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    Snap lock, seriously old school would be neat to see it fired
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tasbay View Post
    I have the same rifle Pedersoli Kentucky 50cal. Bought mine second hand in new condition 3 years ago with both the Cap Lock and flint lock. Cost $650. Another sold about the same time for $700 Flint only. These were on Trademe

    Yours looks to be an older version. The barrels are now blued and have wooden ramrods: $500 - $600 would be fair. Browned barrel ,it may have been a kit so perhaps worth a little less.
    Like the fact that the barrel is browned. Real authentic. I wonder how much the authentic browning solution costs nowadays. I believe it is the crystals of the chloride salt of sodium dissolved into dihydrogen oxide. (-:
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cordite View Post
    Like the fact that the barrel is browned. Real authentic. I wonder how much the authentic browning solution costs nowadays. I believe it is the crystals of the chloride salt of sodium dissolved into dihydrogen oxide. (-:
    So just take your rifle to the beach for the day slip slop slap some sea water then tan on a towel till toasted repeat treatment till as brown as you.
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    It's call nitre browning if I recall, done with nitric acid fumes, I've got a CVA plains rifle my Dad did like that when BP became popular in the states early '80's.

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    @cookie

    What's in the stock compartment? Just curious. The bullet mold?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cordite View Post
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    What's in the stock compartment? Just curious. The bullet mold?
    It’s called a patch box holds patches for patched round ball
    Rule of thumb for this rifle would be a .440 ball with a 0.010 cotton patch round it makeing bore dia.450 (45)
    Some will use a thicker patch I run a .50 and use a 490 ball with a 0.020 patch so im running 0.010 oversized but it’s what works in the rifle for best accuracy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cordite View Post
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    What's in the stock compartment? Just curious. The bullet mold?
    nothing in there but as said its for patches and balls

 

 

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