Percussion Lock & Ignition
Bolster
The housing the nipple threads into.
Also called
- cone seat
- drum
Arms it fits
Documented parts
In stock now
Names recorded
Identification
Notes on the bolster are still at the bench
Identification notes are written one part at a time, from pieces Butch has had in hand — so this section fills in as he works through the vocabulary rather than all at once. If you are trying to identify a bolster you already own, he answers those directly at butch@butchsantiquegunparts.com.
Vocabulary
Other names for the bolster
The same component has been called different things by different makers, manuals and trades. Each term is printed with whatever is recorded about where it comes from.
- cone seat
- drum
Fits
Bolster by model
Will it fit
No interchange recorded yet
Butch Schoeller writes these notes only from parts he has handled. A blank section means nothing has been checked yet — not that everything fits.
From the bench
Availability
Nothing of this type is listed at the moment. Most of this catalog is one-of-a-kind, so stock turns over item by item rather than being restocked — posting a wanted listing is the reliable route, and aggregated requests are what tell Butch which parts to make next.
The reference
Documented examples
1841 Mississippi Rifle Bolster
1841 Mississippi Rifle
British Enfield Musket Parts Bolster
British Enfield Musket
U.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield Bolster
U.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield
U.S. Military Percussion Rifles And Muskets Bolster
U.S. Military Percussion Rifles And Muskets
U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket Bolster
U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket
Check it yourself
Sources
Period and institutional material relevant to this entry. Listed so it can be checked, not as decoration — nothing here has been through expert review yet.
- 1.Manual of heavy artillery service : prepared for the use of the army and militia of the United StatesTidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906 · Washington, D.C. : J. J. Chapman · University of California Libraries · 1884
- 2.Artillery for the United States land serviceUnited States. Army. Ordnance Dept; Mordecai, Alfred, 1804-1887 · Washington, J. and G.S. Gideon, printers · University of California Libraries · 1849