brass watzit

[relic lover]

Came from very old site gone by 1900. I think it is brass. Thanks in advance, RL

 

[truckinbutch]

Muzzleloader ramrod thimble closest to the stock ? My wag .

 

[thepoolguy]

looks like a maple syrup tap

 

[mojjax]

looks like a maple syrup tap

That was my first thougt .

 

[72cheyenne]

looks like a maple syrup tap

What is a maple syrup tap? Being from Arkansas I'm not familiar with that. Learn something new everyday on here.

 

[relic lover]

I don't think it is a tap it is thin and small and defiantly has never been struck on the butt end with anything. The ramrod idea seems much more plausible.

 

[johnnyi]

maple syrup taps were rugged and designed to be driven in. They were also solid. This thing is soft metal with no design for driving in. The ramrod guide seems like a good guess, but weren't they usually cast brass with one or two holes for a mounting pin? (I don't know?)

 

[johnnyi]

Ha! relic lover, we wrote the ame thing at the same time!

 

[truckinbutch]

Many domestic rifles were tricked out with hand formed sheet brass or even iron . The 'mother country' wouldn't even allow us to have metal shovels to dig and plant with . That gave rise to Ames shovels in New England .
Cottage industries normally did not have foundry capabilities .

 

[BuckleBoy]

Muzzleloader ramrod thimble closest to the stock ? My wag .

Great ID. It is most Certainly a ramrod channel.


http://www.horsesoldier.com/catalog/c0091.html

 

[relic lover]

Awesome guys PA & KY were the birthplace of the first American rifles made. The PA long rifle and thy KY squirrel rifle. The idea that I may have dug a piece of one thrills the you know what outta me! This one has earned a spot in the relic case.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Awesome guys PA & KY were the birthplace of the first American rifles made. The PA long rifle and thy KY squirrel rifle. The idea that I may have dug a piece of one thrills the you know what outta me! This one has earned a spot in the relic case.

I have a lot of pieces of KY rifles in my case, and I wouldn't part with any of them for any amount.

You speak like a true relic lover.


Cheers,



Buck

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Muzzleloader ramrod thimble closest to the stock ? My wag .

Great ID. It is most Certainly a ramrod channel.


http://www.horsesoldier.com/catalog/c0091.html

I thought about that because Seahunter found one, but I wasnt sure. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,52846.300.html

 

[traderoftreasures]

team ramrod

 

[Likely Guy]

Great ID all.

As usual, I'm hours late and a $1.18 (CDN) short.