Dixie Gun Works question

jerrdanjohn

I bought a 45 cal barrel 35" long that is marked "Dixie Gun Works Inc." made in italy. I have been hobby gunsmithing for years, but never a black powder gun. I want to build this into a flintlock. The barrel has never been drilled for a nipple and has no flashpan mounted. The barrel is 15/16 and I bought a hawkin stock (being shipped now) for it. I will need to get a lock and trigger set, but have no idea how the flashpan or anything else is mounted. Any tips??

JohnnyBGood

The flashpan mounts to the lockplate, not the barrel. The geometry of the touch hole, flash pan, and frizzen are very important to the reliability of a flintlock. You would be well advised to inspect some original flintlocks or quality reproductions to see the proper arrangement. An original Model 1840 US flintlock musket is pictured below.

John

44caliberkid

Does the barrel have a breach plug? If it's a blank it may not. That would be your first step. If building a flinter you'll need to drill a flash hole, but you'll need everything together first to figure out the location. You can google search info on building the rifle, but you'd be well served to buy a book or , even better, a DVD.

jerrdanjohn

The breach plug is in it. 5/8 threaded I believe. I plan to get it mounted in the used stock I bought, find a lockplate for the Hawkin stock and go from there.

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