ANOTHER MATCHLOCK RESTORED

rickystl · 10th May 2015, 08:09 PM

Hi Stu.
OK. That answers it. I don't know why I didn't notice that it was two pieces. Getting old I guess.

A closer look at mine also shows two pieces. but it is spliced in with a flat brass plate between the two pieces of wood, with two brass pins inserted from the top holding the two pieces together. Fortunately, the trigger and serpentine relationship work perfectly on mine. So I don't have to dis-assemble that area.
Thanks, Rick.

kahnjar1 · 11th May 2015, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by rickystl

Hi Stu.
OK. That answers it. I don't know why I didn't notice that it was two pieces. Getting old I guess.

A closer look at mine also shows two pieces. but it is spliced in with a flat brass plate between the two pieces of wood, with two brass pins inserted from the top holding the two pieces together. Fortunately, the trigger and serpentine relationship work perfectly on mine. So I don't have to dis-assemble that area.
Thanks, Rick.

#2 of mine also has pins which are visible on the top view of the restored item. See above

10th May 2015, 08:09 PM	#1
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,629	Hi Stu. OK. That answers it. I don't know why I didn't notice that it was two pieces. Getting old I guess. A closer look at mine also shows two pieces. but it is spliced in with a flat brass plate between the two pieces of wood, with two brass pins inserted from the top holding the two pieces together. Fortunately, the trigger and serpentine relationship work perfectly on mine. So I don't have to dis-assemble that area. Thanks, Rick.