Wheellock ramrods

[Xtramad]

Building a wheellock made me have to think about a very critical thing about a wheellock.

How on earth did they get a long enough ramrod in the weapon when the "bracket" for the main axel oppupies so much of the center line undernieth the barrel?

Sorry for my bad english, but it's late in wiking-land. :wink:
How I'd like a smilie drinking mead.

 

[raszpla]

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I have never built one, but take a look at this site:
http://www.homegunsmith.com/cgi-bin/ib3/iB_html/uploads/post-59-22637-Wheellock_Plans.pdf

On pages 45 and 53, there appears to be room behind the lockwork for the ramrod -- in these illustrations, the ramrod goes all the way to the end of the barrel.

Visited friends in Norway a few years ago -- beautiful country. Good luck with your project. :hatsoff:

 

[Xtramad]

The bracket for the axel extends benieth the centerline of the barrel and the only solution seems to be bending the ramrod to the left.
This is a really anoying problem that I wish Lauber had mentioned is his pdf. :hmm:

 

[ChrisPer]

If you look at Lauber's Fig 21, sections K-K, L-L and M-M you see the ramrod hole centred under the barrel. Whether the lock clears the ramrod would depend on choices about how far from the barrel axis you set the lockplate up; pan depth is the main variable I think, but barrel diameter is another.