Original rifles often used "pewter" muzzle caps. Pour your own pewter forend cap, and finish it in place. Our one pound ingot of forend cap alloy will make three or more Hawken forend caps. Each ingot includes melting and pouring instructions and line drawings. If you are you looking for a lead-free pewter for inlays or pipe tomahawks , see our "Br

Pour your own pewter inlays and decoration bands. Our 1/4 pound bag of casting grains of lead free "Britannia" pewter will decorate many pipe tomahawks. Our lead free casting grains allows the user to melt small amounts much easier than ingots.

CerroSafe® is a special alloy of Bismuth, Tin, Lead and other metals, that shrinks slightly during the first 30 minutes, to allow easy removal, then expands to exact original size in one hour. We recommend CerroSafe® for making a chamber cast. CerroSafe® melts easily between 158° to 190° F, the temperature of hot water. Melt it in a clean iron ladl

Packed in a convenient small box, these pure soft lead pieces are a convenient size for your melting pot. Use hand cast pure lead balls and Minie bullets in black powder rifles, pistols, muskets, shotguns and fowling guns. To reduce your exposure to lead, do not smoke, drink, or eat while handling lead shot or ammunition. Wash your hands after hand

This ingenious Lead Hardness Tester quickly determines the Brinell hardness of any lead allow, known or unknown. Test the hardness of your lead scrap. Create repeatable alloys. Record your results. The handy ball indenter, with calibrated spring mounts to your reloading press. The V block cradle fits in place of the shell holder. Follow the easy in

Nontoxic, and relatively smoke free, this superior flux will cause impurities to separate and float to the surface of your lead pot. Add 1/2 teaspoon to each 10 pounds of molten lead, stir and remove dross. Made in the U.S.A. Always melt lead outdoors. 8 ounce jar.

This half-stock flint fowling gun has English influences and is attributed to Ron Paull. This gun has tight inletting and is neatly finished by that well known builder. Stocked in figured walnut and trimmed in iron furniture, this fowling gun features a finely checkered wrist and wire inlay. The smooth-bore 24 gauge octagon-to-round barrel is brigh

Stocked in maple, this classic percussion halfstock Hawken rifle is trimmed with traditional Hawken iron furniture with a pewter forend cap. The 35" barrel and iron trim are rust browned, to an attractive finish which helps to eliminate reflections, glare, and mirage while sighting. A classic Hawken hooked breech and two wedge keys retain the strai

This halfstock rifle has the appearance of a 1860 or later era longrifle. Stocked in walnut an trimmed in period nickel silver furniture. The furniture includes a crescent buttplate and triggerguard with finger spurs. The stock is fitted with a poured pewter forend cap, single wedge key with escutcheon plates. The breech/wrist has a saw handle desi

This left Hawken halfstock rifle is stocked in walnut and trimmed in iron furniture. The walnut stock is finished dark and the iron furniture is fire blued. Assembled around a .54 caliber tapered octagon barrel, this plains rifle will be ideal for large game hunting, or silhouette match use. Trigger reach is 14", to fit a 6" or taller shooter. This

This antique halfstock Ohio rifle has a beautiful warm patina that is a joy to handle and display. The rifle is stocked in walnut and trimmed in brass furniture. The barrel is stamped with a professional stamp DAVID HUDSON behind the rear sight. Gunmakers of Ohio, Volume 1 by David Huslar notes that David Hudson of Napoleon, Ohio is shown in tax re

Useful instructions for correct assembly of our many knife kits. The knife makers demonstrate how to assemble a Green River knife with scale handles, and a knife with a hidden tang, using Track of the Wolf's knife blades, wooden handle blanks, brass knife guards, and cutlery pins. The book also shows how to install a poured pewter pommel. Paperback

A 8-1/2 x 11" softcover booklet of 40 pages, covering many different aspects of building replica 18th and early 19th century pipe tomahawks. Included are various techniques for putting holes in handles, pouring pewter inlays, installing silver inlays, and fitting up the heads. For those who are intimated by the undertaking of building a muzzleloadi

This set includes everything you need to assemble your own replica Carlos Gove pipe tomahawk. Similar designs were also commonly imported in the 18th and early 19th centuries from Europe, and widely imitated by American blacksmiths. Gove-Tomahawk-Head: The investment cast head is 4140 steel. The pipe bowl is hollow, with a cast hole through to the

Our halfstock for your T/C Hawken rifle or kit is cut for for the standard 15/16” barrel found on .45 or .50 caliber factory assembled Thompson Center Hawken Rifles. In addition to the barrel, the tang, lock, double set triggers, and oval inlays are pre-inlet. This extra long stock may be cut to fit your buttplate, or select one of our steel buttpl

Our halfstock for your T/C Hawken rifle or kit is cut for for the standard 15/16” barrel found on .45 or .50 caliber factory assembled Thompson Center Hawken Rifles. In addition to the barrel, the tang, lock, double set triggers, and oval inlays are pre-inlet. This extra long stock may be cut to fit your buttplate, or select one of our steel buttpl

An 1840 - 1860 vintage Ohio halfstock rifle, in the style of John and Caleb Vincent, signed by talented gunsmith J. Eddie Brown. The highly figured maple stock has been stained to best reveal the stripe and figure. The figure and the reddish undertone combine to make this rifle very appealing to the eye. The classic Vincent style scroll surrounding