North Carolina swiveling patch box

[Hungry Horse]

 I’ve seen a few of these patch boxes, but have not seen any details on how the latch works. Can somebody show me some pictures, or drawings, to help me out.

Hungry Horse

[Frozen Run]

https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=65553.0

[Kevin Houlihan]

HH - I added a swivel lid to my Kibler SMR.  The latch sits in a stopped groove as deep as the latch is thick.  It's mild steel and burned in and then driven into the underside of the lid.  There is a corresponding notch in the butt plate.  My lid swivels up toward the comb and the latch rides on the edge of the butt plate and doesn't scratch the wood.

[Ted Kramer]

Here’s another with two cavities.








Spring catch is made from a recoil starter spring (just like the old timers used ) with the button that engages the notch in the butt plate attached to the spring with two tiny rivets. It’s held up for a good number of years & still catches with a nice ‘click’. I left the end of the lid with the wood exposed, no end plate.

Ted K

[Bob Gerard]

Clever, these Americans 😉

[Marcruger]

The great Don Bruton is a master at the Deep River swivel patchbox lids.  Perhaps he will weigh in.
Bob Hill pointed out some to me that have a simple tack in the stock on the toe side below the patchbox.  It acts as a stop. I am thinking friction from correct screw tension does the rest.  God bless, Marc