single set triggers

[gunlock]

I'm looking for information on making single set triggers. Any pics/drawings/diagrams especially from original guns are of special interest.

thanks

MS

[smylee grouch]

There is a little book called ":Triggers" I think by Bill Newton that might be of some help.

[Dale Halterman]

Peter Alexander devotes one or two pages to single set triggers in his book, "The Gunsmith of Grenville County".

Dale H

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

I made a single set trigger for my Hawken pistol, back in about 1980.  Here's the sketches I made for it...

The trigger must be set to fire the lock.

[Daryl]

That looks simple enough - ( )

[Bob Roller]

That looks simple enough - ( )

I made some very much like this for the Germans in the early 1980's.
They referred to it as the Kammerstecher.

Bob Roller

[Dave B]

I love your sketch Taylor. Thanks for sharing.  I have some where in the bits and pieces a Le Page single set trigger and it looks very close to what you've drawn IFRC. I think it may have had one more link that would let you fire with out having to set the trigger?? cool stuff

[msellers]

Dave B, photos of that to go along with Taylor's drawing would be a great set of plans to have for those of us with such inclination to try our hand at building our own.
Mike

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

I used the LePage triggers for the inspiration for these.  And you're right;  the LePage can be fired set or unset because of an added kicker for the main hammer.
But even with the drawing, I had to make several of the parts as many as three times, to get it working nicely.  And it is a peach.