tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post5485369868559764842..comments2023-07-02T09:31:22.216+00:00Comments on Stirton Productions and Beyond: Michael Grant Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229579049815936450noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-75924085013014512172009-07-13T13:09:20.693+00:002009-07-13T13:09:20.693+00:00Hi Musket, my armament knowledge is pretty thin on...Hi Musket, my armament knowledge is pretty thin on anything before the 18th century, so please excuse the mistakes. <br /><br />It was bloody heavy though and I couldn't see where to load the clip! :)Michael Grant Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229579049815936450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-88696274632680078312009-07-13T07:15:00.727+00:002009-07-13T07:15:00.727+00:00The muskets can be heavy, especially if they are t...The muskets can be heavy, especially if they are the full tower pattern of the time, which had a hardwood stock and a barrel length of around 6ft. 4.5 kilos would more than likely be a disply piece. I know both my muskets are heavier than that and they are only the shorter carbine versions.<br /><br />The term 'Apostles' was not in use in the C17th, so not really authentic for the time.<Agent Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15579316072315636720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-77445821732672825422007-10-08T02:45:00.000+00:002007-10-08T02:45:00.000+00:00That's great news about 'The Planet'That's great news about 'The Planet'Andrew Glazebrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10561008286443964427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-84304978483387531092007-10-01T11:01:00.000+00:002007-10-01T11:01:00.000+00:00Fund a good site with details of a similar piece f...Fund a good site with details of a similar piece from the 1630's. Their musket weighs 4.5 kilos!<BR/><A HREF="http://www.engerisser.de/Bewaffnung/weapons/Matchlockmusket.html" REL="nofollow">Link</A><BR/><BR/>Thickness of musket barrel, as well as the woodwork. Must have been some heck of a recoil when it went off for real. Also, the use of "clubbed muskets" as an offensive hand-to-hand weapon.AktoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-34738087948054738642007-10-01T08:53:00.000+00:002007-10-01T08:53:00.000+00:00It wasn't too heavy, but I wouldn't want to carry ...It wasn't too heavy, but I wouldn't want to carry it for hours on march.Michael Grant Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229579049815936450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-1176079791977838382007-09-30T21:16:00.000+00:002007-09-30T21:16:00.000+00:00How much did it weigh? It looks very heavy indeed....How much did it weigh? It looks very heavy indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-41515595546338242792007-09-30T20:46:00.000+00:002007-09-30T20:46:00.000+00:00Allen, sorry I missed the question. yes, gunpowder...Allen, sorry I missed the question. yes, gunpowder charges were held in the 'apostles' (though I'm not sure of the authenticity of the term).<BR/><BR/>Additional info can be found <A HREF="http://www.12eyes.co.uk/Jeff/musket.htm" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>Muskets not rifles, as all are smoothbore. In UK, they are held under a shotgun certificate because of that. It was strange to see the AktoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-81282401298531970052007-09-30T16:55:00.000+00:002007-09-30T16:55:00.000+00:00Ah... that makes sense.Ah... that makes sense.allen etterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05945997781240742167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-36827916705222349532007-09-30T07:58:00.000+00:002007-09-30T07:58:00.000+00:00Hi Allen,Things hanging off their sashes are apost...Hi Allen,<BR/><BR/>Things hanging off their sashes are apostles I think. Powder charge holders for the rifle.<BR/><BR/>And thanks, Hajibabaie, for the very cool thing. I've never had one of those before, ever!<BR/><BR/>Mar, I like the trifle one.Michael Grant Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229579049815936450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-60776012604630283242007-09-29T22:28:00.000+00:002007-09-29T22:28:00.000+00:00very very very very very very very very very very ...very very very very very very <BR/>very very very very very very <BR/>very very very very very very<BR/>very very very very very vey<BR/>very very very very very ve r <BR/>very very very very very ve y <BR/>very very very very very v <BR/>very very very ve ry ve ry y<BR/>very very very ver y ve ry<BR/>very very ver y v ery<BR/>very v er y<BR/>ver y<BR/>ve r<BR/>v e <BR/>v<BR/>.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Ehsan HGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688559466480801579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-26167688728973088722007-09-29T10:10:00.000+00:002007-09-29T10:10:00.000+00:00Bloodaxe shows his rifle to a fat old Sontaran.Bloodaxe shows his rifle to a fat old Sontaran.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-73857374587042444202007-09-28T21:38:00.000+00:002007-09-28T21:38:00.000+00:00I was actually playing the part of a Private Ruble...I was actually playing the part of a Private Ruble who was 5 ft 11 in, only 8 inches shorter than me and the tallest soldier ever at Fort Wayne.<BR/><BR/>My son, obsessed with all things Scottish, loved the photos. He was wondering what was hanging from their sashes.allen etterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05945997781240742167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-84371951686354359752007-09-28T18:34:00.000+00:002007-09-28T18:34:00.000+00:00How about...'It's nice but I'll never be able to g...How about...<BR/><BR/>'It's nice but I'll never be able to get all that up my arse.'<BR/><BR/>or<BR/><BR/>'Oh I see the mistake, I ordered a trifle'.<BR/><BR/>or<BR/><BR/>'Make-up budget for Scottish remake of Planet of the Apes is slashed.'<BR/><BR/>or <BR/><BR/>'Pancake lands on old mans head.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-87790180972063119812007-09-28T06:53:00.000+00:002007-09-28T06:53:00.000+00:00A volunteer soldier at a fort, you're not Jim Bowi...A volunteer soldier at a fort, you're not Jim Bowie are you? The aktoman chap used to captain a cannon crew with a similar organisation and I used to deal in percussion pistols. What is it with blokes and bangy things?Michael Grant Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229579049815936450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-26978353424987761502007-09-28T00:42:00.000+00:002007-09-28T00:42:00.000+00:00I...want...that...GUN! That is very cool. We hav...I...want...that...GUN! That is very cool. We have the same sort of thing in our town. A fort with guys in costume from the late 17 and early 18 hundreds. When I was in college I was a volunteer soldier at the fort.allen etterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05945997781240742167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31622736.post-37760520834506519292007-09-27T19:37:00.000+00:002007-09-27T19:37:00.000+00:00It was the chap's face when you said that you used...It was the chap's face when you said that you used to deal in things like this. *gAktoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com