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Thank you gentlemen for all the advice. I'll start with a new flint.

The first thing I would do is replace the flint with a better one. The one in the picture is worn down and the sawn flints don't take to...

Whatever that white thing is in the cock jaws, get rid of it. It's dull beyond use and had a terrible angle to begin with. Get...

The older style cocks strike lower on the frizzen and not at an optimal angle. For comparison, here is a photograph of a newer style...

The earlier TC locks were harder on flints than the later ones. They changed the shape of the hammer and frizzen a bit to improve the...

The distance is much further. From some of the things I've read on hear it seems to me to be striking a little low on the frozen.

I'm not sure, I don't know the difference. The barrel is old enough not to have the safety warnings, but the lock seems to be newer to...

@Texian, before buying a new frizzen, you can try to adjust the angle the flint strikes the frizzen. The gouges you see are from the...

I have frizzens that make that one look new, adjust your flint angle and protrusion and you can change how and where it strikes the frizzen.

normal for a TC frizzen. those lateral troughs are what fractures your flint. on half cock what is the distance between the flint and...

Looks like your frizzen is fine.

Looks normal, if it sparks then investigate ways to make your flints last. How they are mounted and the shape makes a difference.

Flints vary, some are harder than others. To me a good sparking frizzen is the priority. JMTC Larry

Frizzens will vary with surface shown wear. If it sparks well, use it and don't look back. If it don't spark well replace or repair. Larry

It will spark, but it seems to me it really wears down the flint. Made the flint really jagged edge after 1 srike