Tuckasegee, Cherokee Middle Towns, Tennessee March 1781 To support Cornwallis’s operations in North Carolina, the British incited the Cherokees to raid the...
Looking to make up some dummy cartridges with the side cut away showing ball and powder to show the public. Any suggestions on making them? Thanks, Brett...
James, I believe I recall this same question having been discussed before (not too long ago, IIRC). So, go to the RevList archives and search there. ...
... and powder to show the public. ... Use course pepper with a little polyurethane to make a course paste for your power charge. Use the polyurethane as your...
Gentle List, RevList has been around for a good long while and during that time lots of great information has been posted. These messages remain in the...
Brett You can of course, save yourself the trouble and buy the ones we offer. Price is $3 each or two for $5. If ordering only these items, we can ship for a...
Bret, About ten years ago I bought two such "cut-away" cartridges from, well, I don't remember his name. He had made them from clear plastic tubing, put in a...
When I was more active as a soldier, I always wanted to look like I had been on campaign for a while. So when I got a new musket, the first thing I did was...
... Use a piece of dowel about the right diameter, cut to length and rounded at one end concave (for the ball) and at the other convex - wrap with coarse...
Dear Bill, One more use for old stockings is to make them into women's mitts. Mara Riley just made a pattern for making these. This again assumes the stockings...
Dear James and Neal, ... follow ... I never thought of this (leave it up to a tailor). I was under the impression that check was used as a work shirt for...
... I made mine using a short length of tubing slightly smaller than the ball. Seat the ball in the end of the tubing and wrap as if it were a cartridge. Now...
Brett, I have used railroad ballast in place of black powder for these demo cartridges to great effect. I make the entire cartridge with ball (I make one of...
For anyone interested, there is some fabric offered on Ebay. See item 6252192675 (This is not from me). -- John White Avalon Forge Baltimore "All Manner of...
"Young gentlemen of Mathematical genius, who are acquainted with the principles of Geometry, and who have a taste for drawing, would be the most proper...
... offer. ... I have one of John's dummy cartridges and it's very nice. Well made, too. It's been in my waistcoat pocket for almost a year now and after a...
I'm looking for a description of the structure of the Royal Navy during our period from the Admiralty all the way down to the lowliest seaman, with a ...
Greetings List, Short Notice here but we are sending out an invite to units who have the afternoon of March 11th open and would like to particpate in a parade ...
Hi List, For those interested, here's an inspection return for the 2nd Btn, 73rd Highland Regt that I just found. I have to wonder. If the shoulderbelts are ...
Dear List, With the Gunston Hall event only a month away I thought I'd update everyone who is coming and/or interested. First, I'm glad to report that interest...
May the grace of St. Barbara keep him as he joins the those who have been called home. Major Mark K. Crosby Master Gunner British Brigade ... since 1975 ... ...
I lived in Atlanta for 14 years and most my family still live there All that was suggested to you are really great sites to see. The art museum is really...
... brother... ... Mi lady I have contacted Catalano Bootmaker and have asked if he will try to make a pair of Men's Dancing Pumps for me, in Calf Skin. I have...
Good afternoon all Im looking for musterrolls of companies who served under Dunmore during Dunmores war.Any help would be greatley appresated. Yh&os Chuck...
