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Offline Daniel

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Just finished William III musket
« on: July 20, 2016, 11:00:37 PM »

I bought this kit from The Rifle Shoppe a bit ago. Got it as far as I could then Mike Davis finished assembly.
I did the finish work.
An English King Wm . III musket. .775 x 46" Colerain barrel, walnut stock, iron and brass hardware.
Black and dk. brown leather dye , 6 coats boiled linseed oil.
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Re: Just finished William III musket
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2016, 11:04:35 PM »

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Offline D. Taylor Sapergia

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Re: Just finished William III musket
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2016, 11:13:26 PM »
Very nice looking fowling piece Daniel.  It'll shoot a .735" ball well too, I suspect.
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Offline wattlebuster

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Re: Just finished William III musket
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2016, 11:18:26 PM »
looks good ;D
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Re: Just finished William III musket
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2016, 11:44:08 PM »

 a big 6 13/16 " lock. weighs just under 10 pounds. Has a nice feel and balance.
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Re: Just finished William III musket
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2016, 12:33:15 AM »
That looks really nice!  Is the lock case hardened?  Just wondering where the color came from
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Re: Just finished William III musket
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2016, 12:52:44 AM »
Nice Job Daniel!!

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Re: Just finished William III musket
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2016, 03:23:52 AM »
 Thanks guys. No it is not case hardened. I semi polished the lock and I
use 44-40 liquid blueing without a degrease. It will dry and rust, then rub
back with 000 steel wool and oil it.

 Daniel
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Offline Cory Joe Stewart

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Re: Just finished William III musket
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2016, 05:05:22 AM »
Lots of cool here.  Very well done.

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