Thread: 1st Day at the range with flintlocks! Rifle...

Is there a way for me to 'turn off' that highlighter? I cant read the text with it.

The pistol is made under the Ordnance System, i.e., a main contractor is appointed to 'set-up' the arm. In this case Joseph Bourne (1849-66, & Son 18667-1900. Located at 5 Whittall Street, Birmingham, 1849-78 and then at 9 St.Mary's Row.) Bourne were Contractors to the Ordnance and to the War Department, in this case acting for the East India Government. A setter-up was supplied with the locks and barrels by the War...

I ordered the "universal" musket nipple wrench from Midway, and received something that didn't fit ANY of my muskets. In the end I went with a 1/4" open-end wrench. Not perfect by a long shot, but it worked.

That is really a very interesting pistol, I really like the look's of it.

I'm not familiar with the markings on this gun & tend to think they are European. The butt plate tang markings appear to have been placed on at least two seperate occasions. Given that the India pattern was the main arm of the British Infantry & was made in higher numbers than the other "Brown Bess" patterns it would definitely have seen use in America. A.Roads

A 1/4 inch closed end wrench fits nicely on this nipple on my P-1837 Brunswick from IMA, but as I mentioned in an earlier post, it appears to be taller and narrower than the nipples found on other Nepal muskets, i.e. the P-1853 Enfield. See the earlier discussion under "Who made the Brunswick Rifles?" Here's a picture:

Just select his text with your cursor like you are going to cut and paste it. Then you can read it. Here are some more pics. Hopefully it will help clear things up. These are stamps from under the barrel. There is blueing down here as well.

I was wondering much the same myself. Actually. I was wondering why a .577 Nepalese Snyder bayonet wouldn't work? But thats sort of a moot point in itself, as I don't think AC or IMA sell the Snyder 'Yeti-stickers' by itself! I do know that I fitted a new reproduction mainspring to the lock succesfully. I bought the repro spring from S&S Firearms out of New York. They sell lots of original and reproduction gun parts...

That's a lovely old kukri, I'd say definitely Victorian, with very unusual scabbard decoration and plated blade. I would have no hesitation in offering it a place of honor in my home .

Joe, thank you very much for your help. I really appreciate it. Like you, I suspect it is a musket supplied to Sweden. When it is possible I shall do my best to try to take better pictures. Best regards, Stefan