flint to percussion adapter

[camerl2009]

i remember a bit back there was a adapter for sale the made use of the frizzen mount and a piece in the flint jaws to turn a flit lock into a percussion id like to see some pic's of these to copy from for times when the good black stuff is hard to come by(so i could use pyrodex if i have to or homemade sulfurless bp )

[SCLoyalist]

This what you're thinking of?

http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=17465.0

And, seems like Dixie Gun works used to sell a convertible mountain rifle. Never saw one up close, so I don't know how they did the conversion.  Possibly a vent liner that was threaded identically to a drum & nipple for the barrel, and a separate lock to handle hammer and frizzen issues.

[camerl2009]

This what you're thinking of?

http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=17465.0

And, seems like Dixie Gun works used to sell a convertible mountain rifle. Never saw one up close, so I don't know how they did the conversion.  Possibly a vent liner that was threaded identically to a drum & nipple for the barrel, and a separate lock to handle hammer and frizzen issues.

yep thats it with this its still keeps the antique class of a new made flintlock if its not on longer then 30 days

[Frizzen]

This is mine and it works good. Just change the frizzen and the flint in the hammer to the
piece of steel you see that strikes the cap.

[blunderbuss]

  



Is this the one your looking for?

[Daryl]

Couple hours or 3 to make that, Blunderbus - if you had the lock for proper fitting, that is?  I'd make one for about $80.00. The hammer nose would be another $20.00.

[blunderbuss]

 

 Daryl

 If I had the lock I'd have to know where the touch hole was located or have the buyer attach the part that diverted the flash.
 These need no priming just a cap
  Dennis 

[Daryl]

More problems than are/were anticipated.  It's not just a bolt-on part.  Not difficult at all to make - with gun in hand.

Just for the heck of it, I might try making one for my .40 - just to test this hypothesis.

[blunderbuss]

 


   Let me know if you get stuck

[Daryl]

I'll do that.

[Pete G.]

I had one of the Dixie rifles. The drum and liner were the same thread. You screwed one out and changed to the other lock. Sounds like a lot better idea than it really is. I ended up just leaving it flint and still have the old percussion lock stuck away somewhere. If I ever find it again I might try to build a rifle around it but then again, maybe not.

[blunderbuss]

  I've seen those type conversions in fact I made one for a fellow once. The problem is a fellow needs two locks. These converters were used back in the day in places where they might not have caps.