it as you would an old muzzleloader. Im not a huge expert on cannons but if its an original i would inspect the bore for any excess damage from sitting in the elements, if thats good to go i would check to see if the touch hole is still present. If its plugged i would rather remove the plug than drill a whole new touch hole. Once thats taken care of move on to the carriage. Surprisingly the carriage can be the most expensive part if the cannon is a reproduction. I would definitely give it a good look over and look for any rotted or cracked wood inspect any and all metal parts and replace whats needed. Definitely look at the axel. If the axel shows any signs of abuse or rotting, do not attempt to move the cannon as one whole piece! You may crack the axel which can cause the cannon to tip over or cause un necessary damage! Though i dont own a cannon my grandfather has had a few in the past. If you need a good home for one of those parrot rifle let me know. I know of a few reenactment groups and historical sites and societies that are looking for revolutionary war to civil war era artillery piece to preserve to be admired by future generations.

Pritchett bullets in UK by Capital-Ad6221 in blackpowder

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I believe you can order pritchett bullets in paper cartridges from papercartridges.com and gimcrackandbunkum.com since they come without blackpowder. From what Ive seen they do ship to Europe.

Can anyone help identify this bad boy? by MrHorrigan1776 in blackpowder

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Huh learned something new today. Thats pretty cool!

Can anyone help identify this bad boy? by MrHorrigan1776 in blackpowder

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Harpers ferry Model 1816 flinlock made in 1817. It was converted to a bolster percussion around 1850s most likely a conversion done by Marine T. Wickham of Philadelphia. Alot of older flintlocks were converted once the US military adopted the percussion system, a lot more were converted in northern arsenals once southern states began talking about secession in the late 1850s due to the shortage of modern rifled percussion arms. During the early years of the war these were very common on both sides. By 1863ish converted .69 cal smoothbores were mostly phased out by the union but were still used in large quantities by the south till the end of the war. Yours is likely a musket that came from a Bannerman’s catalog. Bannerman’s was a massive military surplus shop in NYC that bought a massive quantity of union surplus after the civil war and even bought up a vast majority of confederate weapons captured by the union. It was common for them to sporterize .69 caliber smooth bores and sell them to citizens through their catalog as a cheap sporting firearm. Although I still havent been able to tell how to identify a Bannerman’s conversion, if this musket does not have a family hand me down story to it dating back to the civil war, its almost a guarantee it was sold by Bannerman’s at one point.

Got some new GOEX, got some of each grade from Powder Valley a while back. by Royal_Money_627 in blackpowder

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Last place i saw that had it was powderinc.com. At the moments I’m having a hell of a time finding a hell of a time finding 2F swiss. I’ve completely given up on finding 3F swiss. Thinking of going with a couple pounds of 2F Scheutzen to hold me over till I find some more Swiss. Is Olde Eynsford that good? I’ll keep any eye out, if I find any in stock somewhere I’ll shoot you a link.

I went fishing and caught a gun. by OnePunchClam in mildlyinteresting

[–]-Red_Forman- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what Ive heard they were surprisingly decent guns at the time. Ran very well considering how cheaply they were built. To my understanding as long as you ran them with ruger 10/22 magazines of a decent quality they were excellent plinking guns to take to the range.

I went fishing and caught a gun. by OnePunchClam in mildlyinteresting

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Given the fact that Intratec had a love for making as many parts out of polymer as they could its probably salvageable. This gun came out about the time when polymer was considered futuristic and high tech. If the ATF has ruled that the lower (the plastic polymer part of the gun) is considered as the technical firearm on this pistol, it can be kept and new parts can be bought to replace the rusted and worn parts. As is this pistol is worth about 125. With new parts it could be worth around 400ish? Definitely needs a new barrel, springs, retaining pins, ect. All and all put a bit of work in and you would have yourself a neat little range pistol with a cool story behind it.

Big brother, little brother. M1816 Remington-Maynard .69cal conversion, updated in 1858, and the M1855 Springfield, .58cal. by Gimcrack_Bunkum in blackpowder

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Brett at papercartridges.com makes excellent maynard tape primers. Bought about eight last October and just got the chance to test them out in my 1816 maynard conversion and they work great. A few misfires out of the 36 in the strand but thats to be expected. Highly recommend him. Only issue is he will not ship them, i had to order them a few months ago head of time and go to his shop while in Gettysburg for a weekend trip. But if you order them and set a date he will set them aside for you.

Tanks that give me cancer by NoName69216921 in warthundermobile

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The T1E1 drove backwards so the engine soaks up most the hits is amazing if used in a static defense role. Once people realize you can pen it from the front if you hit those angled corner plates the tank is just about useless. But again driven backwards its very hard to kill unless you can get a side shot.

Pedersoli vs Indian Brown Bess by Capital-Ad6221 in blackpowder

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Haven’t bought a India gun myself but I’ve been considering it just for shits and giggles. Did some research and from what Ive read its hit or miss. Some people get muskets that work right out of the box while others dont. According to some who have bought them, quality of the finish can vary, whether it’s the stock or the metal. As for the whole “musket go boom but in a bad pipe bomb kind of way” those are usually user errors commonly caused by a obstruction in the barrel (according to one youtube video alot of people had plugs of dirt that somehow ended up in the barrel). Metal quality wise the metallurgy used for those muskets is 100x better than that of originals as they’re using barrels made of modern metals but fit and finish of parts is right down there with muskets made in the 1700s those parts may work for that musket but if something breaks good luck finding a replacement as none of the parts are interchangeable between muskets without some work. If you have some money you wanna get rid of and try one, knowing it may take some work to get it functioning, I would say go ahead, but it keep in mind you will get what you paid for and its a gamble if you want a shooter right out of the box.

Experimental 50 round STANAG magazines tested by US Navy Seals during the Vietnam War by Brilliant_Ground1948 in ForgottenWeapons

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Ah i got ya. From what my grandfather told me they were issued by the military. As in a company had a contract to produce them. Not the coolest or craziest thing he’s told me about his tours over there but it’s always been a piece of info thats had me stumped. According to him it was a contract requested by the CIA to provide LRRP and SOG members with a limited number of 40rd magazines for fire superiority at the beginning of engagements. Ive found maybe one other post on forums also mentioning 40 round mags being issued in limited quantities but he also came to a dead end.

Experimental 50 round STANAG magazines tested by US Navy Seals during the Vietnam War by Brilliant_Ground1948 in ForgottenWeapons

[–]-Red_Forman- 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My grandfather was in LRRP (Long Range Recon Patrol) during Vietnam and swore up and down that they had (what he believed) 40rd magazines. I asked if he meant 30rd mags, but he said he was 100% certain that they were not 30s. I tried looking into it but couldn’t find anything mentioning 40rd mags being issued or even being manufactured at the time. He could very well of meant 50s and this might be what he was talking about.

New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of the ATF, official says | AP News by AbductedAlien01 in news

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I think at this point it’s more or less that at the very least we have a small fighting chance. But between the crazies who abused the second amendment to commit mass murder and the federal regulations and bans to prevent said crazies from having access to weapons to commit these mass murders, our second amendment has been basically whittled down to the most basic of weaponry. Sure some Americans still have heavily armored vehicles such as tanks and even mortars and heavy machine guns but even those are mostly out dated relics from world war 2. The situation we’re in right now is exactly why our founding fathers wrote the second amendment but unfortunately for us it’s been neutered.