Screwdriver

[French Colonial]

Looking for a source for some good quality turn screws/ screwdrivers to carry in shooting bags.

Small to carry easily but capable of removing a lock and tightening the flint down in a cock, if it did double duty with some other function, so much the better.

Thanks!

 

[ord sgt]

Brownells has a great set of screwdriver bits and handles. The bits are hollow ground to fit the screw slot, not like the wedge shaped hardware store general purpose screwdrivers. Brownells has bits for almost every screw on firearms. There is one handle that is hollow, to store unused bits. That might fit your needs. All you have to do is find the few bits you need.

 

[French Colonial]

I did not make myself clear, I have several sets of Chapman screwdrivers....I am looking for something fairly flat, possibly hand forged more "period correct" for carrying in a shooting bag

 

[Kansas Kid]

The best there is IMHO are made from a 2-3 in piece of 3/4 to 1” saw band with teeth ground off and ends shaped. Let’s see if I can put up a picture. Use the side for lock jaw, it never slips and is very strong. Don’t harrumph it till you try it, none better! I save all my old saw bands for this purpose.

 

[Cruzatte]

Looking for a source for some good quality turn screws/ screwdrivers to carry in shooting bags.

Small to carry easily but capable of removing a lock and tightening the flint down in a cock, if it did double duty with some other function, so much the better.

Thanks!

Are you talking about one of these?

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Here's the URL Samson Historical A Colonial Outfitter Other places have them, too. So check all the usual muzzle loading suppliers.

 

[Maven]

Looking for a source for some good quality turn screws/ screwdrivers to carry in shooting bags.

Small to carry easily but capable of removing a lock and tightening the flint down in a cock, if it did double duty with some other function, so much the better.

Thanks!

These are hardly HC/PC, but look at this: https://www.amazon.com/Craftsman-To...coin+shaped+screwdriver&qid=1616863684&sr=8-6

I've carried them for years and find them to be perfect for both lock bolts and tightening the bolt on the cock/hammer.

 

[Coot]

Are you talking about one of these?

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Here's the URL Samson Historical A Colonial Outfitter Other places have them, too. So check all the usual muzzle loading suppliers.

I have turnscrews like the one pictured in all my shooting bags. I grind the ends to fit the screws on each individual gun. I hate buggered screw heads.

 

[French Colonial]

Thanks Cruzatte, thats pretty much what I was looking for. Never heard of that supplier before. I will check them out.

Thanks

 

[tenngun]

Turn screws looking like that were known in the past. And military style was also known. Track of the wolf does offer rosewood handled ones that are very close to old designs
Track of the wolf, Samson’s Historic, Avalon Forge,Turkey foot traders all sell ‘hand forged’ turn screws.
Many are made from square stock because it looks nice. Round stock ones are found in museums.

 

[rchas]

These little turnscrews aren't any harder to make than a patch knife. I turned the handle on a lathe (although you could whittle it out). I silver soldered sheet brass into a tube for the ferrule (premade brass or copper tube would've been easier). Steel was from a worn out sawzall blade shaped on a grinder. Cut a slot into the handle, slip the ferrule on, apply a little good epoxy, and tap the blade into the slot.