Open Call for Club/Group Information!

I am going to add a new section to the http://www.buckskinning.org/ about some of the different buckskinning groups we belong to.

I’d like to get a paragraph or two from someone involved in each group with general information about the group, their philosophy, events, and contact information for folks who are interested in learning more. This can be an email or phone number. I know some of these are ‘invite-only’ groups and in that instance I can just use a website.

The content doesn’t have to be really polished – I can work with you to rewrite or edit and will have full approval from each group prior to going on the site. I am not going to include any negative information and the content should be seen as a way to get new or younger folks into the hobby and not “this group is no good and mine is good,” “my dad can beat-up your dad,” “this group wears a corset on their events,” etc. :)

Also, if there is a picture of the group, a few members, or a picture from an event – that would be great. If not, I can search around and grab something that would likely work.

Please feel free to forward this message onto other groups and pass on my email address.

Also, if you don’t want your group mentioned, that’s fine, too. Just let me know. I am building out some new content on the site and thought this would be a great way to expose folks to some of the different buckskinning/living history groups that operate in our area.

I hope all is well with everyone and look forward to seeing you in the Fall.

- Many Rifles

Holy Howdah!

I was recently looking at the Dixie Gun Works site looking for some new plunder for the upcoming season and this little monster caught my eye:

Get this . . . it's a double-barrelled pistol that comes in 20 gauge, .50 caliber, or with one barrel of each. Though it's a little outside of of the mountain man period, it is percussion, so it would slide at some less strict events. I dare you to whip it out on a pistol shoot or walk . . .

At a cost of $550-625, it certainly isn't cheap - and with two 11 1/2" 20 gauge pistol barrels - it ain't subtle, either!

The original Howdah Pistols were designed to defend a hunter - most likely a Victorian-era British noble, soldier, or imperialist - from his howdah - the carriage on top of the elephant that the more well-to-do set used in the later 1800s.

This one would make a great back-up pistol for hunting dangerous game in North America. Someone be sure and drop me a line and let me know what exactly this kind of game would be . . .

It would also be a great way to defend your camp or lodge from the random mountain man after your jug or maybe even a way to rival your neighbors' late night cannon hijinks - with blank loads of course.

More on Howdah pistols on wikipedia.

The pistol on Dixie Gun Works' site. And Pedersoli's website.

It's not period-correct for the Rendezvous, but you are sure-as-Hell welcome to bring one into my camp. :)

- Many Rifles.