WELCOME TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN MUZZLELOADING

To view our products please select the categories on the left hand side of the page.

We will be in Montana at the AMM Nationals from June 26 to July 8. No orders will be shipped during this time.

 

Product Index – Where to find what

Accoutrements:
Powder Horns & Flasks;
Shooting Pouches; Shoulder and Belt Pouches
Leather Goods; Tool Pouches; Lock Covers, Pistol Holsters, Ball Bags, Compass/Watch Cases, Rifle Slings
Fire Starting Flint and Steel;
Personal Items; Canteens; Water Jugs, Wool Blankets, Corn Boilers, Cooking Trivets, Trade Kettles, Tin Tankards

Ammunition: Balls and Bullets

Shooting Patches and Wads:
Round Ball Patches; Bridger’s Best, Eastern Main, Ox-Yoke
Smoothbore and Revolver Wads; Circle Fly over powder, cushion and over shot, Bridger’s Best and Eastern Main revolver wads

Cleaning Supplies:
Black Powder Solvents; Thompson Center, Hoppe’s, Black Solve, Ballistol
Cleaning Patches; Bridger’s Best, Eastern Main
Bore Brushes; All Sizes

Shooting Supplies and Tools:
Ramrods and Short Starters; Range rods, ramrods and short starters
Ramrod Accessories; Everything that goes on the end of a ramrod
Powder Measures; Fixed and adjustable
Flintlock Supplies; Pan primers, priming valves, Tom Fuller flints, lock covers, vent pics and brushes, flint tongs, forged screw drivers, knapping hammers, flinter’s tool rings
Percussion Supplies; Cappers, nipple wrenches, nipples, nipple picks
Loading Blocks; All calibers
CO2 Dischargers
Bore Lights
Main Spring Vises

Knives & Tomahawks:
Throwing Knives; by H&B Forge
Tomahawks; By H&B Forge and others
Knives; Damascus Blanks, patch knives, work knives

Black Powder Guns:
Rifles; Traditions, Thompson Center, Lyman, Pedersoli, Euroarms
Pistols; Traditions, Lyman, Pedersoli
Revolvers; A. Uberti, Traditions, Pedersoli, Euroarms
Kits; Traditions, Lyman
Used;

Pipes: A wonderful selection of very unique pipes

Shipping information Please Read: We try to offer our customers several options for shipping. However; please keep in mind that Priority Mail typically will get a package to you in 2 to 3 days and only be a bit more expensive, were Partial Post can take up to a week or more. We really don't understand what goes on behind the walls at a post office but we do know that the longer the package is in the mail the more beat up it gets and the better chance it has to get lost. I would say 99.9% of the packages we have lost over the years have been partial post. We HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend you consider having your package shipped Priority Mail.

Only items that will fit in a padded envelope can be shipped First Class. Knives can not go in a padded envelope.

When ordering round balls, we recommend ordering several boxes. We will ship these priority bulk rate, and can typically send up to 5 boxes for what it costs to ship 1. Our computer is not smart enough to figure this out when it calculates your shipping, but we will catch it and refund your card.

All ramrods must be shipped Priority Mail

New Products

Hand Forged Trapspring Knives

We are very pleased to add these wonderful knives by the forge at Primitive on Purpose to our line of products. They are hand forged from trapsprings with beautiful handles made of maple or black cherry. The knives come in several different sizes to fit any need.

For addition information on these items click on Knives and Tomahawks over on the left or link directly to Knives

See our complete line of Pedersoli Rifles, Muskets, and Pistols.

See you complete line of Euroarms military Civil War replica style Rifles and Revolvers.

Sheffield Trade Knives

We went directly to the original source to bring these knives to our trading post. We just can't find a more period correct knife for the fur trade area than these. Imported from the Sheffield factory in the United Kingdom, these knives are as close to what was originally imported from the Sheffield factory in the early 1800's as you will find. The carbon steel blade is stamped with the Sheffield factory seal and each knife comes with a hardwood handle. The butcher and skinner handles are 5-pinned and the scalper is 4-pinned.

For addition information on these items click on Knives and Tomahawks over on the left or link directly to Knives. See pictures of originals.

Hand Forged Fire Steels

These are by far the most authentic fire steels we have found. They are hand forged by 9 Thongs Forge in Durango Colorado and all three represent a copy of an originally fire steel. Click on Accoutrements and the Fire Starting over on the left or link directly to Fire Steels. See pictures of originals from the Museum of the Fur Trade.

Mark Baker in the Long Hunter Series - DVD's

Features Mark A. Baker in four volumes on recreating the 18th century lifestyle of the colonial American Kentucky pioneer. A music video is also available. A fifth volume with Mark is in production, hopefully to be released soon. To order or for more information Click on Books, DVD's and Music on left.

 

Tales From The Shining Mountains

Finally the CD many of us have been waiting years for. Woodman has entertained many of us throughout Colorado and the west with his stories and yarns for many years. This CD is a collection of some of Woodman's finest and includes, Live Hat, Dog Breath, Injun Fighting, Jake, Wind River, How We Shot Slim, Becoming a Free Trapper, Antelope Hunting and Long Shooting. Order today to reserve your copy. Available in early March. This is a must have for anyone interested in story and yarn spinning.

