Soled frizzen

[rich pierce]

Here is an original soled frizzen. Interesting to see thickness of the sole. Perhaps never tempered after riveting. Not sure why else it would break like that.

[stubshaft]

Could've had a fracture from the square cut rivet.

[deepcreekdale]

Very interesting picture. Just an aside, while doing research on Spanish weapons I found they often made their soles so they could be screwed on to the frizzen. When worn out, they just made another one, tapped it, hardened and screwed it back on. Pretty practical solution.

[Bob Roller]

Hard to the point of being brittle and the square rivet may well have contributed to its demise.
I recall seeing an article about frizzens faced with very hard "soles" fastened with screws on English military
locks that would be used in very cold climates like one of the poles.I think it's a good idea IF the job can
be done in a way that looks neat and not some kind of an expedient.

Bob Roller