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Originally Posted by Eric Grims
My dad has an 1862 colt where he is the forth owner. It is deadly accurate at 200 yrds and on a sunny day you can see the bullet traveling to the target. We have the bayonet and gun is all original. I would love to find a bayonet sheath. My dad machined a new nipple so we would not wear out the original.
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Gosh, I'm sure your dad's machined nipple is great, but you buy relicas and even originals...Dixie used to have them, probably still do.
Original leather is harder to find than is original steal, and the leather that you find is usually flaking away. You can however find old scabbords. I suggest you look at the site of the guys who found those Martini Henry's In Napal a few few years ago. They do have some old leather. You might google, Napaleze (sp?)Martini Henrys for sale and you'll get to it. I'm sure Dixie has replicas for sale.
If you clean your musket after firing it, I don't think you can hurt it, but treat it with respect. I clean my BP guns with hot soapy water, the hotter the better. Then I oil them. They were made to be shot after all. Most of those Civil War guns were made of iron btw.