For more information click on Books and Music over on the left of link directly to Books and Music.

English Copper Trade Kettle

Kettles with hammered sheet-metal bail lugs, made by both French & English, found their way across North America from the Great Lakes to the Pacific. Excavated examples in copper and brass date from the early 1700s and well into the 1800s. Our copper English Trade Kettle is based on an actual artifact, holds approximately a 1/2 gallon, and is tin-lined for food safety. At 5"H x 7.5"W and weighing approximately 24 ounces, it's the perfect size for trekking and period camps.

For more information click on Accoutrements/Personal items on left or link directly to Personal Items

 

Lehigh Valley, Patch Lube, Bore Cleaner/Preservative (Original Formula)

Available in a very limited supply

The original formula is back and we are proud to be a dealer of Lehigh Valley.

"Cleans while you shoot." A non-petroleum based product that will not freeze, separate, or lose its integrity with age. It's compatible with water and natural or petroleum based gun oils and cleaners.

For more information click on Cleaning Supplies over on the left of link directly to Black Powder Solvents.

 

When Skins Were Money: A History of the Fur Trade - "A must read"

By: James A. Hanson

Dr. James A. Hanson tells the story of North America’s oldest and most romantic business, of the exploration of a continent, of fortunes won and lost, and of political intrigue and war that accompanied the struggle for control of furs and the native people who supplied them. It is the first one-volume history of the fur trade. 2005 Museum of the Fur Trade. 236 pp., 132 illustrations.

For more information click on Books and Music over on the left or link directly to Books and Music.

Mountain Man Sketch Book, Volumes I and II

by James A. Hanson. These books are 8 ½ x 11, paper, 48 pp., profusely illustrated with pen and ink drawings made from actual specimens or contemporary illustrations. Recreates the mountain man era, 1806-40. Patterns include coats, shirts, pants, hats, moccasins, and firearms.

Also see the complete line of Sketch Books buy the Museum of the Fur Trade in Books and Music.

A Voyage of Such Nature, Acoustic Music in Celebration of the Pike Expedition

On July 15, 1806 a young Army Lieutenant left Ft. Bellefontaine, Missouri to begin an expedition that would forever change the southwestern United States. His name was Zebulon Montgomery Pike. A Voyage of Such Nature takes the listener on a musical journey along with Pike and his men during the 1806-1807 exploration. The music of this CD had been painstakingly researched by the musicians and is wonderful to listen to. Songs include Over the Hills & Far Away, Free America, Alloa House, Early One Mourning, Bonaparte's Retreat, The Bird Song, Lady's Breast Knot, Mist-Covered Mountains, Nottingham Ale, The Girl I Left Behind Me, Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair, and Over the Hills & Far Away. Musicians include: Tom Munch, Don Richmond, and Rex Rideout.

For more information click on Books and Music over on the left or link directly to Books and Music.

 

Feature Items

The Wizard See Our Holiday Special

This bestseller conjures up images of robed wizards contemplating the mysteries of the ages. The Wizards deep, striking bowl is handcrafted from extra grade Briar, and is fitted with an extra-long (13.5") Oak stem, which detaches for easy cleaning. The pipe is similar to a clay tavern pipe, but smokes as a Briar pipe.

For more information click on PIpes over on the left or link directly to Pipes.

 

 

Who We Are

Rocky Mountain Muzzleloading is located in Salida, Colorado along the banks of the Arkansas River.

Surrounded buy 14,000 foot peaks of the Sawatch Range and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, our area is an ideal place to participate in 18th and 19th century living history. There are many ideal areas for historic trekking nearby.

Avid living history buffs, we finally decided to start a business doing what we do best and love the most - sharing our love of history with others through education, treks, and selling equipment for historical re-enacting.

Trekking In Southern Colorado

Our area of Colorado is surrounded by public land perfect for historical re-enactment treks and hikes. We offer a shuttle service to help folks get their buggies where they need to be at the end of a trek. We also would be happy to have you join us on one of our scouting hikes.

Check the schedule for upcoming treks.

Historical Re-Enacting

One of our goals here at Rocky Mountain Muzzleloading is to help people interested in living history develop a period correct persona. We will be happy to work with you to find a gun and accouterments suitable to the time period you are interested in. If your interest is the pre-1840 western fur trade we will discourage you from buying a percussion, half stock, Hawken rifle.

We are happy to offer historically correct information on the products we carry. If we don't know the answer to a question, we will do our best to find out. All of us here at Rocky Mountain Muzzleloading have academic backgrounds and we love to do research. Of course, we also sell equipment that is not period correct.

Artists and Craftsmen

If you are an artist or craftsperson making period correct clothing, horns, bags, weapons or anything else we would love the opportunity to carry your product. Please contact us.

Contact Information

Please email us at: Tom@rockymountainmuzzleloading.com , or call us at (719) 539-4231