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Date Posted: 10:49:25 02/01/02 Fri
Author: Jeremy Mazur
Subject: Re: Shootin' iron. (San Antonio)
In reply to: Trey 's message, "Shootin' iron. (San Antonio)" on 10:18:52 02/01/02 Fri

Trey-

Glad to hear that you're looking into a shooting iron. It's a good thing to have in the long-run. My counsel would be to be wary of local gun shows and stores. I have the impression-- based on my observations and those of others-- that the quality of goods offered there is spotty at times.

Your best bet is to order your shootin' iron from a skinner. The Regimental Quartermaster sells a fantastic de-farbed Enfield. You can check their web-site out here: members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3jhwa/ The musket comes de-blued and with all the correct markings and stamps. I've seen one of these guns before and think that they're fantastic. Alternatively, you might want to check out John Zimmerman's shop: http://www.edsmart.com/jz/index.htm#imports I hear he makes some nice repros. Or, you could just order a gun from Fall Creek, Frasier Brother, Jarnagain, or any other "typical" skinner. Just note that most guns that you purchase from a sutler will require a little de-farbing work afterwards.

Here's a good article on the authentic quality of the ArmiSport and the Euroarms reprodictions on the market today: http://www.authentic-campaigner.com/articles/wd1.htm (I had trouble opening the link, so it may not work). I recommend checking it out.

One piece of advice: the two units that the Austin Red Sock Boys will be poratraying (the 26th Illinois and the 77th Illinois) were armed with Enfields for a large part of the war. While both units were issued Springfields, that didn't happen until later in the war (in which case they might have been issued '63 Springfields). In the case of the 77th Illinois, they exchanged their Enfields for Springfields in July 1864. In short, it doesn't hurt to look into getting an Enfield. (I might add that you don't need to worry about getting the "Enfield leather gear" to go with your weapon. That, it turns out, is a reenactorism. We have it on good authority that there were only two US units equipped with "Enfield gear", and they weren't from Illinois. Using "Springfield gear", such as a Gaylord pattern scabbard, would be appropriate.)

I hope this helps.

Your pard,
-jeremy "brother maynard" mazur

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