Traditional Knife and Gun Picture Thread

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black mamba said:
Nice Fallow, Jack, looks like the 9.3x62. I, too, prefer a good medium bore.
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It is mate, and I agree they’re such a good all rounder not much they can’t do.

I’ve been hunting pretty well exclusively with the flintlock the past few years but had a couple of issues with it just before this years rut. Ended up taking the 9.3 out for most of it, very handy in tight quarters on red stags.
 
rddp said:
Perfect… what’s the caliber of that cap and ball?
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Honestly, no idea. It's a relic I inherited from my dad and for as long as I can remember, the internals have been toast. It looks great sitting on a shelf!

I did also inherit both a Ruger Old Army .45 and a Pietta Navy .44 replica from him. Still haven't fired either one, a decade on.
 
rddp said:
Perfect… what’s the caliber of that cap and ball?
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Re-visiting this because you piqued my curiosity. I'm going to hazard a guess that this little pistol is a .32 cal since I measured the barrel at .344 and .351. It is pretty heavily corroded.

Also, another correction, the Pietta Navy I mentioned is a .36 cal. Saving for some photos later on.

I love guns, but my true mistress is knives.
 
tongueriver said:
"I love guns, but my true mistress is knives."

~Gold is for the Mistress - Silver for the maid~
~Copper for the craftsman cunning at his trade.~
~Good! said the Baron, sitting in his hall,~
~But Iron - Cold Iron - is master of them all.~
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Poetic, and I must say that I do agree, but a gun truly has one function, a noble one at that, but knives can have the same function along with more! The primitive attraction of a knife is just much more for me.
 
tongueriver said:
"I love guns, but my true mistress is knives."

~Gold is for the Mistress - Silver for the maid~
~Copper for the craftsman cunning at his trade.~
~Good! said the Baron, sitting in his hall,~
~But Iron - Cold Iron - is master of them all.~
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draggat said:
Poetic, and I must say that I do agree, but a gun truly has one function, a noble one at that, but knives can have the same function along with more! The primitive attraction of a knife is just much more for me.
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Both are important, like with everything you must have respect for those tools. Sadly that is starting to be lost nowadays. Everything has its place & niche with what it's good at. It's one of the first things my dad taught me, respect & how to properly use those tools.

I have similar thoughts draggat draggat I've noticed myself moving away from modern stuff & going back to traditional knives & hammer guns. There's just something that feels right about them, not to mention they just go together 😉

Btw I enjoy y'all's posts on this thread 👍
 
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