Medieval weapons

[russell shaffer]

I went and played with my preflintlocks the other day.  The matchlock is a 12 gauge and the handgonnes are .50 caliber.  Don't ask if I hit anything cause then I will have to lie.

[Hawken50]

    Cool....

[beowulf]

with a little luck and a lot of sweat and cussing , I plan on having a matchlock by fall ! have the barrel and the wood , just need to round up metal for the lock and trigger mechanism ! ya`ll wil know when I`m working on it , you`ll be able to hear the cussin ! 

[russell shaffer]

Cussing??  Yeh, maybe.  I think this is the third lock I built to get one that works well.  For something so simple it was amazingly difficult.  The stock is my very first attempt and I didn't want to screw up a nice piece of wood so I made it from a chunk of Home Depot timber.  Keep us posted on your effort.

[beowulf]

pretty much the route I intend for the stock !  , been researching different lock styles , some are a lot simpler than others ! 

[Patocazador]

My dad worked in Saudi Arabia for years. He brought back a home-made matchlock with a tube for a barrel. The stock was like what you see in the movies with the Bedouin on a camel ... 50+ silver tacks and tassels.

[Hanshi]

I like that little matchlock, Russell.

[russell shaffer]

I took the matchlock out this morning when I shot the postal targets.  I managed to keep 4 on the paper at 25 yards - that is real progress for me.  A front sight should probably be my next project.

[Hanshi]

I took the matchlock out this morning when I shot the postal targets.  I managed to keep 4 on the paper at 25 yards - that is real progress for me.  A front sight should probably be my next project.

You did better than I did today with my rifle. 

[DandJofAZ]

Why have not had a chance to see these things??
Doug