Free Trapper
| Hi John, I was having similar issues with my small Siler lock on a pistol.
Thought I needed frizzen work like hardening but after I ordered some small square shaped English flints from Track of the Wolf, problem solved! |
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Booshway
| The way I interpret your first post in this thread is that the flint, with the cock (hammer)down, holds the frizzen back so that it does not close completely. If that is the case, then I think it is normal. With the cock at half cock the flint should be just a fraction away from the closed frizzen. When loaded and ready I carry my fusil that way, with the frizzen closed and the cock at half cock. If I am concerned about safety than I can put a leather frizzen cover over the frizzen. (that is not a cow's knee which covers the entire lock to protect it from bad weather)
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Booshway
| Is the flint secured with the bevel up or down? That may make a difference. If the bevel is down, the edge will contact the frizzen face higher, which may put it closer. You may gain some space with the bevel up. The bevel up versus bevel down debate will surely rage for as long as there are flintlocks and grumpy old men who shoot them. I put the bevel up on the advice of Brad Emig, who told me consistency is one of the keys to good ignition. Flints vary in thickness. With the bevel down, every flint will strike the frizzen in a slightly different place. With the bevel up and flat side down, every flint will strike the frizzen in the same place. There are some very good arguments for the opposing point of view, but I took Brad's advice and have enjoyed good results in the various flintlocks I have, one of which is a Siler. Best regards, Notchy Bob
"Should have kept the old ways just as much as I could, and the tradition that guarded us. Should have rode horses. Kept dogs."
from The Antelope Wife
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