Patchbox Question

[Cory Joe Stewart]

Hello everyone,

RCA #139 has a unique patch box release spring.  It is not a button release and it is not the full length spring like on Lehigh or some Christian Springs rifles.
The image is not really clear about what it is.  Has anyone seen it in person or familiar with how it might be set up?

Cory Joe

[Dave B]

I know this one because I have an original with the same type of release. It is nothing more than  L shape spring with one part of the lower leg sharpened and driven into the end grain the other end has the hook to catch the paul riveted to the lid. there is an extension as apart of the hook part that pierces through the slot in the butt plate. I have seen one variation of this and the  spring is actually rivited to the butt plate. The head on the spring release may have been rivited inplace then the spring fed through the slot then riveted to the butt plate.

[Mike Brooks]

How do you get it to work

[heinz]

"How do you get it to work".  Just take the butt plate off.   Seriously, like Mr Brooks, I cannot see the release mechanism. Is it on the Butt plate ?

[smallpatch]

There’s a small tab, at the top of the catch, that extends through a slot in the buttplate.

[Mike Brooks]

OK, I got it now. Thanks.

[heinz]

Thanks, I guess you said that in the first post if I would have read it correctly.  That is really an extremely simple approach.

[elkhorne]

Dave B,
Do you by chance have a photo of the release that goes through the buttplate? It would help to see how the release ties in with the release mechanism under the buttplate. Thanks.
elkhorne

[Dave B]

free images download online

   
This second one uses rhe long spring catch tha  is nailed to the upper side wall of the patchbox cavity.

[Cory Joe Stewart]

Oh wow, that is neat. Thank you for taking the time to answer and posting images. Very helpful.

Cory Joe