We've Had an Addition to the Family!

[hsifeng]

I almost kissed another man, in front of his wife! I couldn't help it...he brought me this!





Match in serpentine:


Go BOOM!


The original gun it is taken from is on the right of this illustration from Lavin's book, "A History of Spanish Firearms":


I jumped up and down and generally acted like I was a 13 year old getting a pony...

BUT IT'S SO PRETTY!
 I was happily surprised to find that Dale loved the cording I had done on the powderflasks and cartridges: I may even get to make him a set for his ECW stuff (happy to trade for more of his work!). We dropped the down payment check on the hubby's gun without a blink. These are *seriously* works of art!

*happy dance!*

Now I just have to reconcile myself to the fact that hubby will be shooting it first...*le sigh* He has WAY more time with matchlocks than I do, and I don't have 'boy clothes' for this coming weekend (not much of the 'cross dresser' anyway...*meh*). But I do plan on finagling some range time this weekend....somehow!