No Entry Thimble

[Erzulis boat]

Question-

What are the correct ways to shape the wood when not using an entry thimble?

English Snaphaunce (TRS) is the arm in question.

 

[Erzulis boat]

I cannot really tell how the entry hole for the ramrod is done from the images I have.

Were they done typically with a curved transition, or perhaps more of a 90 degree wall at the entry location.

I suppose that the proper (PC) way did not change from the very old arms to the 1700's, so perhaps initial guidance from a correct excecution of a more "modern" rifle would at least get the ball rolling.

I guess the 1500-1600 rifle builds are a bit out of the mainstream, but perhaps we can work backwards and detrmine a plausible way to shape this ramrod entry to stock section.

If need be, I can post some images of the initial drilled entry, and go from there.

Roy? Bookie? Any suggestions?

 

[WRussell]

Here's one (English flintlock, c.1650)

 

[WRussell]

Here's a pair (English snaphaunces, c.1601)

 

[Bookie]

Here is a side view of the original Dutch carbine that I based my recreation on. Without a frontal view to go by, I elected to slope the entry area as per the side view and left the front plain, similar to an East Tennessee mountain rifle without an entry thimble. Cheers, Bookie

 

[Erzulis boat]

Excellent- Thanks, guys.

It sure will be nice to not have to inlet an entry thimble on something for a change, and be historically correct!

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