![]() ![]() Sometimes called a "Frizzen Cover" (Frizzen being a term used In black, natural light brown (pictured), or buff leather. Musket swivel or can be tied to the swivel or trigger guard. The free end of the thong is slit for inserting onto the Stall - Brown Bess or Charleville $10.00 each. Not a copy of any particular artifact but is typical of the period Musket Tool - Simple iron blade with decorative twists and prickerĮnd. copied from original found at Seven Years War (1760's) site in the N.Y.Ĭhamplain Valley. Two screwdriver blades and tip of the "punch" end is Italian Musket Tool - copied from original found in Camden, S.C. Specified by Timothy Pickering in his 1775 work An Easy Plan of Discipline A pad of 100 sheets, cut to the proportions Instructions on how to roll a blank cartridgeĪre on the 40th Foot website. Newspaper which is unsightly white copy machine paper which doesn't tearĮasily and brown restroom paper towels which falls apart. The block or doesn't stay folded in shape. With the teeth, but doesn't fall apart when the cartridge is extracted from Of powder, and the round fits well in the block. That means a good paper, no staples, no more than 125 grains The safety regulations for many groups require the blank rounds be Theseįormers will make rounds (live or blank) for Charleville or Brown Bess. Tube cartridge must have some fricton between it and the wood block. Your pouch when you are running or falling to the ground. I've found rounds on the battlefield that look as though they were rolled The cartridge must fit snug in the block. The bore of the firelocks, a sufficient number of wooden formers, of a ![]() that all the cartridges may be exactly proportioned to The size of the ball this is called a former: make one end of it hollow Piece of wood about six inches long is to be made round so as to fit exactly Paper when rolling blanks, as specified by Timothy Pickering in AnĮasy Plan of Discipline for a Militia (1770). $4.00 eachĥ/8" Hardwood dowel with one end hollowed out toĪccept the ball when rolling cartridges or for tucking in the end of cartridge Use at exercise, in practicing the firing motions."Ĭartridge Former - choice of cherry or walnut. It having a more certain hold, than leather, or any other contrivance.Ī Soldier ought to have.a small bit of wood, shaped like a flint, to With regard to flints, Cuthbertson writes " Theįlints should always be screwed in firm, between a thin piece of lead, (also known as a Snapper or Driver) for Brown Bess or Charleville $.50 each Same as those found at Fort Stanwix, New York City, Hudson Highlands, Musket Flint Pads - 1" x 2" with hole to allow for jaw screw.įor use with 8/8" or 9/8" flints. To order items on this web page click on this PDF icon and follow the instructions on the top of the page.Įnglish Black Gun Flint - from Brandon, England Musket Slings, Flints & Accessories Click on images to enlarge them in separate windows. ![]()
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