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Antique Gun And Powder Flask Repairs

In good condition, these guns are valuabletang - runs into the stock. Remove the tang
antique collectors' pieces. Others thatscrews and any retaining bands or pins. The
require a bit of work can often be cleanedtrigger guard, butt cap and ramrod pipes are
and restored by amateurs. Cast-metal partsscrewed or pinned and must be removed with
or wooden blanks, which can be shaped toextreme care. If the screws do not yield to
replace damaged or missing stocks, can bepenetrating oil, leave them alone - it will
obtained from specialist suppliers. Even oldbe a job for an antique restorer to drill
gunpowder explodes, so be sure that any gunthem out. Barrels and other metal parts can
being repaired is not loaded. Insert thebe cleaned with a mixture of oil and
ramrod, or a length of wood, into the barrelparaffin. Re-polish all parts with
to check if there is any obstruction. Ifprogressively finer abrasives; finish with
there is, remove it with a modernjewellers' emery or crocus paper. Some
shotgun-cleaning rod that has a screw tip, orbarrels may have been blued to prevent rust
use an ordinary steel screw soldered to aand, special bluing fluid can be bought from
stiff piece of wire. Screw the rod gentlya gunsmith. Try not leaving fingerprints on
into the obstruction and pull it out like athe barrel as this causes rusting.Clean the
cork. Wash the barrel with hot water and drystock with steel wool and linseed oil. If
it.To dismantle the gun, first half-cock it,the stock is broken, mend with epoxy resin
then remove the screw which holds the cockmixed to a paste with matching stained
(in the flintlock) or the hammer (in thesawdust. If the stock is beyond minor
percussion type) and slide it off. Unscrewrepairs, a new stock may be fashioned with an
the pan-cover pivot and screw securing theentirely new piece of wood. Small dents in
spring beneath the pan: remove the parts.the stock can be extracted by using hot steam
Unscrew the holding bolts or screws andfrom an iron. Place a cloth over the dent
remove the lock-plate. Several screwdriversand apply the hot iron.Powder flasks were
may be needed: the blade must fit each screwmade in hundreds of designs and several
or bolt slot exactly so as not to burr thematerials. However, the majority of antique
screw or bolt. If they are hard to remove,flasks were made pear-shaped and made from
applying a bit of penetrating oil will do thetin, brass or Britannia metal. Metal flasks
trick. To dismantle a flintlock mechanism,were usually made in two halves soldered
loosen the four screws that hold thetogether. If the seam has parted, find out
mainspring, sear, searspring and the bridle.what alloy the flask is made of before trying
Compress the mainspring (in a small handto re-solder it. A simple test is to put a
vice), take out the spring screw and removefew drops of water in a cup and add an equal
the spring. The pin at the rear of thenumber of drops of nitric acid, obtainable
mainspring engages in the lock-plate and thefrom a chemist. Put a drop of the solution
other end of the spring engages in the toe ofon the metal to reveal the colour. Red-brown
the tumbler.Remove rust with fine emery paperindicates bronze; yellow and yellow-red,
or powder. Make sure to remove all abrasivebrass; dark grey, pewter; and bright
powder after cleaning. Smear all parts withsilver-grey, Britannia metal. To polish the
petroleum jelly and reassemble. Press theantique flask, use the technique appropriate
tumbler down to the fired position so thatto the material it is made of. Many powder
the end of the mainspring goes over it. Putflasks have very fine detailed etchings,
the cock on and pull it back to theembossings or engravings that give them their
half-cocked position so that the tumbler toeunique look. An antique gun without its
compresses the mainspring. Refit the rest ofmatching or specific powder flask loses its
the pieces in reverse order to removal.Toappeal when antique collectors are looking to
clean the barrel, first remove it from theadd to their collection.
stock. A metal extension of the barrel - the



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