Re: MtMan-List: BP Revolver lube

[Dale Nelson <dnelson@wizzards.net>]

Henry B. Crawford wrote:
> 
> John, and the list,
> 
> What about a black powder revolver lube for those of us who also do periods
> outside the Rondy era?  What is a period-correct (1840s-70s) lube that
> would work.  

Water pump grease -- hard to find now days, but works great.  I would
suspect that the real old time long fiber axel grease would also work,
and I think the closest you can find of that stuff is cable grease that
they smear on cables and running riggin' etc.
				DN