I have devoted much of my time this last year to school so I havn't had much time for my flintlock project. Instead I have done a restoration project for a collector. I did take some pictures before I started but lost them when my computer crashed. The gun was a Norwegian 1774 drill musket in very poor shape. It had to be converted back to flintlock, needed a new main spring, the butt was in such poor shape that it had to be totally replaced with a butt from a similar donor musket, much of the wood also neded replacing and the owner wanted the stock panited to it's original black finish.
The stock was spliced at the wrist. Paint was made from boiled linseed oil, asphaltum and soot. Eight layers of paint was applied, the first of these was warm asphalt to bind the paint to the allready oiled wood.
A hammer, frizzen, flashpan, main spring, top jaw, frizzen screw and frizzen spring were made from scratch using original parts as models. Smaller screws were taken from the donor musket. Ramrod tubes from the donor muskett were installed and all the pins were made new.
The stock was spliced at the wrist. Paint was made from boiled linseed oil, asphaltum and soot. Eight layers of paint was applied, the first of these was warm asphalt to bind the paint to the allready oiled wood.
A hammer, frizzen, flashpan, main spring, top jaw, frizzen screw and frizzen spring were made from scratch using original parts as models. Smaller screws were taken from the donor musket. Ramrod tubes from the donor muskett were installed and all the pins were made new.
