#black powder

[gun-gallery]

Colt 1861 Navy - .36 Caliber

[daily-q-hayashida]

Dorohedoro Chapter 12 - Formal Attire Requested

[wolf-woflie]

So with the rebasing continuing, this is a three base cavalry unit, didn’t do to much, on theses just redid the horses, added the rust and did the belt bits around the chests of the hussars, if all goes well, I’ll add the streak and grim, I’ve already done 4 that’s now based up, unfortunately I’ve ran out of bases and basing 😂

[vashtorr-the-stampede]

The Terrain Crate fences are pretty bendy, on account of being soft plastic, so I would recommend basing them on a bit of MDF or plasticard... or even a plastic base if you want. I made up this little pig pen using them and a signpost from the same set. The troughs are bits of flat stir stick, as is part of the shelter which also incorporates some dried chunks of apple branches.

[shooter218]

Little reproduction holster I made for my Navy Arms 1861 Navy .36 revolver.

Found a historical example @ horsesoldier.com from a Texas Museum.

Pretty happy since I have had this revolver since I was a teenager, and never had a holster for it.

Now to watch Josey Wales

[theherbstorian]

I was rolling blank cartridges for an upcoming event and realized that the scraps left over from cutting my cartridge papers were the perfect size for an American Girl doll.

Felicity is ready to burn some black powder.

[paleomechanic]

Teaching a new generation the fine art of “sending it” old school.

[clove-pinks]

The raw recruit, perhaps firing live rounds for the first time in battle, experienced much that was dangerous and frightening. The discharge of hundreds of weapons created a deafening roar and clouds of impenetrable smoke. After two volleys, the musketeer probably could not see his target and perhaps feared that the enemy was even then attacking with the bayonet. Before long, his eyes burned, and he began to gag on the smoke. Splinters from flints breaking against frizzens and bits of burning powder hit unprotected faces. The kick of the musket was similar to that of the twelve-gauge shotgun of today. The barrel grew hot to the touch. Biting into cartridges with their heavy content of saltpeter for any length of time caused great thirst and swollen, cracked lips. Men dropping, perhaps good friends, caused fear, and fear led to mistakes and the inability to detect a malfunction. The smoothbore musket was unforgiving of error.

— Richard V. Barbuto on the experience of War of 1812 soldiers in Niagara, 1814: America Invades Canada.

Battle of North Point (detail) by Don Troiani