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All about blunderbusses
      #115370 - 24/09/08 02:25 PM

Does anyone have any interesting info on blunderbusses? Where to get one, how much they cost, info about anyone who still makes them, maybe pictures of one you own, any cool historical stuff about them, stories, etc. Pretty much anything to do with blunderbusses. I'm somewhat intrigued by those guns, and maybe some day I'll try to get one.

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Re: All about blunderbusses [Re: ]
      #115413 - 25/09/08 12:58 AM

This one is for sale.






There is also a small book for sale on the subject called The Blunderbuss 1500-1900 by James D. Forman.

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Re: All about blunderbusses [Re: szihn]
      #115454 - 25/09/08 06:08 AM

szihn,
What is the hook over the breech?
Thanks
Martin

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Re: All about blunderbusses [Re: beleg2]
      #115457 - 25/09/08 06:50 AM

Bayonet trigger.
It's got a flip-out bayonet.
Pull back on the hook and the bayonet springs over and out.

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Re: All about blunderbusses [Re: szihn]
      #115475 - 25/09/08 11:52 AM

Thank you very much!
Now i understand......

Martin

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Re: All about blunderbusses [Re: beleg2]
      #117525 - 24/10/08 12:32 AM

I bought a blunderbuss barrel from stonewallcreek outfitters (find them on the web with google) and the stock and all furniture from Micheal Lea (614 291 4757) in Ohio.

The blunderbuss I always wanted was a large bore, so I opted for the 4 BORE! This is a 1.05" bore and it can throw 4 to 4.5 OUNCES about 1500 grains of pellets or a soild round ball that weighs a quarter pound! Just for devastation tetsing I loaded this blunderbuss up with twenty-five 38 caliber round balls over 100 grains of 3F black powder. WOW! Very destructive. After my initial testing I have disassembled the gun and I'm now doing the stain and finish on the wood which will take me about 2 weeks.

The barrel cost about $225 dollars. I chose the steel because the brass was about twice the money. It is a 20" long barrel.

The stock, lock, and all furniture cost about another $525.

So the project is about a $750 project. Not bad for a 4 bore shoulder cannon. You could get a 10 or 11 gauge for about $550 from several sources just check on line using google and the word Blunderbuss.

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