.75 caliber Matchlock Musket. The Original Turkey Gun
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- The matchlock musquettes were used in both England and France during the first half of the 17th century. Indeed the Dutch and several German states took into use similar designs for their musketeers. It's wide use is documented in numerous drill manuals of the time along with numerous surviving examples (specimens in the Musée de l'Armée in Paris, the Tower of London, and the Royal Ontario Museum) . During the English Civil War this was considered a Regimental pattern and barrel lengths appeared to have varied from 42" to 48" inches. By 1660, this design had become obsolete in most armies. However some were retrofitted by replacing the lock with a newer design such as a dog lock. A beautiful example of this was found archaeologically off one of the sunken ships of Phipp's New England Army that attempted to capture Quebec in 1690. In addition as matchlocks were sold off, it is likely they would have found homes with the 17th century Pirates on the high seas.
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Make sure and show us if you hunt with it! I'm trying to build one right now and I want to hunt with it but my state is confusing on regulations for black powder.
So we were going to go Turkey hunting with it but due to hunters leasing up almost all of the ground (Including our range) we never got a chance to. So then we were going to go Doe hunting with it because there is ground available now however I just smashed my hand with a trailer tongue and it may require surgery so I will not be doing any shooting for a while but my brother might take it.
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@@Real11BangBang where did you get your length of slow match from?
@@SRP3572 Dixie Gun Works has match cord. Or you might find some braided cotton clothesline at the local hardware store. If you go with that, make sure it's pure cotton, and not a poly blend.
I would love to see the look on the face of the first man who ever fired a gun
@@rottingravensblood9106 lol yeah that may be true😅
At 2:52 you can see the ball flying through the air
I really recommend you don't open the pan until the musket is shouldered. In the past I've had a gust of wind flare up the match with the pan open which an ember from the match ignited the pan charge. You seriously don't want your face over the flame. Safety is always #1!
That's a great spark lighter!
It was interesting to watch the slow approach or creep of the match cord to the pan.
yes when done right this is more reliable than the flintlock. just not as practical
I own several historical firearms including a matchlock musket. I always put my match on a table when loading powder. Definitely not the safest firearm. Matchlocks always bring me memories of that Disney movie Pocahontas where John Smith was sitting under that waterfall blowing on his match while aiming at Pocahontas. Then John Smith jumps through the falling water and his match is still burning. Well I’m being to critical of the details of a Disney movie.
Lol where in the world are you?
Sorry I couldn't resist.
@@Real11BangBang, I’m actually a history professor at a university and my real name is Kristen. I dressed up as Carmen Sandiego for Halloween of 2020 while teaching at my college. I used to love the show as a kid. I’ve been a collector of old milsurp firearms since I was 18. My first one was a Mauser K98.
@@Velma-And-Scooby We just picked up a K98 for the channel. They are such sweet shooters.
Well drilling the flash hole at the bottom of the frizzon works ...never tried that one
Maybe you meant drill a hole at the bottom of the barrel where the pan meets the flash "pan".
I've found non chlorinated brake cleaner strippers all the oil off my firelocks.
It’s so interesting to look at the design of early muskets, especially the trigger bar. It’s very clearly a holdover from the transition away from crossbows. As ugly as I personally think it is, that’s really cool
lol yeah sometimes i like it to just be a little different
Historically they would carry a small fire pot full of hot coals up and down the infantry firing lines and everyone would light their match. Or you lit a small fire with you flint and steel to light your match with.
Also the reason for having a sentry post was to have a pot of hot coals to light your match with always ready. Hence the corporal of the guard.
thats good info thanks!
Great video thank you.
I have always wanted to shoot one of those. Well done.
They are a LOT of fun!
