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In 1976 I was given the opportunity to completely
restore Swedens´ probably best preserved and genuine 18TH and
19TH century gunshop in the small village of Fågelsjö in
northern Sweden. This building contained a complete shop for
wood working as well as a smithy for forging and rifling the
barrels and forging locks and parts plus equipment for sand
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Fågelsjö 1976.
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Old swedish rifling machine in Bingsta gun shop |
Barrel boring machine in same gun shop
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These last four pictures show the barrel
boring and rifling machines in two of Sweden´s old preserved
gunshops, Bingsta and Rot Skans.
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Old swedish rifling machine in Bingsta gun shop
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Another old swedish rifling machine at Root Skans.
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These following pictures show some other
things that I built, among others a swedish helmet or casqeof
the 1840´s, and a ca 1680 wheel lock carbin with sling
for the royal swedish guard.
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Wheel lock carbin with brain tanned moosehide carrying sling
and sand cast brass buckles.
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Heavy butt end of wheel lock carbin.
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