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Now you can clean up your flints as well! Put on a new edge... take off annoying humps... notch the screw area... All sorts of possibilities!

Not sure why the image does not show on the page above. Still will not... it is smaller in size than the first image. Any ideas anyone?

Here are some detail shots...

Great memories! Thanks for sharing. When I was a child some children died from a collapsed "sand" cave. We all used to play & dig in it and after that... Verboten !!!

Put the drill in a vise and dribble water over the cutter when cutting. That will lubricate, cool, & clean out the blade while cutting. At least wear a mask when cutting. Do not want to breath any stone dust. Stay safe! William

I have a thin blade diamond wet saw for stone or rocks. Cuts nice flints. Harbor freight also has some mandrel 2" (or so) diamond blades that one can use on a drill. Hope this helps! William https://www.harborfreight.com/diamond-rotary-cutting-discs-5-pk-69657.html I will have some in a few days...

Thanks much. I am in need of some also. Nice to see that it is not as rare as hen's teeth!

@wulf1928 nice! Did you make these? Wonderful details and unique designs. Thank you for sharing! William

Bone and antler can be found as pet chew toys in large enough sizes for the cap pieces. Made these stolen from Milo's toys... Crazy crow also sells horn blanks for that purpose.

Or let's buy some powder!

How about this trip down memory lane...

Here is another one from about 1740 or so... This has a makers mark that is probably of the Wundes family. Most Wundes" king marks the face/head is in profile. On this and a few others it is facing forward. It most likely a blade of German origin. Weyerhaeuser took over the Wundes king head mark...

@XVIIc Wheelocks Glad to have you here! Please share what you have learned. There are a few of us here building and/or admiring these early creations! I plan on building a few wheellocks. However, I really like the ornate ones. True functional art at it's finest! Thanks for joining in! William

Great job! Glad that you just went ahead and did it! For some reason our minds hold us back as adults... as kids we usually try anything. You did very well!

I agree.

Part "C" might be a cover / filler because the barrel is up against that side and that pan is not very long. Maybe originally it was not there and loss of wood next to the tang made it necessary. It would most likely keep powder out or sparks, or both. Just a WAG... BillyB

Ya mean 1mm? It appears that the spring is further away from the lock plate.

@Sudsy Never heard of a "bobber". For knapping flints? Is the copper tip weighted?

Update... After being upset about being lied to I called TRS. Amazingly, Jane answered the phone. I told her who I was and I was calling about an order. She said she remembered me and that she was going to call me because she found out the parts I ordered were, in fact, not in stock. I explained...