"WSS Muskets..." Topic
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| 50 Dylan CDs and an Icepick | 06 Feb 2010 9:05 p.m. PST |
I've been painting WSS figures by Foundry and Front Rank lately. Various nationalities. Something dawned on me tonight. The muskets are cast as a single smooth barrel sitting in a wooden stock. None of those metal bands or clamps that you see on Napoleonic-era muskets. Now, I've seen some early-18th century muskets, and they did indeed have those parts. So I'm curious as to why they don't seem to be included by sculptors for this earlier period. (Not that I'm complaining, mind you; another reason to appreciate the clean simplicity of these figures.) |
| Cardinal Hawkwood | 07 Feb 2010 12:04 a.m. PST |
brown bess barrel was secured by pins, not all musket barrels are secured by bands.. |
| rusty musket | 07 Feb 2010 7:55 a.m. PST |
Barrels that are attached by pins have metal pieces soldered to the underside of the barrel. The barrel is placed in the stock carved for the purpose and pins (metal rods with no head but maybe thicker at one end than the other) are hammered through the stock, through the metal pieces connected to the barrel and through the other side of the stock. This holds the barrel to the stock. Bands are easier to remove and hence, makes it easier to completely clean the gun. Hopefully, someone will come along and give the name of the metal pieces that are soldered to the barrel. |
| Musketier | 09 Feb 2010 8:40 a.m. PST |
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