New/old spoon

[targa911S]

This has been in the back of the shop for 3 years, so I finally bought it. It's an Allen & Thurber boot gun. .31 cal black powder, From what I can see they only made a couple hundred of these between 1837 and 1842.

[Jim Bremner]

Want!

[futuresoptions]

Very nice piece! Are you going to attempt to fire it?

[targa911S]

yeah, I think so. It's in very good shape. Good bore, strong mainspring. It's called double action, but you can't cock the bar hammer, it only fires by puling the trigger through the full cycle.

[futuresoptions]

It looks to me that it takes a percussion cap? Or is it flint?

[id10t]

Needs a rail to attach stuff.

[futuresoptions]

Originally Posted by id10t

Needs a rail to attach stuff.

Be the only pirate on the block with a freakin laser!!!!

[targa911S]

it's percussion. I will post better pics later. Here is a pic from the web. As you can see mine is missing the trigger guard. Good luck finding one of those!

[fred cook]

Check with Dixie Gun Works. I think they still make a copy of this pistol. If so, they should be able to fix you up with a trigger guard. Should be fun to shoot!

[targa911S]

wow great info Fred ...thanks!

[id10t]

Get a long handle tea spoon and practice your gunsmithin' skillz ...

[targa911S]

Not a bad idea either..I'll send dixie a pic of the gun and see what they come up with as well.

[HHI944]

Originally Posted by id10t

Get a long handle tea spoon and practice your gunsmithin' skillz ...

I like this idea....preferably something old, tarnished and ornate!

[HHI944]

So, what's the little stud on the front of the handle for???

[targa911S]

It's a screw. I think it adjusts the tension on the mainspring. I haven't had it apart yet.

[HHI944]

What kind of tools do you use for that?
I discovered that plastidipping a size smaller screwdriver worked pretty well for not marring the finish

[targa911S]

I have a whole set of special screwdrivers that are specially made for gun screws. They are straight sided as oppose to the tapered sides of your mechanics screwdrivers. When somebody says to me they want to work on guns, the first thing I tell them is to get a set of these screwdrivers. It eliminates those "boogered" screw heads.

[id10t]

Originally Posted by targa911S

I have a whole set of special screwdrivers that are specially made for gun screws. They are straight sided as oppose to the tapered sides of your mechanics screwdrivers. When somebody says to me they want to work on guns, the first thing I tell them is to get a set of these screwdrivers. It eliminates those "boogered" screw heads.

Bike mechanic I know used to buy tons of $1 flat head screwdrivers and grind them specific to some screws when working on exotic, rare, weird, or old stuff.

[HHI944]

Originally Posted by targa911S

I have a whole set of special screwdrivers that are specially made for gun screws. They are straight sided as oppose to the tapered sides of your mechanics screwdrivers. When somebody says to me they want to work on guns, the first thing I tell them is to get a set of these screwdrivers. It eliminates those "boogered" screw heads.

That's how the bits in my wheeler set are, I'm just still a little neurotic about it on some spoons...

[porsche4life]

Looks good david! Can't wait to see it once you are done!