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Offline Shreckmeister

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Interesting worm
« on: May 11, 2017, 03:38:49 AM »
I found this one broken off inside a rifle by William Schreckengost. I think it somewhat unique. It threads on one way for use and threads on the opposite way for storage.
I've not seen one like it before.


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Offline oldtravler61

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Re: Interesting worm
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2017, 03:55:04 AM »
Shreck now that is neat an a cool idea. Thanks for showing. Oldtravler
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Offline Elnathan

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Re: Interesting worm
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2017, 04:44:59 AM »
I've got a functionally identical one that came with a 19th century European shotgun. The rest of the ramrod is modern (Ramin fitted with a cartridge for a tip) but I believe that the worm is original to the gun.
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Offline acorn20

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Re: Interesting worm
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2017, 05:04:47 AM »
Larry Callahan makes his very similar to this at www.bagmolds.com.
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Re: Interesting worm
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2017, 06:17:37 AM »
I had one like that on a John Moll rifle. I always thought it was a neat idea.
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Offline elk killer

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Re: Interesting worm
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2017, 07:00:10 AM »
there is a video of Hershel House making one of those,
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Re: Interesting worm
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2017, 07:14:55 PM »
It's really an ingenious concept.  Goes to show that it doesn't have to be modern to be good.
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Offline OLUT

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Re: Interesting worm
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2017, 10:31:19 PM »
I see these occasionally on percussion guns.... right now I am looking at one virtually identical to Shreckmeister's  on a Tioga County, Pa gun by W E ROBBINS.
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Offline smokinbuck

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Re: Interesting worm
« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2017, 12:48:23 AM »
I've got a couple made by Mike Lea. Nothing is new, just improved, maybe!
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Re: Interesting worm
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2017, 04:01:27 PM »



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A traditional and useful design.  Here is David Crisalli's modern and elegant take on the reversible worm.  Thanks David!   Marc
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Offline Elnathan

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Re: Interesting worm
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2017, 04:36:06 PM »
I found this one broken off inside a rifle by William Schreckengost. I think it somewhat unique. It threads on one way for use and threads on the opposite way for storage.

Missed the bit about the rifle at first, too busy looking at the worm...What was the caliber of the rifle and the size of the worm? The one I have is about 1/4" wide for a 20 gauge shotgun, and seems to small in proportion to the bore to hold a wad of tow tight enough to the barrel to get down inside rifling. I'd want a worm much closer to bore size if for a rifle, I'd think.
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Re: Interesting worm
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2017, 01:08:36 AM »
I have a few of those on old East Tennessee rifles.
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Re: Interesting worm
« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2017, 02:17:54 AM »
Quote from: acorn20 on May 11, 2017, 05:04:47 AM
Larry Callahan makes his very similar to this at www.bagmolds.com.

I have a couple of Larry's tow worms that I use with my fowler and my brown bess.  You can spread the prongs out to fit whatever size bore you need to clean.

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