I'm new to Americanlongrifles Forum & hope this is not in the wrong section to post. I'm not new to DIY ML rifles. I have several I built. Some members may remember my book The Modern Kentucky Rifle first published in 1960 and for 20 years thereafter, some 50K copies, also my Lock Stock & Barrel in two volumes.
Here is another of mine, a re-creation or restoration of a snaphaunce pistol ----
Soon after the dawn of firearms came the Snaphaunce, early 1600s. This one I found in London ca. 1960s as shown & restored it years later in 1973. It got some attention in early arms circles due its rarity & was denounced by 'experts' as being a fake or at best a reworked North African piece. Eventually it changed hands, each new owner aware of its history. The latest owner tracked it back to me, interested in details of its lineage. He has validated its being an actual weapon by firing it as his photo shows. I would mention that I purposely made its pommel knob of a contrasting material to accentuate its restoration.
