Polish capper question

[French Colonial]

For those of you with a Polish capper, after watching the videos online it appears that when capping you pull the capper rearward and friction is what keeps the cap on the nipple.

The inline and TDC rifle capper that I have you put the cap on and pull sideways and the "fingers" on the capper flex enough to release the cap.

Can someone confirm that the "fingers" of the Polish capper do or do not flex?

 

[wiscoaster]

I watched one of the demo videos and it looks to me like the "fingers" flex when you pull the capper directly away from the nipple, ie in a line perpendicular to the bore axis, not rearward and parallel to the bore axis, which is what I think you're describing.

I gotta get me one of these. It looks superior to anything else I've tried so far. The main advantage being the ease of loading. The star capper I've been using mounts the caps on the nipples pretty well, but they're a pain to load with caps.

This is the video I watched:

 

[French Colonial]

I watched one of the demo videos and it looks to me like the "fingers" flex when you pull the capper directly away from the nipple, ie in a line perpendicular to the bore axis, not rearward and parallel to the bore axis, which is what I think you're describing.

I gotta get me one of these. It looks superior to anything else I've tried so far. The main advantage being the ease of loading. The star capper I've been using mounts the caps on the nipples pretty well, but they're a pain to load with caps.

This is the video I watched:

Yes that appears different than the videos I watched of the metal one..

Thanks!

 

[AlexB]

They are different than the standard in the pull is straight back not sideways.
I was skeptical but they work and are my go to cappers.
Their star capper works with tap caps as well.
I set the caps with a dowell on revolvers and my thumb on rifles out of habit anyways.

 

[stubshaft]

There are no "fingers", you push the cap on and lift the capper directly off of it.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

They work well but won’t tolerate a loose cap to nipple fit.

 

[French Colonial]

They work well but won’t tolerate a loose cap to nipple fit.

That is what I was afraid of....

 

[smoothshooter]

For those of you with a Polish capper, after watching the videos online it appears that when capping you pull the capper rearward and friction is what keeps the cap on the nipple.

The inline and TDC rifle capper that I have you put the cap on and pull sideways and the "fingers" on the capper flex enough to release the cap.

Can someone confirm that the "fingers" of the Polish capper do or do not flex?

Poland seems an unlikely place for any interest in BP shooting, let alone making accessories.
Anybody know the story behind the cappers?

 

[Brazos John]

For historical accuracy, I saw a very old capper online that looked exactly like the Polish Capper, but I could never re-find the photo. So, I think the Polish Capper was based on an old original.
For using it, I found that, after placing and pushing the cap down onto the nipple, I would pull back on the little knob, releasing pressure from the cap, and then lifted the capper off of the cap, and the cap remained on the nipple. If I didn't release the pressure, sometimes the cap remained in the capper.

My capper was lost during the reenactment of the Goliad Massacre last year. The year before, I lost a small smoking pipe. I consider them to be donations to the Ghosts of Goliad.


EDIT:
I just watched the video above. The original Polish Capper tip fully surrounded the cap, and was not slotted. The slot is for pistols, I guess. You had to lift the capper upward to release the cap to load a rifle, not pull it sideways as loading a pistol. It worked great for a rifle.

Also, the original Polish Capper was about the size of a pack of cigs. The replacement I ordered is about half the size, but looks like it will work fine. Haven't tried it, though.