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Flintlock history

Looking for information on a flintlock pistol. Has Japan serial number and the word Tower with a crown.

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Howdy and welcome to Parallax Bill's!  Please pardon for the delay in reply. Things are a bit slow around here lately.We have a muzzle loading forum here.  Not many people track this forum. You...

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As far as priming goes, my old Thompson Center manual recommends that the 4F black powder come up to the bottom of the touch hole, not covering the touch hole. That's how I prime my .50 cal Hawken TC...

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I have one of these and the frizen is not worth much, way to soft. I've tried to harden it but with very poor success. My next step will be to sue a hardening compound and see if that will do any...

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It seems pretty common for many of the mass produced flintlocks to have this problem. Typically the steel used in the frizzens is too mild and doesn't take an adequate temper to throw a good spark,...

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