Author Topic: Help Identifying Missing Buttplate (Early English???)  (Read 639 times)

Offline jonboyb

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Help Identifying Missing Buttplate (Early English???)
« on: March 24, 2023, 03:51:38 AM »
Picked up a kit that was marketed with all hardware but when it showed the buttplate was an obvious mis-match. Looks like a generic Early English plate with a shortened comb but I can't seem to find one really close to this. Any ideas? I have minimal wiggle room on LOP and need to find something very close to start with. Thanks









Offline rich pierce

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Re: Help Identifying Missing Buttplate (Early English???)
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2023, 04:38:51 AM »
That inlet looks kind of wide; I can’t really be sure that the circa 1800 English buttplate will be wide enough. I’d make a buttplate of thick brass sheet, but I’ve done a few.
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Re: Help Identifying Missing Buttplate (Early English???)
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2023, 04:52:31 AM »
Yep, the rear profile is pretty wide too.




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Re: Help Identifying Missing Buttplate (Early English???)
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2023, 03:01:38 PM »
Thanks for that.....it may be the winner. Only plate I have big enough is my Reeves Goehring Bess set, and really don't want to break up that hardware set and waste it.