VON ASCHWEGE FLINTLOCKS
  • About
    • Artist's Statement
  • Plans
  • Restoration
    • Barbar Queen Anne Pistol
    • Bezaleel Taft Fowler
    • English Fowler Reconversion
    • Dole, New England Fowler
    • Thomas Earle, Massachusetts Fowler
    • English Light Dragoon Pistol
    • Miquelet Lock
    • J. Shriver Smooth Rifle
    • Vallee London SxS Shotgun
    • Merchant Vessel Pistol
    • German Dragoon, M 1763
  • Gallery
    • Thomas Simpson Rifle
    • Early Colonial Rifle
    • George Schreyer
    • J.P. Beck
    • Jacob Kuntz
    • Stoffel Long, Lehigh Valley
    • John Moll
    • Lehigh Valley Barn Rifles >
      • Lehigh Barn Rifle
      • Lehigh Barn Rifle II
    • Appalachian Rifle
    • Thomas Earle Fowler
    • American Pistols
    • European Pistols
    • Matchlocks
    • Tomahawks
  • For Sale
  • Tutorials
    • Eric's Carving Tutorial
    • Red Violin Varnish
    • Silver Front Sight
    • Brass Pistol Buttcap
    • Lehigh Valley Details
    • Tab and Lug repair
    • Silver Inlay
    • Silver Barrel Escutcheon
  • Contact
    • Master of Arms
    • Links


​Tutorials

Tang Carving Beck Flintlock
Raised Carving
My method for carving 18th century style rifles using only a handful of tools.  

Red violin varnish for Lehigh Valley rifles 

Photos and thoughts on violin varnish and other "red" finishes seen 
on original and contemporary flintlocks. 

Silver front sight for octagonal to round barrels
An easy to make a custom front sight out of silver that is authentic and aesthetically pleasing.  


Brass pistol buttcap - Making your own. 
How to form a colonial style brass buttcap out of sheet brass using wooden molds. 

Lehigh Valley Building Notes
Details to pay attention to when building a rifle in the Lehigh valley style. 


Tab and Lug repair on castings
A quick demonstration on repairing misdrilled holes in triggerguard and buttplate castings, as well as barrel lugs. 

Silver inlay and home made nails
Short tutorial on forming and installing silver nails from sheet silver. 

Silver Barrel Escutcheon Inlay
How to inlay silver or brass into a barrel to create a flashy signature escutcheon. 


Eric von Aschwege Flintlocks LLC, © COPYRIGHT 2023. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • About
    • Artist's Statement
  • Plans
  • Restoration
    • Barbar Queen Anne Pistol
    • Bezaleel Taft Fowler
    • English Fowler Reconversion
    • Dole, New England Fowler
    • Thomas Earle, Massachusetts Fowler
    • English Light Dragoon Pistol
    • Miquelet Lock
    • J. Shriver Smooth Rifle
    • Vallee London SxS Shotgun
    • Merchant Vessel Pistol
    • German Dragoon, M 1763
  • Gallery
    • Thomas Simpson Rifle
    • Early Colonial Rifle
    • George Schreyer
    • J.P. Beck
    • Jacob Kuntz
    • Stoffel Long, Lehigh Valley
    • John Moll
    • Lehigh Valley Barn Rifles >
      • Lehigh Barn Rifle
      • Lehigh Barn Rifle II
    • Appalachian Rifle
    • Thomas Earle Fowler
    • American Pistols
    • European Pistols
    • Matchlocks
    • Tomahawks
  • For Sale
  • Tutorials
    • Eric's Carving Tutorial
    • Red Violin Varnish
    • Silver Front Sight
    • Brass Pistol Buttcap
    • Lehigh Valley Details
    • Tab and Lug repair
    • Silver Inlay
    • Silver Barrel Escutcheon
  • Contact
    • Master of Arms
    • Links