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General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: Smokey Plainsman on December 04, 2019, 10:05:54 AM

Title: Nipple Wrench?
Post by: Smokey Plainsman on December 04, 2019, 10:05:54 AM

Does anyone make traditional style nipple wrenches? I haven’t been able to find many online except the modern CVA/Traditions ones.

Ned Roberts in his wonderful book The Muzzle Loading Cap Lock Rifle describes a simple L-shaped wrench with the long end being ground to a screwdriver tip for removing the lock bolt(s). He says these were carried often in shooting pouches.

I do not have a blacksmith’s forge or any metalworking machinery aside from some files, so can’t make my own.

Thoughts?

Title: Re: Nipple Wrench?
Post by: msellers on December 04, 2019, 11:04:53 AM

This one  is for a revolver, but sounds like what uou are looking for. Colt walker and dragoons had a better looking one though.
Mike
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F202804901836

Title: Re: Nipple Wrench?
Post by: Jerry on December 05, 2019, 02:46:03 AM

I made several sometime ago. If interested, I may have one available. Jerry

Title: Re: Nipple Wrench?
Post by: Smokey Plainsman on December 05, 2019, 05:15:55 AM

Quote from: Jerry on December 05, 2019, 02:46:03 AM

I made several sometime ago. If interested, I may have one available. Jerry

PM sent.

Title: Re: Nipple Wrench?
Post by: B.Barker on December 07, 2019, 03:54:30 AM

Here's one I made a few years back. Has screw driver, wrench and pick. It's not an exact copy but made similar to and original.
(https://i.ibb.co/BVS5GDc/DSCN3892.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qMP3CG7)