Owner's Manual

INSTRUCTION FOR ASSEMBLING

THE PISTOL KIT

THESE INSTRUCTIONS SHEETS ARE ONLY A GENERAL GUIDE. PLEASE CHECK THE CORRECT PART

NUMBER OF YOUR GUN ON SPECIFIC SPARE PARTS LIST .

See figures and exploded view at pages 9a, 10a, 11a, 12a 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) INSTALLATION 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) INSTALLATION 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) FOR 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.

FOR 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) COMPLETE 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 DRILL STOCK AND BARREL TOGETHER.

6) INSTALLATION OF THIMBLES (See fig. 7) - Install and drill holes in same manner as with barrel

pins.

7) INSTALLATION 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.