Gil Davis Tercenio
# 3020V
34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry
Great, great grandson of Cpl Elijah S Davis, Co I, 6th Alabama Inf CSA
Can it be legally (N-ssa use) be converted to a Smoothbore?
Jim Willauer
CV-011 Cockade Rifles
I think it is legal to build "put-together" guns from original parts, but it would be difficult to convert a NJ rifled conversion to look like an H&P conversion.Can it be legally (N-ssa use) be converted to a Smoothbore?
First of all, you would need a new barrel and breech. I'm working on reproduction H&P breeches right now and should have a fully machined prototype in a couple of weeks.
Next, you would probably need a new lock plate so that you could shape the flash pan notch to match the shape of the belly of the H&P bolster, as it probably won't match the shape of the notch put in for the NJ bolster.
Depending on the year model you might need a different hammer also.
I know the N-SSA frowns on destroying old guns for parts but I believe you could do it but it would be a lot of work. You probably could build an H&P conversion musket out of parts if you had an H&P barrel.
I hope to have this problem solved with a reproduction H&P by the end of the year.
Steve
Steve Sheldon
Commander
4th Louisiana Delta Rifles
NRA Certified Muzzleloading Instructor
The wholesale destruction of original Civil War arms to create another arm to skirmish with was dealt with at a National Board meeting when it was discovered that over 100 original M-1816 Cone-in-Barrel muskets had been destroyed to fabricate replicas of H&P smoothbore muskets. Those muskets, which were the backbone of both the Union and the Confederacy in the early days of the Civil War, have been irreparably lost to history forever. It was decided by the Board that the N-SSA that the Small Arms Committee would no longer issue Individual Approval Cards for an arm that was fabricated by destroying an original Civil War arm. The very tenets of the N-SSA are the preservation of Civil War arms, accouterments, and memorabilia.
Could you get a card for one built from parts?
Steve
Steve Sheldon
Commander
4th Louisiana Delta Rifles
NRA Certified Muzzleloading Instructor
SAC,
Since these altered 1816's to H and P"s with SAC card are around and used, are they grandfathered in for competition?
I am asking just in case one of these smoothies comes on the market.
Harry in Pa.
03626v
Steve - Yes, but be prepared to prove it was from an assortment of odd parts. Photos of the parts and process to completion would be best to support your case for not having destroyed an original arm.
Harry, yes they are "Grandfathered in and must have either the original or a copy of the SAC card with them whenever used on an N-SSA official firing line. I strongly suggest keeping a copy of the original card in a safe place.
An easy solution would be to just buy my original Potsdam.
750$ and it will be at the Allegheny regional
I wont destroy the original that I bought. The only question is , am I going to keep it or pass it on. Is there an SAC build sheet for the Potsdam and H & P Smoothbores?
Thank you
Jim Willauer
CV-011 Cockade Rifles
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