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11-13-2022, 08:45 AM
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Story of a 1700s Rifle Maker I met.
Went to a pre Thanksgiving Party last night at Brets house. About 30 people there. One guy I met last year Jim. Is retired engineer from Westinghouse which I knew. Last night we were sitting talking here for a hobby he forges rifles from old 'wrought iron' wagon wheels. Heat fuse welds the seam. Bores bore with antique drill by 'hand'. Yes its approximately 48" I'm no expert.Makes all his screws by hand with a antique drill plate. Plus the wooden stock. After all this is complete, doubles the powder load(he said)ignites it and runs! To check his work. I said what about metallurgical xray. 'I'm afraid what I might find'. Very quiet man. He regular visits our county prison talking to the inmates about god. He and his wife have done visits to the African continent to help the poor. That was a scary story. Helped with 3 mile island cleanup. His engineering career is amazing. I'm going to see his rifle making shop near Latrobe. He does put on training sessions at I think Williamsburg.
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11-14-2022, 12:11 PM
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Wow, wow, AND WOW!!!
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11-16-2022, 08:53 PM
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Impressive. I assume he hand-cuts the rifling as well. Total lost art, and very, very cool.
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11-16-2022, 09:06 PM
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Did they rifle barrels in the 18th century?
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11-16-2022, 10:00 PM
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He is doing the art with the tools they used in the 1700s. He shops antique sales. Some sellers do not know what tools they have he said. Amazing to me flatten out a wagon wheel then forge roll the flat iron into a barrel of about 48".Then heat a fuse weld the seam.
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11-17-2022, 07:26 AM
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I watch one being made many years ago.
For the rifling, they took 2 pieces of willow and twisted them. Pulled them through a slot with a cutter that got a progressivly bigger tool bit. |
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11-17-2022, 08:44 AM
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I have a friend here in SW FL that makes flint lock rifles. Amazing craftsmanship.
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11-17-2022, 01:56 PM
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11-18-2022, 10:59 AM
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