Go advanced, scroll down to where it says manage attachments, click on it, a window will open, on the top line sellect browse, pictures, and then the picture you want to put on the forum, click upload.
To be honest Beth, I don't know. All my pictures are on my computer, and I have none in my TFF album. If you need for me to I can copy them, and repost them for you.
Beth: If you haven't already, you might want to slide a cleaning rod down the bore, mark the rod at the muzzle, then remove it and compare what you have marked on the rod against the length from flash hole to muzzle. Wouldn't be the first instance of an old timer sitting around loaded for a century or so.
i hear what u are saying but don't know how far rod should go to? put a rod down and it stops (that bottom u shape spring or metal pc) at the end (left end) of that? Do u understand what i mean?
i hear what u are saying but don't know how far rod should go to? put a rod down and it stops (that bottom u shape spring or metal pc) at the end (left end) of that? Do u understand what i mean?
Yup, understood. The U shaped item is the frizzen spring, and the flash hole is pretty much directly above the area you've described, so you're good to go.
Beth, looking at the lock, there is three pieces. There is the actual hammer. There is the piece the hammer hits. That piece should swing back showing the third piece - a shallow pan. That is where the priming powder goes. At the gun edge of the pan is a hole. The flash from the priming powder in the pan goes through that hole to the main charge in the barrel.
That's how far your ramrod should go. If it goes all the way back even with the hole, then the gun is empty. If the rod stops BEFORE the hole, there is something in the barrel.
French 1750s+, lock looks good, missing side plate, barrel shortened maybe 3". Restorable but not cost-effective, worth possibly $400 for its parts or as a project gun. I have restored a number of pistols as bad or worse, charging the owner much more than the finished product was worth. It was worth it to them because they were investing (say) 1980s dollars with a plan to sell in 20-30 years for the increased value over time.
Alpo gonna half to do some research i thought u put powder down barrel then ball then boom? That hole that u were talking about is so tiny how do u get anything in there?
Alpo gonna half to do some research i thought u put powder down barrel then ball then boom? That hole that u were talking about is so tiny how do u get anything in there?
Powder then a patched ball. I think the hole you're referring to is the touch hole. Nothing goes in it. The powder(4F)goes in the pan and the flash from it burning goes through the hole to set off the main charge.
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