Author Topic: Gillespie Triggers (Read 6996 times)

David Rase · « **on:** October 21, 2013, 03:52:38 AM »

I finally decided to make some time in the shop for one of my projects so I started finishing the parts for my Gillespie. Here are a couple of photographs of the completed triggers. They were made entirely by hand from 1018 mild and 1085 spring steel using a few photographs from a set of original Gillespie triggers. All the parts from the 1018 steel have been case hardened and tempered.
David

Long Ears · « **Reply #1 on:** October 21, 2013, 03:56:54 AM »

Wow, nice job Dave. That is fantastic work. Bob

Bob Roller · « **Reply #2 on:** October 21, 2013, 04:28:03 AM »

Mighty fine work and labor intensive for sure.
Well done.

Bob Roller

J. Talbert · « **Reply #3 on:** October 21, 2013, 04:47:27 AM »

That's some good looking work Dave.

Jeff

PPatch · « **Reply #4 on:** October 21, 2013, 05:10:16 AM »

Beauty!

John Archer · « **Reply #5 on:** October 21, 2013, 05:43:10 AM »

Thanks for posting Dave...I've been patiently waiting for 2 months to see the final result on these triggers. Beautiful work!!!

Best,
John.

Don Getz · « **Reply #6 on:** October 21, 2013, 05:45:54 AM »

Wow Dave, I love them. Something about nice, smooth steel. I.m now inletting an old set of triggers into a "southern"
mountain gun (for a lack of a better term) They are single lever and the way they now work one will have to set the trigger
before cocking the gun. I could put a small screw in it to stop the main spring, not sure if I want to bother doing it.....Don

E.vonAschwege · « **Reply #7 on:** October 21, 2013, 07:41:06 AM »

I had the fortune of seeing these when they were in the process of being built - I thought they looked clean and polished then! Well done Dave, Thanks for sharing.
-Eric

Dennis Glazener · « **Reply #8 on:** October 21, 2013, 04:49:41 PM »

David,
Great job, old Mathew would be proud!
Dennis

Acer Saccharum · « **Reply #9 on:** October 21, 2013, 05:06:08 PM »

Now you have to build a gun that is equal or better than the triggers!(is this even possible?) Oh, man, how long can I wait?

I have a solution, just send ME the triggers!

Dphariss · « **Reply #10 on:** October 21, 2013, 05:17:40 PM »

Very nice Dave.

Rolf · « **Reply #11 on:** October 21, 2013, 05:27:59 PM »

A really beautiful set of triggers. Did you forge the shoes or are they soldered on?

Best regards
Rolf

David Rase · « **Reply #12 on:** October 21, 2013, 05:49:59 PM »

Thanks for all the comments. I could not of done this project without the assistance and guidance of Dennis Glazener. he supplied pictures, emails and I got to see the actual gun while back east this spring.

Acer, Rifle should be complete by the end of October, or a week or two later.

Rolf, The triggers were cut and filed out of 1018 billets. Emphasis on the word filing!

I am polishing the lock and hope to have it engraved and hardened this week. A bit of oil on the stock and I should have a new .40 caliber rifle to break in at out Thanksgiving shoot in November. Stay tuned.
David

Hungry Horse · « **Reply #13 on:** October 21, 2013, 06:48:27 PM »

Do any of yo guys know how common the round pepper corn head on the adjustment screw was back in the day? And, was it at all regional? I have a set of triggers that I got in a parts set from a rifle that burned in a house fire, that very much resembles the beautiful triggers David shows here. The buttplate is definitely a southern mountain design.

Hungry Horse

D. Taylor Sapergia · « **Reply #14 on:** October 21, 2013, 06:57:12 PM »

Really nice work David.

Dennis Glazener · « **Reply #15 on:** October 21, 2013, 06:58:33 PM »

Earl Lanning dated the original Mathew Gillespie rifle that these triggers belong to, as circa 1810. He owns a close to identical unsigned Gillespie with the same style adjustment screw.

By the way, the screw is gone from these triggers and I failed to tell David that all of them I have seen on other Gillespie rifles has the large part of the head knurled (or filed as such).

Dennis

Mark Elliott · « **Reply #16 on:** October 21, 2013, 09:48:10 PM »

Way over the top!

David Rase · « **Reply #17 on:** October 21, 2013, 10:02:21 PM »

Quote from: Dennis Glazener on October 21, 2013, 06:58:33 PM

Earl Lanning dated the original Mathew Gillespie rifle that these triggers belong to, as circa 1810. He owns a close to identical unsigned Gillespie with the same style adjustment screw.

By the way, the screw is gone from these triggers and I failed to tell David that all of them I have seen on other Gillespie rifles has the large part of the head knurled (or filed as such).

Dennis

Looking at William Ivey's book there are several Gillespie and Gillespie attributed rifles that you can make out the profile of the trigger adjustment screw. That is where my inspiration came from for the one on the posted triggers. I will make sure I knurl the screw on the triggers I am working on for you Dennis.

David

Acer Saccharum · « **Reply #18 on:** October 21, 2013, 10:12:20 PM »

I suspect you have the gun almost complete, then made the trikkers for it.

I am !@*%&@ disappointed I won't be getting that fine set, Dave.

Curtis · « **Reply #19 on:** October 21, 2013, 11:44:30 PM »

Dave, all the questions I have are already asked and answered, so I will just say that is a fine looking set of triggers you made.

Curtis

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Author Topic: Gillespie Triggers (Read 6996 times)