When I first saw them I did think they were junk but now they have been cleaned and on the wall someone else will have to throw them out.
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When I first saw them I did think they were junk but now they have been cleaned and on the wall someone else will have to throw them out.
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Just measured it .596 at the muzzle and .580.5 at 1/2" inside so still in spec in places, it will need some heat to remove the barrel plug.There is something sitting down inside the barrel right...
No the insides look like the outsides did the tower musket has no rifling showing and a .58 minie is a very loose fit. The Martini has some very faint rifling in places but it needs a couple of new...
With a bit more work both will go bang but I would be pulling the trigger with a long string. At this stage they will be wall hangers .
The Martini Henry is a Khyber pass gun but the decoration is solid silver.
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So far I have only cleaned.
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Ok what ya all reckon.
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My accountant rang and after the usual regarding my tax. He says " I've got two old guns here for you one is the sort you load with a stick the other has a lever with an ammo belt and really big...