Brown Bess Bayonet Lug

[bljfour]

I was putting the bayonet on my Pedersoli Bess today and I guess I must have had my wheaties because in the course of putting the bayonet on, I somehow sheared the bayonet lug off the top of the barrel. Since I am a reenactor, I need to be able to put the bayonet on. I am thinking that a simple soldering job should fix the problem, but I wonder if anyone out there has had this problem and fixed it.

Thanks

 

[kb466]

I think that was your problem--it was a "simple soldering job" originally and could not take the stress of the bayonet without shearing off. I would look into having someone (who knows what they are doing) silver solder it on. If done right, it won't come off.

 

[Swampman]

I've done the same thing myself with the Narragansett Arms Brown Bess. It can be soldered back on by a gunsmith or you can do it yourself with products that Brownells sells.

 

[LRB]

If you have experience in soldering, Swampman is right, use Brownell's SILVALOY and the flux they sell for it.