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Flintlock Lock & Ignition

Fly

Prevents the sear catching the half-cock notch during firing.

Also called

  • detent
11

Arms it fits

11

Documented parts

None today

In stock now

2

Names recorded

Identification

Notes on the fly 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 fly you already own, he answers those directly at butch@butchsantiquegunparts.com.

Vocabulary

Other names for the fly

1 recorded

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.

  • detent

Fits

Fly by model

11 arms
1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol Fly1 documented variant1816 North Flintlock Pistol Fly1 documented variant1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol Fly1 documented variantBritish Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Fly1 documented variantBritish Sea Service Flintlock Pistol Fly1 documented variantCorbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set Fly1 documented variantFrench Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit Fly1 documented variantU.S. 1817 Common Rifle Fly1 documented variantU.S. Military Flintlock Musket Fly1 documented variantU.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket Fly1 documented variantU.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket Fly1 documented variant

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

11 entries

1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol Fly

1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol

1816 North Flintlock Pistol Fly

1816 North Flintlock Pistol

1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol Fly

1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol

British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Parts Fly

British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket

British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol Parts Fly

British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol

Corbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set Fly

Corbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set

French Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit Fly

French Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit

U.S. 1817 Common Rifle Fly

U.S. 1817 Common Rifle

U.S. Military Flintlock Musket Parts Fly

U.S. Military Flintlock Musket

U.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket Fly

U.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket

U.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket Fly

U.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket

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