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To: TaMoDee

Those are percussion cap fired.

A real musket is a smooth bore blunderbuss with a flint fired powder charge. They are hard to find, and for good reason.

But, thanks for your help.


16 posted on 10/26/2016 5:49:53 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Pearls Before Swine
A real musket is a smooth bore blunderbuss with a flint fired powder charge. They are hard to find, and for good reason

Not true. A musket is a smoothbore long barreled flintlock or percussion gun that can fire either round ball or shot. Not a blunderbuss. Check out Cabela's or any other website that sells black powder arms, they are easy to find and purchase.

25 posted on 10/26/2016 6:12:24 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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To: Pearls Before Swine

You are correct. There are 4 Thompson/Center Hawken flint locks for sale at this time on gunbroker.com.
I bought mine in 1978 in Penn when there was a special deer season for flint lock only rifles.


26 posted on 10/26/2016 6:14:32 PM PDT by TaMoDee (Go Pack Go! The Pack will be back in 2016!)
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