Building a flintlock, old school

[AntiGun]

 

[iH8DemLibz]

Always fun to watch.

Thanks for posting.

 

[bbrown]

Back in the 1970s when I first visited Williamsburg my two favorite shops to visit were the cooper's (for the aroma) and the gunmaker's shop. Even then the gunmakers were back ordered for at least a year since they built every one completely from scratch.

 

[Melnic]

I wonder if the guns back then followed the "2 month Salary guideline"?

 

[Blacksmith101]

"The Gunsmith of Grenville County" is a good book on the subject. In addition to step by step instructions with lots of good pictures it also goes into the history of the Longrifle and profiles a number of the early Pennsylvania and Maryland gunsmiths.

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/303/1/BOOK-GGC