Okiepan 172 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Those that have ever looked at the 1927 Bannermans catalog ever wish you could go back in time and purchase all those goodies with todays wages . If so what would you want from that magnificent catalog . My response is EVERYTHING 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 22,966 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I am not familiar with Bannerman’s. I did a search and found this, you can buy the catalog: Bannerman Catalogue of Military Goods, 1927 https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0910676208/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_YYD8FbAFNK8KG I found a place where you could buy reprints: https://www.cornellpubs.com/old-guns/historic-bannerman.php Then I found “part 1” of a 1927 catalog: https://archive.org/details/1927BannermanCatalogueOfMilitaryGoods-Part1 There are are at least 16 parts because I found “part 16”, but not 2-15: https://archive.org/details/1927BannermanCatalogueOfMilitaryGoods-Part16_912/1927300j.jpg Neat stuff! I love old catalogs and yes, I would love to be able to purchase some of those goodies with today’s wages. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Spade 41 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I have owned a few Bannerman's custom guns over the years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Utah Bob #35998 15,863 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Do NOT look at an old Bannerman's catalog. DON"T DO IT! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 2,757 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I'm drooling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 5,774 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Good find, PR~! Page 7 of Part I even has a Ferguson... for the bargain price of a thousand bucks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trailrider #896 1,824 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 If Major Ferguson hadn't been killed at King's Mountain, the Brits might have adopted it, at least for sharpshooters. Washington could have been in a lot more trouble than he did during the Revolution! I wonder how many shots you could get off before having to clean the mechanism? Stay well and safe, Pards! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smuteye John SASS#24774 2,824 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) 20 hours ago, Trailrider #896 said: If Major Ferguson hadn't been killed at King's Mountain, the Brits might have adopted it, at least for sharpshooters. Washington could have been in a lot more trouble than he did during the Revolution! I wonder how many shots you could get off before having to clean the mechanism? Stay well and safe, Pards! By the time Ferguson died at King's Mountain, the Brits had been bottled up in the North and had swapped to a Southern Strategy in hopes of splitting the colonies. His rifle wouldn't have changed the results. The Continentals in the North keeping an eye on New York were trained up and Washington had sent both Lafayette and von Stubben south to raise and train more Regulars. Ferguson got Ferguson killed when he decided to threaten to burn the Over Mountain Men out if they didn't swear allegiance to the king. They came back over the mountains, pinned him and his Tories up on King's Mountain, and eliminated that particular threat to their families. You'd think that a Scotsman would have a better feel for how those folks would react. Edited January 4 by Smuteye John SASS#24774 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 5,774 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Lore has it that Major Ferguson himself had Washington in his sights the day before the Battle of King's Mountain, but was too much the gentleman to shoot a man with his back turned: History Using Bore Butter my short-barreled reproduction will get fairly gummy after a dozen or so shots. Cleanup can be tedious, and it can be a challenge to quickly align the "breech screw" if you have it out of the gun. I expect the originals were lubed with whale oil and likely fared better. Just speculation... But DAMN it's fun to shoot! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Harley, #14153 3,018 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 A tangential point of interest about Bannerman’s... https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/bannermans-castle-pollepel-island/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Okiepan 172 Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 That Ferguson rifle is amazing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watab kid 1,078 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 so many interesting things , i wish i could go back to then , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Major E A Sterner #12916 275 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 That island is about 15 miles south of me on the Hudson river, they only recently started to allow people to visit it, but they have to stay on the marked pathways.There were tunnels that were used for storage that could collapse if walked over.Or so they say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hill Beachy, SASS #5327 7 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 One of our own (Grizzly Roberts) literally co-wrote the book on the Ferguson rifle! It is entitled "Every Insult & Indignity: The Life, Genius, and Legacy of Major Patrick Ferguson" and is available through various book outlets. Very informative and well-written. Grizz also had a few videos on the internet showing the speed with which it could be shot. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raylan 6,425 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Timed fire with Ferguson Rifle. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DocWard 5,448 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 1/3/2021 at 1:43 PM, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Lore has it that Major Ferguson himself had Washington in his sights the day before the Battle of King's Mountain, but was too much the gentleman to shoot a man with his back turned: History Using Bore Butter my short-barreled reproduction will get fairly gummy after a dozen or so shots. Cleanup can be tedious, and it can be a challenge to quickly align the "breech screw" if you have it out of the gun. I expect the originals were lubed with whale oil and likely fared better. Just speculation... But DAMN it's fun to shoot! Maybe about three years before? And yes, I wouldn't mind having one of those! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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