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That thaing has itself some FAST ignition. I may be crazy but it seems faster than a flinter. Gotta get one, fun Vid.
imo it's better than a flintlock
Tiller triggers like this were more typical of the 16th century, gradually falling out of favour by the early to 17th. You can see a mix of these and more modern triggers illustrated in Jacob De Gheyn's 1607-8 drill manuals. In fact, the fan-tailed stock on this model would also indicate it's from De Gheyn's era.
thank you thats good info. we will be definitely checking into that
I use the Jakob de Ghene safety manual of arms. 5/8" arch punch makes my shot cards. Pyrodex RS for making the slowmatch, only good use for it 😊 But 3F for charge.
Great vid.
thankyou. we have updated this video quite a bit in are guns of the pilgrims series
Excelent.shooting. I have llerned something from this. David Back.
from a time when "burning the wick from both ends" was a more serious occasion :) I think I saw this loading method of musketeers and a rear rank that blew their matches in an original military manual once... the method was called "shooters and blowers" haha jk. Matchlocks are fun... and frustrating at times.
I should think thst style matchlock would have been brought to Jamestowne colony in 1607
yes nearly all the jamestown guns are interchangeable with the Plymouth colony
Was wondering, when you buy a firearm from MilitaryHeritage do they give you an actual manual? I've been thinking about picking something up from their website but would be unsure what proper loads for various arms would be. I'm completely new to black powder shooting.
the muskets we have purchased do not come with a manual however historical load data is generally not that hard to come by on the web. thank you for watching
@@Real11BangBang ditto. And Robert makes himself available to discuss the firearm. Military heritage is a great place to get a great firelock! I've purchased a pistol from him and have my heart set on two more long arms
You know why the stock is made so weird looking because they used it as a club that's why it's so thick at the bottom and it's got a wedge so when you smack them across the head it cracked their head wide open like a mace after they fired their shot they swung that sucker around as heavy as it was they used it as a two form of weapon as a club and as a firearm but most of them used it as a club and it was very effective against native Americans but anything else it was a need and worth doing with anything with toward an animal whatever that 75 caliber ball hit it it was pretty much done but they also did one other thing they used a bucking ball and I guarantee you they use the glass marbles anything they could put in that smooth bore and everything to fire at anything that was getting into their way it was perfect firearm in every way and that pod that you used that you were talking about they used that as a spear in everything as well to stab their opponents so it was a very elegant and designed weapon
Yep this musket would make an excellent club considering it weights in at around 15 pounds.
What powder charge and shot weight were used sorry if it was stated in video
I was using 75 grains of goex FFG and I usually fill my 120 grain powder
measure with #6
Do U guys make ur own match or buy it? What diameter cord is that?
i do not recall what size that was but we going to make some more tonight we will try to gat a video out on it
When you disassemble the gun to clean it do you take out the breach plug or no?
I do not personally. I use a worm on the end of my Charleville rammer wrapped in tow
@@Real11BangBang alright thank you for the information 🙏
When used for personel defense against native raiders im curious if these were primarily used as shotguns and loaded with buckshot.. I would think that load would be the most effective when used as a skirmish weapon against irregular combatants such as the Iroquois.
yes! john smith actually writes that people coming to the new world should bring swan shot as the natives were not armored
@@Real11BangBang Thanks for replying, I was thinking 11ga combat shotgun is the most effective way to use that against the fast moving small unit attacks favored by the native Americans. Massively increasing the odds oft making a hit 🎯.. Any deep wound was potentially fatal before antibiotics. Also reload times kinda make you want every charge count for something in the fight. I imagine they also carried some type of saber or cutlass.
This thread is making me me realize that we mostly concentrate on Revolutionary war load outs and the Indian wars in the 19th century.. Not much is discussed about the conquest of the Eastern colonies during the 17th and 18th century. People seem to think the whole affair was some Hippie Thanksgiving until the 19th century.
Please do not ever lean your head over the muzzle or blow down the barrel. If there was still a smouldering ember from your paper cartridge, blowing down would only fan it up as you add oxygen. Never allow anything to be ahead of the muzzle that you don't intend to kill.
thank you for the input
It' was after he fired the shot. What are you afraid an ember of paper is going to float up from the barrel and light his beard on fire?