Jaeger nipple guard/ safety

[Bsharp]

Just found these again.

Jaeger nipple guard/ safety

They use the frizzen screw for a cap cover in the conversion.

My question is do the automatically open upon cocking?

Or do you have to open them by hand?

They use the spring as a pivot, but how do they work?

Thanks!

[smylee grouch]

Just curious but what do they look like, any pics

[Bsharp]

If you do a search for     Jaeger nipple guard/ safety

You will see all kind of nipples, the only ones that I have see are at auction houses and i don't want to use there pictures.

Link:

https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/antique-rifles---percussion/jaeger-percussion-rifle--unknown-maker--62-caliber.cfm?gun_id=101148477

The Rifle Shoppe has one but it does not look like a converted flintlock.
http://www.therifleshoppe.com/catalog_pages/german_locks_and_hardware/(534).htm

[smylee grouch]

OK and thanks for the link.

[Bsharp]

These look like they are made to stay down, and you have to move them by hand.

The pivot looks to be placed so that they stay on the nipple.

I would think that they should open upon cocking.

Any way, they are interesting.

It could be more of a long term safety than a half cock?

[Mike Brooks]

I would think that they should open upon cocking.

They don't.

[Bsharp]

I would think that they should open upon cocking.

They don't.

OK, missed that one.

I bet you were eating Pie!

[Dave B]

Here is one that is interesting. They kept the frissen spring to tension the nipple cover. It requires the tipping it forward by hand to uncover the percussion nipple.

[Craig Wilcox]

Dave B, it seems that you "could" position the old frizzen spring so that the cover would move upward/forward upon cocking.  In other words, the cover "wants" to open, but the percussion cock is holding it down.
That way would obviate moving the safety cover manually.