Jim Strang
11-20-2008, 02:12 PM
Folks:
Is there a class of smoothbores that could be called Potsdam "carbines"?
I'm in a chat with a fellow from the Dakota territories on the muzzleloading forum bb -
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusio ... id/227167/ (http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/227167/)
- who has a rather ill-treated Potsdam with what appears to be about a 30-inch barrel. Look at the pictures and see for yourselves.
My best guess to him was that it might be either a home amputation or an arsenal post-traumatic-stress refitting. As I told him, I know a (very) little about Potsdam muskets, but nothing about any Pdam carbines or systematic conversions thereunto. Any knowledgeable advice would be appreciated.
BTW, if you're not familiar with the Muzzleloading Forum and need yet another outlet to consume time on the Internet, it's a pretty good site. Some skirmishers already lurk around its dark corners. They sell a "premium" membership, but the basic membership is free, and that's sufficient for me.
Is there a class of smoothbores that could be called Potsdam "carbines"?
I'm in a chat with a fellow from the Dakota territories on the muzzleloading forum bb -
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusio ... id/227167/ (http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/227167/)
- who has a rather ill-treated Potsdam with what appears to be about a 30-inch barrel. Look at the pictures and see for yourselves.
My best guess to him was that it might be either a home amputation or an arsenal post-traumatic-stress refitting. As I told him, I know a (very) little about Potsdam muskets, but nothing about any Pdam carbines or systematic conversions thereunto. Any knowledgeable advice would be appreciated.
BTW, if you're not familiar with the Muzzleloading Forum and need yet another outlet to consume time on the Internet, it's a pretty good site. Some skirmishers already lurk around its dark corners. They sell a "premium" membership, but the basic membership is free, and that's sufficient for me.