While patiently waiting for Sitting Fox to straighten out my Jeager kit, (broken stock courtesy of USPS as well as some incorrect parts), I grabbed someone elses unfinished project from who knows how many years ago. 44 inch 45 cal G R Douglas barrel that on the inside looks like it's been fired very few times. It's got a number of problems though, but it'll give me something to mess with for a while. The barrel lugs are dovetailed and staked - one fell off, the other two are loose. front 2 actually protrude all the way through the stock into the ramrod channel and while there were holes, there were no pins! The barrel was only held on via a crooked screw through the tang all the way through the wrist to the front of the trigger assembly. It was probably fired in this condition given the looks of the tang. That trigger assemble is inlet a bit too deep I think (to accommodate that tang screw...) since it will not go into halfcock unless you set the rear trigger. Take the lock off, halfcock notch looked a tad weak but it worked. You gotta set the trigger to get the lock back in. As to the lock, not certain just what type/brand it is. I'll include some pictures. Ramrod tubes, nails used as pins. OK but a bit too big for the holes in the brass since they ripped all the way to the edges, those will need replaced. And let's not forget the patchbox. No latch, no spring, just a bunch of brass with a loose floppy part and Oh! No Box either! Hadn't been carved out. Of course, me messing around with the thing I end up catching that floppy lid on my shirt or something and screwed up the hinge. Just another thing to replace.
Just a question or two for those of you that have been in this for a while. How big is a touch hole/Vent hole supposed to be? This one is TINY! A pin will fit in it, but not a regular sized sewing needle and forget a forged pick, fine wire pick maybe. I can't seem to find my pinvise and bits to see if one of those tiny bits fits it. Hers's some pics of that lock if anyone can identify it. the numbers under the spring seem to be engraved with one of those vibrating engravers (303-07-9951?).
Just a question or two for those of you that have been in this for a while. How big is a touch hole/Vent hole supposed to be? This one is TINY! A pin will fit in it, but not a regular sized sewing needle and forget a forged pick, fine wire pick maybe. I can't seem to find my pinvise and bits to see if one of those tiny bits fits it. Hers's some pics of that lock if anyone can identify it. the numbers under the spring seem to be engraved with one of those vibrating engravers (303-07-9951?).