When did they start making screws to attach toe plates/Butt plates n so on. I had wondered if early ones were pinned ?
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Screws used what Era ?
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The Evil Mike Brooks
1400's or so, probably 1000 years earlier for many things. Screws have been around for ever.
A confusing part is screws and bolts and pins were often called nails, and true nails were used at times to hold on buttplates and thumb pieces.
So a toe plate that was screwed on may have had three ‘nails’
So a toe plate that was screwed on may have had three ‘nails’
Thanks as i was worried about putting screws into the Toe plate of 1780-1820 Tn. MTN. rifle in a .45 cal.
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If you look in Rifles of Colonial America Shumay points out that on the earlier rifles they used screws to hold the rear of the trigger guard.
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The Evil Mike Brooks
No worries, Screws are fine. I have also seen them nailed.
Nailed bet them folks was as poor as i am. I can find screws for free not nails ya got to buy them.
Always remember that Gun Screws for wood are tapered and full thread to the head and screws had thick heads so that they could be filed to fit any finished curved face. Please remember to mark the line of the tigthened screw and cut the slot before you finish filing. They're a B*6*er to get out with out the slott. I know I forgot first one..
