That’s what I was referencing. I agree that it is, and that could help explain why they made this entire section out of three different pieces. Having the the back filler (C) separate allows the pan (B) to rotate up to down while grinding.@TobJohn - If we throw in the concept that the pan ‘slot’ was actually ground by the wheel itself, acting as a milling cutter, does that alter your thinking for part ‘B’?
I agree.Having the the back filler (C) separate allows the pan (B) to rotate up to down while grinding.
I was able to lightly tap the mainspring back into position (along the length of the lock), and it turns out your observation is actually correct. It is in fact still a millimeter away from the lock plate, which is keeping it from fitting in the slot.Ya mean 1mm?
It appears that the spring is further away from the lock plate.
Tying that to my response to Sam, it would be extremely fascinating to examine multiple lock types made in the same shop, assuming shops made more than one type of lock. I know Suhl had snaplocks, matchlocks, and wheellocks all made in the city in the early 1600s. Not sure how many shops were present, thoughAnother minor observation is the long threaded top screws. I assume to accommodate different sizes of pyrite. The longer length screws was a carry-over feature to the snaphaunce lock.
Rick
This we can only guess & speculate you gentlemen all make educated guesses ime no different you in that .Just 'Boldly go where no man in his right mind would even think of boldly going ' Ime about to turn a new W lock' crank shaft' for an external spring w lock .. & no Captain Kirk to guide me .Hmmm. Good question. Interchangeability of parts had not evolved yet. And parts were forged rather than cast. Since all work was done by hand, making parts larger versus smaller would likely have been easier. This may also be the reason you see a wheellock pistol with a lock that looks larger than necessary. Forging, grinding, and filing small parts would have been time consuming. Still, you would think that with the complicated mechanism of the wheellock, lock makers would have kept at least some sort of patterns to use in building future locks.
Rick
DO NOT WIND BACKWARDS on a wheellock ... you WILL break the spring!Then I would turn the whole lock back and forth, gently, with a bit of oil down in the works.
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