Stirrup replacement ?

[Calum]

'morning,

In the near future, I'm going to be replacing the stirrup and mainspring on a friend's ArmiSport 1861 Springfield. Any tips or tricks for the stirrup?

The stirrup is actually missing on this musket. He brought it to the last event of the year, along with a new mainspring, because the old spring broke at a prior event (I'm the only one who brings parts and tools to most events). When I pulled the lock, I noticed the stirrup and pin were gone. No damage to the tumbler, so I'm not sure how/when it went AWOL. I asked him, and he had all the parts that came out (just the broken mainspring). For obvious reasons, I couldn't put the new spring in. I've never had a stirrup "go missing", and haven't had to replace one before.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Mike

 

[ZUG]

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[Calum]

Thanks Zug - he's got the parts, I've just never replaced a stirrup before. Hoping for some hints on that aspect.

Thanks,
Mike

 

[Pete G]

Always install a stirrup in the “s” position. The other way will break the part.

 

[Calum]

Thanks Pete! Yup, I've another lock that I'm going to use as a reference to make sure I've got the alignment right. I'm just not willing to pull one of mine apart to play with it as a learning experience.

Any idea if I need to pull the tumbler, or can the pin be inserted from the "inside" of the lock? I'm not sure if there's a shoulder on the plate side of the pin. Although I'll obviously find that out when my buddy brings everything for me to work on it...

Thanks,
Mike