Percussion
U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket Maynard Tape Primer Mechanism
Also called tape primer, primer door.
Automatic priming system unique to the US Model 1855.
The reference
Documented on this arm
- U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket Maynard Tape Primer Mechanism
Interchange
What a U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket maynard tape primer mechanism 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
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No maynard tape primer mechanism for the U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket 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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