LampLighter
04-21-2009, 05:53 AM
We spent 4 days in Williamsburg, VA while the forum was down. We stayed in one of the Colonial houses- Brick House to be specific. I got recruited by the VA Militia in the street after Benedict Arnold rode in. They gave me a musket and we had to march down to the court to greet General Lafayette. It was a blast.
I am going to post some pics soon- keep checking back. There was a Gunsmith shop, and I learned some. Did yall know that Muskets such as Brown Bess were not measured by caliber. Bores were classified by " how many balls to the pound." Interesting.
There was a working barrel rifling cutter for later flint muzzleloaders. It was hand operated and had a wooden twist that made it work. I have a good pic of it too. Keep checking. I have to put them on photoshop then here.
We went to a restaurant in Yorktown on the York river. The Salmon was ok. It needed some lemon and Tony's ;)
The entire trip was extremely interesting. I highly recommend it, except for young kids. They won't get it.
I am going to post some pics soon- keep checking back. There was a Gunsmith shop, and I learned some. Did yall know that Muskets such as Brown Bess were not measured by caliber. Bores were classified by " how many balls to the pound." Interesting.
There was a working barrel rifling cutter for later flint muzzleloaders. It was hand operated and had a wooden twist that made it work. I have a good pic of it too. Keep checking. I have to put them on photoshop then here.
We went to a restaurant in Yorktown on the York river. The Salmon was ok. It needed some lemon and Tony's ;)
The entire trip was extremely interesting. I highly recommend it, except for young kids. They won't get it.