Albatrosdva
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Ok, well in my introduction I mentioned I had studied flintlock era firearms for a number of years. I've always been a strong believer in collecting on a budget. That being said, I like to buy projects and restore them instead of spending top dollar for something and then being afraid to play with it after.
My latest project I am working on is a Dutch musket, ca 1740s. It really just came to me as a stock with an incorrect barrel. It has the brass butt plate, and that's it. But it is an original almost full length stock so it seems worth restoring to me. So I started making the side plate.
You'll notice that the original cut out was badly filled in and a different style side plate was put in at one point. I'm putting it back the way it should be.
My latest project I am working on is a Dutch musket, ca 1740s. It really just came to me as a stock with an incorrect barrel. It has the brass butt plate, and that's it. But it is an original almost full length stock so it seems worth restoring to me. So I started making the side plate.
You'll notice that the original cut out was badly filled in and a different style side plate was put in at one point. I'm putting it back the way it should be.
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