Traditions Kentucky pistol help

[Harold1950]

Hey guys, had to pull the barrel on my Traditions Kentucky pistol to replace the front sight. When I took out all the screws, a thin metal spring fell out from someplace when I pulled the barrel and stock apart. The barrel and stock were a tight fit so I did not get to pull it apart slowly to get a look at things before they came apart.......So HELP! Can anyone tell me where the spring came from. It is thin flat metal a little over 1/4 inch wide has a loop on one end and a half loop on the other. It is in the shape of a wide V or maybe a smile (like the one after my name without the head and eyes) would be a better way to describe it.......Any pictures anyplace to show where the spring goes? Thanks for your help, I appreciate it.........Harold :hatsoff:

 

[mazo kid]

MY WAG is that it is the ramrod retaining spring; probably held in place with one of the barrel pins. Can you maybe see a mark on the inside of the barrel channel where it may have been fit? Emery

 

[Harold1950]

I found it, on the Traditions Trapper pistol schematic....it is the ramrod spring....not shown on the Kentucky pistol breakdown.......DUH...thanks again for looking......Harold

 

[mazo kid]

You're welcome! :thumbsup: Emery

 

[Harold1950]

New gun, there weren't any marks....thanks for your offer of help, that is why I joined this forum.....lots of good knowledge I can tap into.......

 

[torn moc]

That's how we learn things....one thing at a time.
is yer pistol percussion or Flint?

 

[Harold1950]

percussion............

 

[Rikeman]

My first BP ever was a Kentucky pistol from a kit. It is a great shooter. The kit took a little fine tuning to get it just right, but I was very happy with the results and I get lots of comments at the range with it. Glad you got the spring figured out.

Enjoy :thumbsup:

 

[torn moc]

my first was a kentucky kit also. It turned out real nice. I took it out shooting and found a
1/8 inch steel sign in the woods right bside a tram road. I shot it at 20 yards with 20 grains FFF and the ball went right thru! Very impressed!