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Offline rich pierce

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Interesting conversion to percussion
« on: April 01, 2021, 09:46:07 PM »
I picked up this late 1700s Dutch flintlock converted to percussion. Instead of cutting the pan off they neatly replaced it. Alternatively it had a brass pan originally. Despite all the pitting the lock functions well with very little slop. That was unexpected.









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Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: Interesting conversion to percussion
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2021, 02:16:39 AM »
I would presume that fence was the original flint pan, kept to be the percussion flash guard.
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Offline JV Puleo

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Re: Interesting conversion to percussion
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2021, 04:02:00 AM »
In as much as I can read, it's Thone, Amsterdam. That places it in the 1790s or later so a brass pan is to be expected.
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Re: Interesting conversion to percussion
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2021, 05:32:02 AM »
Thanks! Looks like it may have been a dog lock based on that extra screw hole.
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