Jeager triggerguard?

[Doc Arroyo]

Are Jeager triggerguards partially inletted, or are they flush mounted? The one I have will be screw mounted front and back.

 

[Mike Brooks]

They are fully inlet, unless you're building a very early period gun.
I'd also pin the front extension. Screws weren't used in that application.

 

I have seen a few (very few) photos of germanic rifles with screws in front and back of the trigger guard and this is how I made mine. For some reason I had no way to pin the front of mine so I took the easy way out but obviously this was not commonly done. Mine is slightly inletted. This may not be as sturdy as a pin up front but I haven't had any trouble.

 

[Birddog6]

They should be inletted to the rounded edge of the guard. Nutherwords the straight sides of the guard inletted up to where it rounds over..
If you have room for a screw you usually have room for a front pin to be hidden under the lock inlet. If you need a photo of how to do this I should have some here I can email you.

Sometimes I have to cut off the lug & move it on the triggerguards & silver solder it back on, but that is an acceptable method of getting it where I want it & it is not a big deal, plus getting all the RR in the RR hole necessary & the two of them not conflicting.......

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That's what happened. The front lug was in a bad place so I ground it off and used a screw. I don't know how to silver solder so I took the lazy way out. In hind sight, I should've let a pro build it for me.

 

[Stophel]

On one early 18th century German gun I have, the tenon is iron, and APPARENTLY is threaded to the brass guard? (there is no visible evidence of solder). I would guess that the cast-in brass tenon had enough of a flaw to necessitate cutting it off and attaching a new one. Otherwise, the guard is BEAUTIFULLY cast and finished, though relatively plain.