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Some of these have been posted on various message boards and others have been written just for my web site.

Copyright 2007, Gary Brumfield

   18th-century Apprenticeships. Answers to questions frequently asked about the apprenticeship system in Colonial America.

   All hand made? What does that mean? A look at trying to agree on definitions of terms used to describe contemporary rifle building processes.

   Curly Wood. A short article explaining what causes curl and the differences between curl, crotch wood, and compression wood.

   Hunting History of the Glenvar Hollow Boys About twenty years of hunting adventures in the mountains of Virginia.

   Wrought Iron, Cast Iron, and Steel. Ferrous metals in Colonial America: the production and uses

   Muzzle Blasts Magazine. Thoughts on the selection of articles to please the diverse membership.

   Why Straight Rifling? A few words on why some longrifles were rifled with straight rater than spiral furrows in the bore.