A model of a ball-and-cap gun of civil war
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A model of a ball-and-cap gun of civil war
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Article Title and/or Image Caption (Dublin Core)
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Title: Ball-and-cap gun
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Subtitle: Model of civil war weapon is whittled in white pine
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PROBABLY used during the War Between
the States, the prototype of this ball-
and-cap gun was made in England and is a
fine-looking specimen. For a half-size model
of white pine, which is easy to work, the
over-all measurements should be 18 13/32"
long and 7/8 " thick, not including the ham-
mer, which is made last and doweled and
glued in place. Cut the blank on the scroll
saw, cutting on the outside of the line, and
sawing the trigger and inside of the trigger
guard first. Draw a center line all the way
around the edge of the blank to balance the
whittling, and work from the center line on
both sides. Shape the trigger and guard
last to avoid breakage, working against the
grain,
Add the-ramrod and make small V-cuts at
the butt, the side plate, and the trigger-
guard plate; then carefully sand the entire
model smooth. The inscription of the manu-
facturer may be put on the right side-plate
with a sharp pencil. —CARL R. ERICH.
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Contributor (Dublin Core)
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Carl R. Erich (article writer)
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Language (Dublin Core)
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eng
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Date Issued (Dublin Core)
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1944-02
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pages (Bibliographic Ontology)
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151
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Rights (Dublin Core)
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Public Domain (Google digitized)
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Archived by (Dublin Core)
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Lorenzo Chinellato
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Marco Bortolami (editor)
Popular Science Monthly, v. 144, n. 2, 1944
