Just remembered where I have come across the high hump band spring. I have seen these on a number of 1842 muskets. Of course I am not certain these muskets were all ?as produced ?.
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Just remembered where I have come across the high hump band spring. I have seen these on a number of 1842 muskets. Of course I am not certain these muskets were all ?as produced ?.
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Interesting!
I’ll bet that the humped springs helped to retain the more loose fitting flat barrel bands on those muskets.
Last edited by Fred; 10-01-2021 at 08:03.
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Receiver inletting to make room for the rear sight base.
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Better background treatment , but still not white - I could not make it go away. Light needs to come from the muzzle so as to illuminate the recess - speaking of which - I wonder why is it not polished? Was the barrel 'shoe-shined' after assembly? Interesting.
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I’’ll remove the rear sight again and have a look. Take a photo.
None of these photo’s are meant to be good enough for you to use Dick.
I’m just posting them here for entertainment and learning.
I’ll take some Good photos for you to look at and email them to you.
Last edited by Fred; 10-02-2021 at 04:51.
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