Club Butt Musket in Muzzle Blasts

[Russ T Frizzen]

Just got my copy of the July issue of Muzzle Blasts and there is a brief article on a club butt musket in it. It has some nice photographs of the musket. It strikes me as being a "bitsa" gun--maybe using an early French musket barrel (given the bore and barrel length) and an English dog catch lock among other odds and ends. Maybe a fowler rather than a musket, too. The trigger guard is interesting--it looks like there is no forward return on it, but rather that it has a point or prong that goes directly into the stock. It's hard to tell given the angle the photo was taken at. Has anyone else noticed this?

 

[Len Graves]

I was looking at the same thing on that gun. I wouldn't be surprised if the front of the trigger guard screws into the stock. The picture of the tang screw going in from the bottom shows the guard going straight into the stock. Len

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

It looks that way to me. I don't recall ever seeing that before. Kind of a neat gun, though.

 

[mazo kid]

I just received my copy today so couldn't reply earlier. Were the front trigger guard tangs (without returns) ever inlet (barbed) or driven into the stock?

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

That seems possible with this gun. It would be a practical solution for someone not used to forging a trigger guard. Or someone who didn't have a piece of iron long enough to allow a forward return to be made.

 

[Parzifal]

Can someone put a picture up? :surrender:

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I can't put pictures on the forum. Maybe the magazine is available in book stores? Or check the NMLRA web-site.

 

[Parzifal]

Sorry .......I figure its copy writed material.

 

[Va.Manuf.06]

Sorry .......I figure its copy writed material.

You are right, to bad, I would like to see it as well.