Snaphaunce Lock problems??

[Bedford County Doc]

Sooooo, I finally remembered to measure the bore and it came in at .548…. I have a bunch of patching material that mikes out at 20 thousands…. Common.54 cal round balls do seem to fit this combination… any suggestions on what to do? Retirement means frugal is good…

 

[BoomStick]

.530 or .535 seems appropriate, then thickness of patch depends on depth of the rifling.

 

[deGheyn]

The "frizzen" is called a battery on the snaphaunce. Therefore,one would keep the piece out of battery for safety until ready to fire.

Here's a good video that will help the op: Jamestown Snaphaunce

 

[rickystl]

Sooooo, I finally remembered to measure the bore and it came in at .548…. I have a bunch of patching material that mikes out at 20 thousands…. Common.54 cal round balls do seem to fit this combination… any suggestions on what to do? Retirement means frugal is good…

Hi Doc

The "standard" for a ball size for a smooth bore is about 2-3 calibers smaller than the nominal bore size of .548 So, you could order ,520 balls from Track of the Wolf to try out. Or, maybe the .515 with your 20 thousands patching. The .526 would likely work well with 10-thousandths patching. Nice you have that bore size. Gives you 2-3 options.

Rick

 

[BoomStick]

Is it a smoothbore? It should be but has been described as a rifle and by the auctioneer as having a shiny rifled bore (the OP outbid me, so I've been curious about the gun and his experience with it).

 

[Bedford County Doc]

Here's a good video that will help the op: Jamestown Snaphaunce

If you can forgive the pun, the video is just what the Doctor ordered

 

[PhDBrewer]

The "Anderson" who built the snaphaunce in the original post was from Texas. He worked on the movie sets of the original "Alamo" with John Wayne. He took care of the cannons.
I am trying to get more information so you can document your snaphaunce.
He also made this wheellock and it is currently for sale. Massive piece!

Contact me for contact info of the seller. I did not ask the price and did not take any full images. My apologies.

William