English, Pennsylvania, or moravian fowler

[dave_person]

Hi,
You don't want to be using a chambered breech like what Hatman showed. All you need is the breech plug with the hook on it, which can be made by cutting off the tang of the installed plug and filing the bolster into a hook. And then you need the receiving tang part. I believe Rice sells just the tang separately, which is all you need. The chambered breech is a feature on high quality guns in the last decade of the 18th century and the 19th century. It would not be correct for an English fowler from the mid 18th century.

dave

 

[StarnesRowan]

Hi,
You don't want to be using a chambered breech like what Hatman showed. All you need is the breech plug with the hook on it, which can be made by cutting off the tang of the installed plug and filing the bolster into a hook. And then you need the receiving tang part. I believe Rice sells just the tang separately, which is all you need. The chambered breech is a feature on high quality guns in the last decade of the 18th century and the 19th century. It would not be correct for an English fowler from the mid 18th century.

dave

If the hook breech idea fails would the Chambers Pennsylvania fowler do as well for may persona

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Hi,
You don't want to be using a chambered breech like what Hatman showed. All you need is the breech plug with the hook on it, which can be made by cutting off the tang of the installed plug and filing the bolster into a hook. And then you need the receiving tang part. I believe Rice sells just the tang separately, which is all you need. The chambered breech is a feature on high quality guns in the last decade of the 18th century and the 19th century. It would not be correct for an English fowler from the mid 18th century.

dave

Hi Dave, do you have any info/ideas about installing retaining pins to hold barrel keys on so as not to loose them?
Thanks, Rich