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Offline Larry Pletcher

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Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790 -----Question #2
« on: July 13, 2010, 04:51:43 PM »
In my study of Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790 by Neal and Back I noticed another unusual item (at least to me).  It is a fine "under and over" carriage pistol made by John Twigg and believed to be restocked by Durs Egg.  The pistol has an external main spring mounted behind the frizzen spring with  the end of the spring fitted into a small cavity on the lower front of the cock.

The following photo shows the spring arrangement:



Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790 (1975) W. Keith Neal and D.H.L Back
Plate 128

Has anyone had a chance to see one of these up close?
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Re: Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790 -----Question #2
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2010, 06:28:19 PM »
Hi Pletch,
I too was always intrigued by that gun.  I would love to handle it.  It is essentially like the Italian romanlocks, which were similar to miquelets.  The spring acts directly on the cock not via a tumbler so it may be very fast.

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Re: Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790 -----Question #2
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2010, 01:37:44 PM »
Wouldn't that lock be fun to make!!!!!!!!

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Re: Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790 -----Question #2
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2010, 06:29:57 PM »
you can see the same spring idea in New York percussion rifles

for example->
http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=6597.0

I have heard it suggested that this arrangement gives a thinner profile strength due to less inletting -
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