Greetings from Ireland. I love your videos, I only wish that I was there with you. Black powder is highly illegal here but I was lucky enough to become addicted when I lived in Arizona many years ago, I hope to return some day and meet old friends at some of the rendezvous. I always used flintlocks as they are way more fun.
Klamath Falls Herald and News: Thursday, April 29th, 2010/ Letters To The Editor. This same letter was updated on Thursday, June 14th, 2012. Read on: The Monday Herald and News posted online the coverage of the “Mount Mazama Mountain Men re-enactment from the 1840s.” Unfortunately, I missed attending it. Be that as it may, the posted online photos didn’t depict the most commonly used firearm during this era: The Northwest Flintlock Trade Gun. Known also as Mackinaw Gun, Hudson’s Bay Fuke, fusee, Northwest Gun, London Musket, or simply Indian Musket this flintlock smooth-bore weapon was in common use in North America for 150 years.
For too long the historic Northwest Flintock Trade Gun has been ignored for the role in played in the development of the early America and Canada. In fact, contrary to popular myth, this primitive smoothbore flintlock fusil was the most commonly owned, used and carried firearms of not only native Americans, but fur trappers, French Canadian settlers, and mountain men. Appearing about 1750, these smoothbore trade guns were commonly .58 Caliber (24 gauge) and .62 caliber (20 gauge). They were versatile as a foraging survival gun while loading both solid round ball for deer, elk, and bear, or smaller lead shot for small game, including birds and waterfowl. Even today, a skilled woodsman could still survive and forage off the land while utilizing a Northwest Flintlock Trade Gun in replica form. North Star West at www.northstarwest.com is a firm specializing in historical reproductions of early black powder muzzle loaders. In fact, I recall a former exhibit at the Klamath County Museum depicting the early fur trade era of our region. Pieces of an original Northwest Flintock Trade Gun were displayed inside the glass. This fusil was discovered along the Sprague River in 1949. The original serpentine side plate, flintlock cock, frizzen, iron barrel, buttplate, nails, screws, etc. remained as a history lesson for future generations of our bygone frontier past. James A. Farmer, Ashland, Oregon Effective October 2016 a resident of Merrill, Oregon (Klamath County) Long Live The State of Jefferson! Note: Though my above letter is historical, as it is linked to firearms and the Second Amendment, our government controlled socialist public schools, colleges, universities, and academia willfully censors, ignores, and pushes aside anything related to the former. Same for Hollywood. Why? Because of anti-gun class warfare which by it's very nature is both morally and intellectually dishonest! Is there a credible bulwark and resistance against this "LBJ/KGB" style political deceit and censorship? Yes there is. On the net: The John Birch Society in Appleton, Wisconsin at www.jbs.org and www.thenewamerican.com, respectively. Also, JPFO, Inc. at www. jpfo.org. Both the John Birch Society and JPFO, Inc. "America's Aggressive Civil Rights Organization" are non-NRA affiliated. Posted courtesy of James A. "Jim" Farmer
Beautiful. While dirt common in the distant past, not 1 hunter in 1000 would recognize it today. We need more of these in gun stores.
The slow-motion footage is incredible. Thank you so much for making this and keeping history alive!
Thank you!
Greetings from Ireland. I love your videos, I only wish that I was there with you. Black powder is highly illegal here but I was lucky enough to become addicted when I lived in Arizona many years ago, I hope to return some day and meet old friends at some of the rendezvous. I always used flintlocks as they are way more fun.
Nice to see and hear the History ... more please
Great videos, thanks for your energy and work in putting them together! Keep’em coming!
Klamath Falls Herald and News: Thursday, April 29th, 2010/ Letters To The Editor. This same letter was
updated on Thursday, June 14th, 2012. Read on:
The Monday Herald and News posted online the coverage of the “Mount Mazama Mountain Men re-enactment from the 1840s.” Unfortunately, I missed attending it. Be that as it may, the posted online photos didn’t depict the most commonly used firearm during this era: The Northwest Flintlock Trade Gun. Known also as Mackinaw Gun, Hudson’s Bay Fuke, fusee, Northwest Gun, London Musket, or simply Indian Musket this flintlock smooth-bore weapon was in common use in North America for 150 years.
For too long the historic Northwest Flintock Trade Gun has been ignored for the role in played in the development of the early America and Canada. In fact, contrary to popular myth, this primitive smoothbore flintlock fusil was the most commonly owned, used and carried firearms of not only native Americans, but fur trappers, French Canadian settlers, and mountain men. Appearing about 1750, these smoothbore trade guns were commonly .58 Caliber (24 gauge) and .62 caliber (20 gauge). They were versatile as a foraging survival gun while loading both solid round ball for deer, elk, and bear, or smaller lead shot for small game, including birds and waterfowl. Even today, a skilled woodsman could still survive and forage off the land while utilizing a Northwest Flintlock Trade Gun in replica form.
North Star West at www.northstarwest.com is a firm specializing in historical reproductions of early black powder muzzle loaders. In fact, I recall a former exhibit at the Klamath County Museum depicting the early fur trade era of our region. Pieces of an original Northwest Flintock Trade Gun were displayed inside the glass. This fusil was discovered along the Sprague River in 1949. The original serpentine side plate, flintlock cock, frizzen, iron barrel, buttplate, nails, screws, etc. remained as a history lesson for future generations of our bygone frontier past.
James A. Farmer, Ashland, Oregon
Effective October 2016 a resident of Merrill, Oregon (Klamath County)
Long Live The State of Jefferson!
Note: Though my above letter is historical, as it is linked to firearms and the Second Amendment, our government controlled socialist public schools, colleges, universities, and academia willfully censors, ignores, and pushes aside anything related to the former. Same for Hollywood. Why? Because of anti-gun class warfare which by it's very nature is both morally and intellectually dishonest! Is there a credible bulwark and resistance against this
"LBJ/KGB" style political deceit and censorship? Yes there is. On the net:
The John Birch Society in Appleton, Wisconsin at www.jbs.org and www.thenewamerican.com, respectively. Also,
JPFO, Inc. at www. jpfo.org. Both the John Birch Society and JPFO, Inc. "America's Aggressive Civil Rights Organization" are non-NRA affiliated. Posted courtesy of James A. "Jim" Farmer
That is one nice looking gun. I’m building a Pedersoli trade gun kit right now so we will see how that goes.
Really enjoy the muzzleloader videos!
Nice!
Where did your IG page go?