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Those look like the ones in the Texas Civil War Museum in White Settlement/FT. Worth Texas.
http://texascivilwarmuseum.com/#/visit-the-museum

A neat collection Ray Richey has in the Museum!
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http://www.amazon.com/Contribution-History-Confederate-Ordnance-Rimfire/dp/1577471512/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_z

THIS book is a must have!

Kevin Dally

http://www.9thtexas.org/
http://www.6thtx.org/
http://www.texasrifles.org/

Listen to Weldon and Shawn...they have good advice for ya!
The above units in this thread have good impressions, and...

I'm in the market for a nice used ArmiSport 1842 musket, and bayonet (if possible).
Just require it to be in good shape, not rusted out, honest wear acceptable, completely usable.

Please PM me....

Blair:

Thank you, I re-read my post, and thought of a dozen better ways to write it than I did!:oops:

I never realized my repro Enfield, and Springfields would become so valuable due to a...

"At least a half dozen of the "new" Pedersoli firearms made off the old Euroarms tooling will be submitted to the N-SSA Small Arms Committee (SAC), shortly (within a month to 6 weeks) for their...

Knapsack is sold, and on it's way to the new owner.
Respectfully:

Kevin Dally

OOOH...hadn't thought of that issue!:oops:

I'd like $115, this would cover the price of a more useful item I have in mind to order for myself.
Thanks for the heads-up!

Kevin Dally

A Jarnagin made Isaac & Campbell Knapsack I purchaced in year 2000.

Has slight "wear", but is complete, no tears, some fading, and scuffing, leather straps and buckles are in great shape. Worn...

I have used FFg KiK Black Powder for several years now, have no problems in blank, or live firing.
Due to cost, it's what I order in bulk from Powder Inc. http://www.powderinc.com/

Several weeks...

Website is bookmarked, those are great pictures!

I sure thank you for posting them, and letting us all have a peak. Have fun at Manassas!

Kevin Dally

OK, YOU have my attention!

I'm not going to Manassas, but if you would give the URL to the "site" you talk of where the other pictures are posted, I'd sure like a peak!

Seeing the "real deal"...

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=%22AMB%2FTIN%22+Liljenquist&st=grid

Kevin Dally

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I don't understand your post...nothing I have said has shown any disrespect to Ed Bearss. Ed Bearss was no more there at Vicksburg than you and I. While I know of his expertise, his...

Bearss is a great man, and historian, but I feel he (and others) are wrong on what Johnston woulda-coulda-shoulda accomplished.

Davis was ultimately at fault, in placing a guy like Pemberton in...

Will:

Thank you for posting that, I never looked real close at all the forces Johnston was gathering.

Do YOU think Johnston had a chance of getting thru, and getting Pemberton out of that bad...

Well, gee...

I find I have 2 cups, and a tin can from them!:)

Kevin Dally

OK, thanks for the info/website, it DOES have that mark, never paid attention to that before!

Kevin Dally

I have 2 reproduction tin cups, they each have a stamped mark on the handle that is a capitol B and J back to back, but they are backwards, with the word MAKER underneath.

Who is the Tinsmith...

http://www.amazon.com/Entrepot-Government-Imports-Confederate-States/dp/1889020370/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253550198&sr=1-1
http://www.edinborough.com/Purchase.html

Lon has info that...

A friend of mine has retired from the Texas Depatment of Transportation...

At his retirement party, his co-workers presented him with a new ArmiSport 1842 Smoothbore Musket! (Wish I had friends...

Bill gives some great advice, as I did something of the same for a friend who wanted to rework his skillet.

Cutting off the old handle, 1/8" thick sheet metal was used for the new handle, the end...

The picture is a 5X7 box frame I bought to place my 2 original Infantry Buttons. I cut a 1/2" pc of plywood, drilled two holes that would allow the buttons to fit recessed.

I cut the plywood to...

http://www.lazyjacks.org.uk/cartrdge.htm

Sketch "H" gives good details on how to close off the cartridge tail

Kevin Dally

Phil:

Look at this web site, it should help out with your question...
http://www.researchpress.co.uk/firearms/british/enfield/cartridge07.htm

The wood plug helped the Pritchett Ball design...