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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: rich pierce on April 01, 2021, 09:46:07 PM

Title: Interesting conversion to percussion
Post by: rich pierce on April 01, 2021, 09:46:07 PM

I picked up this late 1700s Dutch flintlock converted to percussion. Instead of cutting the pan off they neatly replaced it. Alternatively it had a brass pan originally. Despite all the pitting the lock functions well with very little slop. That was unexpected.
(https://i.ibb.co/yPFV12c/F67-F1-B9-F-2152-4-E45-A049-1-C856-E132813.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9gHGLPk)

(https://i.ibb.co/BPrnqv1/23-C81-B6-F-9978-4-BC8-A878-34-C39-FAAAFA3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CtMPh4r)

(https://i.ibb.co/dgHLM4K/17-BC8-B91-42-F1-416-F-8-CAB-11-E86281184-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2Npsh3K)

(https://i.ibb.co/MCvcSkp/FE22-F7-E6-B8-A9-4-BAC-82-E3-CD13-D3-F96-CC0.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Js1vtj2)

(https://i.ibb.co/HtFV80b/AA37164-D-0-FF2-436-F-8-C8-B-80870-CFF5725.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hB7yzk4)

Title: Re: Interesting conversion to percussion
Post by: Acer Saccharum on April 02, 2021, 02:16:39 AM

I would presume that fence was the original flint pan, kept to be the percussion flash guard.

Title: Re: Interesting conversion to percussion
Post by: JV Puleo on April 02, 2021, 04:02:00 AM

In as much as I can read, it's Thone, Amsterdam. That places it in the 1790s or later so a brass pan is to be expected.

Title: Re: Interesting conversion to percussion
Post by: rich pierce on April 02, 2021, 05:32:02 AM

Thanks! Looks like it may have been a dog lock based on that extra screw hole.