WANTED Pivot Breech Parts

Anyone know where a person can find parts for a pivot breech gun ?

Here is a link to the only one I know of. There are some books out there on building your own.
https://davidpriceflintlocks.com/swivelkit/

I got an original barrel and am hoping to find more original parts I know good luck with that.

I'm curious as to what makes you think your "original barrel" came from what is normally referred to as a "Swivel Breech", and do you have the other barrel?

Came from a respected dealer and definitely needs rehabbed. I do have a couple non-swivels that I have projects for, or not.

So you only have one barrel (of 2 required to fit the term swivel breech) then, correct? Does this one barrel have anything that would indicate it was once fitted full length to the other barrel? Does it have a breech plug, and if so...what does that look like?

I’ve done lots of research on swivel breechs or Wender rifles dating back to Europe in the early to mid 1600’s, and am now the very proud owner of Master Gunmaker David Price’s latest masterpiece...after a considerable wait for one of his very last. I would say with a high degree of certainty, that your only possible hope of even remotely acquiring any “parts” would be either from an old Leonard Day rifle or Pedersoli’s on again/off again so called “swivel rifle”. Otherwise you are very correct with your statement above “I know, good luck with that”. Such a rare breed has never been in any way mass produced, but entirely hand built and fabricated from the ground up. I hope you’re prepared to spend a considerable amount of money and know a great machinist...good luck.

The attached pics are of my real no BS swivel breech rifle..Oops, Sorry! Its a flintlock rifled .54 both sides with 32" Green Mountain barrels, an overall length of 48" and a perfectly balance weight of 8.5lbs. Dpw21562...I wish you good luck in your quest for "parts" of such a rare and uncommon breed!

I have the stacked barrels, but only one of the swivel variety, several other conventional barrels.

I will get pics as soon as I am able.

Okay, this is the barrels, 34 1/8" long, rifle mices at .481, smoothbore if I remember right is .671. or about 16 ga. Any ideas on what I have here ?

It does appear to be the barreled set from some type of swivel breech. If it were mine I would give it a good soak in something like a citrus based gun solvent, in the hopes of chemically removing as much of the rust and scale as possible. Maybe then followed by scrubbing them down with 00 or 000 steel wool, in the hopes of possibly finding what remains of any possible barrel markings remaining anywhere. It’s not like you have any finish to protect, and total immersion will also chemically clean what is left of the bores. Then go after cleaning up the bores to the fullest extent possible. I make no claims as to being any type of authority on swivel breechs, I’ve just researched them extensively in the last 18 months, while waiting for my own swivel breech rifle to be built. They are rather rare and uncommon...but have certainly been around since originating in 17th century Europe. I’ve got a couple of friends (including the builder of my rifle, David Price...building them for over 40 years) that are truly much more knowledgeable than I on all things swivel breech...that I will pass this on to. I can’t decide if those percussion drums look to be an afterthought (as in converted from a flintlock), or are original to the build. I’m curious...have you weighed the barrels? I’m thinking them to be fairly light, as thin walled as the lower smoothbore tube is. Am I seeing front and rear sights on both tubes and how are they affixed to the tubes? How do the barrels appear to be joined (silver solder maybe) and how are the ramrod barrels affixed as well? What is there as far as holes through the area between the tubes? Now you’ve got me curious as to just what the heck you’ve got there too, dpw21562??? If you don’t mind, what did you give for the barrels, and what exactly were you told by the seller?

Will get the info and post it. What is a good citrus solvent.

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