Moll toeplate

[tiswell]

 Does anyone know the shape of the toeplate on the Moll fowler on page 206 of Grinslades book? I am trying to make a reasonable facsimile and have no reference material other than the FF book which does not have a view of the toe plate.


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[tiswell]

        Thanks to Allen Martin for answering this for me and directing me to a great reference resource!
   


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[smallpatch]

tiswell,

Don't keep us in the dark.  What did he say?

[Dave B]

I think several of the features on this piece show similarities to the work of Christian Oerter and details such as the notching of the toe plate into the butt plate as described in the text. The entry pipe has the same type of step down at the finial with the same type of molding details as Oerter used. The toe plate could be of the similar design with a short base and a single screw in the center of a breast like finial. The picture of the fowler does shows a short toe plate section. It is irritating  you just cant see what the finial is like. Given the other details you cant go wrong with using one more feature that we know is fits with the others.

[tiswell]

 Sorry, I should have included that info in my reply. He sent me a view of the toeplate that showed the toe plate as well as notch in the toe of the butt plate that it extends into. He suggested that I purchase the Moravian Gun Making book as a good reference resource.   


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