pics of my smoke poles

wolflobo76 · March 05, 2012, 10:29:41 PM

I'm going to try to post some pics here of a couple of my muzzle loaders. I hope it works. They may not be the best pics.

Oregon Bill · March 06, 2012, 01:35:52 PM

Wolf: Nice battery! What caliber is your Spencer? I had one of the Armis in .56-50 and sure do miss it.

wolflobo76 · March 09, 2012, 12:35:32 PM

Hiya Oregon Bill, My spencer is an original 56-56 converted to centerfire. The muzzle loaders are .54 and .45 .

GunClick Rick · March 09, 2012, 07:18:27 PM

Ben awhile since i shot mine,but we had a blast settin up advertisement CDs,i used to grab tons of them in stores like 7-11 from AOL and such,nobody ever took any and they told me take all ya want,hang them from stumps and all kinds of places,i love shootin my Kentuck rifle.a frind of mine that was a maker of all things wood burned the buffalo scene in the stock for me,he passed away about a year later,he made bueatiful real sized carousel horses by hand~~

jtex · March 10, 2012, 06:09:35 AM

Here is a couple pic's of my BP shooters. Rifle is .54 Hatfield and a 56-50 Spencer.

GunClick Rick · March 10, 2012, 11:31:15 AM

OOOOOOO WEEEEEEEEE

wolflobo76 · March 12, 2012, 12:08:19 PM

JTEX and GunClickRick y'all put my little assortment to shame {hanging my head down as I type]. Both of your collections look excellent and well put together.[ now drooling as I look at the pics]

GunClick Rick · March 12, 2012, 02:22:04 PM

Thanks apreciate it,my wife just laughs at me,she said when i croak she was just gonna lay me on the floor, close the door and fill with cement $:-\$

I reckon you got a good collection too. Know anybody that wants to buy and old hide,she's a mean ole blister but she cooks good

wolflobo76 · March 12, 2012, 10:02:21 PM

Quote from: GunClick Rick on March 12, 2012, 02:22:04 PM
Thanks apreciate it,my wife just laughs at me,she said when i croak she was just gonna lay me on the floor, close the door and fill with cement $:-\$

I reckon you got a good collection too. Know anybody that wants to buy and old hide,she's a mean ole blister but she cooks good

Got one of my own. Not only can she cook but she will bait her own fish hook and pull a plow.

GunClick Rick · March 12, 2012, 10:31:18 PM

jtex · March 13, 2012, 05:43:02 AM

Thanks Wolflobo. My wife is always amazed that a "grown man" would spend a rainy day putting beads on a leather bag or making a powder measure out of a an old piece of antler. I have had the same interests since I was knee high to horn toad. I have scoped modern shooters but they rarely come out of the cabinet. I have read that the Hatfield guns of St. Joe MO are not the best quality. I ordered mine in the early 1980's when there wasn't much choice and must of got a good one. It's pretty and shoots real nice.

GunClick Rick · March 13, 2012, 09:13:09 AM

Morning JTex,have you ever seen a brass piece that looks like a funnel is about 4 inches in diameter at the bell end?I found some kind of horn,not very long,but when ya blow on it it sort of makes a siren call sound,it may have has a longer mouthpiece but the sound mechanism is right at the end of this thing.I;m just wondering if it is a replica piece or some kind of old civil war time piece or later..Ever see anything like that?A friend of mine owns an antique store and she has it and i was thinkin on snaggin it..It is brass and a good patina..

jtex · March 15, 2012, 06:04:02 AM

GunClick, the only thing that comes to mind is a hound call. I once saw some folks that were running hounds for bears/lions and they used a brass horn type device to call to the hounds. Also I read a book about early settlers that used such a device for alerting folks. Not much but maybe you could post a pic.

GunClick Rick · March 15, 2012, 08:59:06 AM

well that sounds reasonable as it does make howling sort of sound,either that or is it a toy of some kind.

looks like the big one but old brass..And the gal that owns the store has it among old brass flasks,but she is a tricky old gal

http://www.garrettwade.com/brass-whistle-horn-siren/p/75E02.01/

Tsalagidave · May 10, 2012, 11:27:17 PM

Man! I really like those Spencers. Once I take care of the serious stuff, I'd really like to buy one myself. Okay here is some of my stash. Euroarms m1855, custom plains rifle, 3 custom long rifles and a custom fowler plus a brace of navy sixes, pocket model and a couple more from a later era.

GunClick Rick · May 11, 2012, 01:36:57 AM

How much ya want fer that colt lightning?

wolflobo76 · May 15, 2012, 10:13:23 AM

Excellent looking collection there Tsalagidave.

WaddWatsonEllis · May 15, 2012, 10:29:07 AM

Okay, I'll add mine in (well, most of them) ...

tomg · May 16, 2012, 10:27:01 AM

This is my Tennessee Poor Boy, kit from TVM, with my home made Fox hunting bag.

Tascosa Joe · May 17, 2012, 03:08:55 PM

Quote from: WaddWatsonEllis on May 15, 2012, 10:29:07 AM
Okay, I'll add mine in (well, most of them) ...

WWE: How do you load that funny looking one at the top of your blanket?
T-Joe