MtMan-List: trade guns 1750---

[hawknest4@juno.com (Michael Pierce)]

>From: hawknest4@juno.com (Michael Pierce)
>
>a fine caywood gun was posted for sale on the mountain man chat---made 
>by
>danny caywood ---do some dealing or call danny direct if you want a 
>new
>one---his are quality guns---he also has good preassembeled kits---
>
>he doesn't have a computer and is not on the net--but can be contacted 
>as
>follows--
>
>CAYWOOD GUN WORKS
>attn: Danny Caywood
>Rt 2   Box 427
>Berryville Arkansas  72616
>phone # 1-501-423-4741 
>
>give him a call or drop him a line and he will send you a catalog of 
>what he has "tell him I told you to call"
>---he makes the total guns to include making the waxes for his
>castings---he has a english and a french fowler and also a tradegun 
>with
>a draggon side plate---VERY HIGH QUALITY----
>and very period correct----his locks spark good and are dependable--good
springs
>
>     "Hawk"
>Michael Pierce
>854 Glenfield Dr.
>Palm Harbor, florida   34684
>1-(813) 771-1815     E-MAIL ADDRESS: HAWKNEST4@juno.com
>
>On Tue, 28 Jul 1998 19:01:21 -0500 Jeff Powers <kestrel@ticon.net>
>writes:
>>On 1998-07-27 fritsch@mhtc.net said to kestrel@ticon.net
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>>   >Hey Jeff. Thanks for the directions for the bear claws and roach.
>>   >I've made 3 bear claws so far, but I don't think I have the
>>   >endurance to make 25-30 of them (by the 20th one I'll start to 
>say
>>   >some bad things about those !@#$ claws (he, he, he) ). Just want 
>>to
>>   >tell you that I'm not the sharpest tack in the box. The 
>directions
>>   >said plainly to dip it in hot parifen and rub it into the wood,
>>   >right? well I did exactly what it said, I dipped it in some 
>melted
>>   >wax (parafin)and rubbed it into the wood right away. smart? I 
>>think
>>   >not. I burned every one of my fingers several times =( Anyway, I
>>   >mainly e-mailed you to ask you if you could help me with a 
>>question
>>   >and post it on the list. How much would a new or used trade gun
>>   >cost? I've been looking for a musket for reenacting (1750-1770's)
>>   >and I've finaly decided a trade gun would be the best choice.
>>   >Please post this question on the list. I get the mt. man list so 
>I
>>   >can just read the responces from there.
>>   >Thanks ahead of time
>>   >Your Warrior Wannabe,
>>   >David Fritsch
>>David, remember not all claws from one bear are in good enough 
>>condition to
>>use for a necklace,when you get 5-10 of them done string em up with 
>>bead
>>spacers,etc. and wear it proudly! And yes I've had my share of burned
>>fingers too!
>>  If you are into smelting lead,check out the wastewater plant
>>there(Dodgeville) Highgrade Galena at about 10 feet down from the
>>surface,and its getting hauled across the road and piled! I'm 
>thinking 
>>about
>>bringing a load home with me on Thursday. The ore samples at 
>Pendarvis 
>>ain't
>>even close,theyre lowgrade by comparison;)
>>  I think as far as the trade gun goes $350-900 is the range I've 
>>seen,but
>>if I was looking for a new musket(French Charleville
>>
>>  m1777 would be nice) I would plan
>>on spending at least $600 to get a quality gun. $350 was a old kit 
>>Hawkin I
>>think and had been left in a wet garage or something.
>>                      Jeff
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>>SOUFLE,SOUFLE  La VIELLE
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