p-42 musket buyers
I would like to talk to fellow P-42 owners and talk markings and stuff. Are you going to shoot? Who has a bayonet? Is my cosmoline and rust better than yours! What historical stuf have you dug out....
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One really handy tool that I was able to use when cleaning out the bore was a borescope ... most good car shops will have one but I used an aviation rig ... really helped when trying to decide whether...
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Well, I thought I was the only fool to buy one. I will get some pics together and with DD help post them. Does your musket have the east india co lion on the lock plate? I checked with a british lock...
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Mine arrived today. I paid the extra $50 for select grade, and wow, I'm impressed with its condition. The wood is in nice shape, and the lock is in working condition. The mainspring is really heavy,...
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Michael, I was beginning to believe I was alone with my P-42 purchase. I was also impressed with the overall condition of the musket considering where it has spent its life. My barrel wedges seem to...
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Broke,I figured they'd be reaching the bottom of the barrel on the percussion muskets, so I'm really surprised at what I got. Guys bought up a lot of these to shoot in N-SSA smoothbore competition,...
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Hi,I've viewed the Nepalese P42's ( really P45's according to Bill Curtis) in the UK. Though nice collectors pieces, they all seemed to have been soaked at some time, since the metal at the wood line...
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I too have some pitting on the wood line but not bad at all.As I said, without removing the barrel and examining the hidden side, I am still leery to charge it up. My M-H ( from nepal) had some...
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