General Hints

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INSTRUCTION FOR ASSEMBLING
THE PISTOL KIT
See figures and exploded view at pages 13a, 14a, 15a, 16a of this booklet.
1) (See fig. 1) - Start by installing the barrel into the barrel channel of the pre-carved stock.
Carefully remove any excess wood beneath and around the barrel tang. File the tang down
until it is flush with stock wrist. File from metal to wood, not the reverse. This prevents chipping
or splintering of the wood.
2) I
NSTALLATION OF TRIGGER (See fig. 4) - With barrel installed in stock (use a clamp or heavy
rubber band to keep barrel from falling out), install tang screw (part. # 3) through tang and
stock. This will line up trigger plate. As before, with the tang, install trigger plate (part. # 13)
flush with stock. Next install trigger (part. # 14) using trigger pin (part. # 12) to trigger plate.
Install the assembly into stock removing wood as necessary to allow the trigger to move freely.
If the kit has set triggers, follow the same procedure as with the first trigger fitting one piece at
a time. The trigger assembly is held to the stock by the tang screw (part. # 3) and a small wood
screw at the rear of the trigger plate.
3) I
NSTALLATION OF LOCK AND SIDE PLATES (See figs. 2, 6, 9) - Disassemble lock. The stock is pre-
inletted for the lock. The location of the lock is determined by the hammer (part. # 36A) to the
nipple (part. # 40) / fig. 9, and the sear (part. # 27) to the trigger (part. # 14) / fig. 2.
Install lock plate into recess removing only what wood is necessary to install into stock. (In
case of a flintlock, plate must fit tight against the barrel).
Install lock mounting screw (part. # 1) through pre-drilled holes in stock (fig. 6). Screw into pre-
tapped holes in lock plate. Install side plate (part. # 2) into the stock flush with wood surface.
As with trigger assembly, install lock parts to lock plate and fit to lock recess one part at a
time. Remove wood as necessary to allow full free movement of all internal parts.
4) F
OR FLINTLOCK: install touch hole liner (part. # 7) into pre-threaded hole in side of barrel (see
fig. 9a). Liner should be flush with barrel flat.
F
OR PERCUSSION: install drum (part. # 7A) into pre-threaded hole in side of barrel (fig. 9).
Drum should fit so that nipple (part. # 40) will align with hammer nose (part. # 36A). If not, file
drum shoulder a little at a time to adjust the fit. Go slowly so as not to strip the threads when
tightening.
5) C
OMPLETE THE LOCATION OF BARREL TO STOCK (See fig. 5) - With barrel in stock, fit nose cap
(part. # 9) into position. Remove only wood as necessary to have a tight fit. Finish nose cap
and stock flush to each other.
Barrel pins can now be installed (fig. 7). To find location for pin (part. # 11) to hold barrel to
stock:
Measure from barrel muzzle to center of each barrel lug (the lugs are already attached to the
bottom of the barrel).
Use the top of the barrel to locate the depth for drilling through stock and barrel lug. Get
measurement from barrel, then re-install barrel into stock and clamp barrel and stock together.
Mark spot to drill on stock and D
RILL STOCK AND BARREL TOGETHER.
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NSTALLATION OF THIMBLES (See fig. 7) - Install and drill holes in same manner as with barrel
pins.
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NSTALLATION OF SIGHTS (See fig. 8) - Front sight (part. # 5), and rear sight (part. # 6). Clean up
dovetail slots and check fit of sights to dovetail. Use a three-cornered jeweler’s file to remove
what metal necessasry to make a tight fit.
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NSTALLATION OF TRIGGER GUARD - To find proper location, install front screw (part. # 16)
through pre-drilled hole in trigger guard and screw into pre-tapped hole in trigger plate. This
will properly locate it. Install wood screw (part. # 17) throught pre-drilled hole in rear of trigger
guard (part. # 15) and into stock.
9) W
OOD FINISHING - Remove trigger guard (part. # 15), trigger (part. # 14), lock (part. # 29A) and
thimble (part. # 39).