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U.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield Nipple Protector

Also called cone protector.

Accessory cap protecting the nipple in transit.

The reference

Documented on this arm

  • U.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield Nipple Protector

Interchange

What a U.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield nipple protector also fits

No interchange has been recorded for this part yet. Butch Schoeller writes these notes only from parts he has handled — a blank here means nothing has been checked, not that everything fits.

From the bench

Availability

Stock

No nipple protector for the U.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield at the moment

Almost everything here is one of a kind, so it turns over item by item rather than in runs. A wanted listing is the reliable way to hear when the right one surfaces — and it is also what tells Butch which parts are worth making next.

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