Broken tumbler

[Centurion]

Okay, i know i’ve already got a thread going on dovetails, but things were going so well i thought i’d find a tumbler for this old Richland flintlock on which somebody busted off the half-cock notch.

I checked totw, deer creek, dgw, numrich, muzzleloader supply, everybody I could think of- no dice. Am i down to buying a replacement lock here? The only cva locks i can find are percussion, and where’s the fun in that?

Joke! That was a joke!!

Advice?

don

 

[Mulebrain]

I thought VTI maybe, but no. Some of the older import guns can be a real pain to get parst for. Maybe someone here may have what you need. I have an Uberti rifle, and good luck getting parts for it. Been a nightmare

 

[Centurion]

Seems like right after i got this last year i did some research and read something about replacement locks with pointy ends as opposed to round at the rear of the lock. L&R locks seem to come to mind... $200 came to my wife’s mind immediately!

 

[plmeek]

Check eBay. People are parting out guns all the time and selling individual parts. You just have to find something that matches the part your looking for.

Maybe this one is close.
CVA EARLY Colonial Pistol Percussion Style RH TUMBLER | eBay

 

[Centurion]

Thanks, but not even close. I found one for a Jukar (should buy it for a spare), and a cva one that was sooo close, but no cigar.

I’m gonna be seeing these in my sleep for a week.

 

[Mulebrain]

Looks like you can file that notch and make it work

 

[Centurion]

That’s why i posted the pictures, in the hopes somebody smarter than me would come up with an idea... problem is that i don’t know what the original half-cock notch looked like, and how much metal i’ve got to play with.

Fortunately, i didn’t reinstall it so i’ve got it handy to refer to.