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Originally Posted by MTplainsman
There is a man that moved up in this country on the South East corner of the Fort Peck Reservation, who's business is making flintlocks completely from scratch. I mean forges the barrels, bores my hand, carves out the stock from a blank, and makes his own locks I beleive to. Boy oh boy would that be sweet to own one of them babies, but I bet the time and price would be shocking. I wanna go watch the process, but I'll still look around for a "homesteader" type rig.
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Back in the early 1980's, we were into rendezvous pretty big, we attended the Big River rendezvous at Prairie du Chien, WI, on the Mississippi River.
There was a guy from Kentucky, gun smith, that used to come every year.
He would take orders for a "Bedford County" flintier. Looked like a Kentucky long rifle, but a little stouter.
Deal was, you got measured, picked out the wood, furniture, (lock, trigger ass., patch box, etc) barrel size, cal, length, twist etc.
You would give him $100 bucks, withyour order, then send hin a $100 bucks every month.
You would get it from him, with all the stuff, Horn, bag, flints, mold, patch knife, etc. the following year.
They had a range, so he would shoot it with you, and if you were satisifed, you gave him the final $100 bucks.
Man, back then I didn't have squat, so never did it, could kick my self.................................
Beautiful work!
