Flintlock Lock & Ignition
Mainspring
Drives the cock forward.
Also called
- main spring
- Mainsprings
Arms it fits
Documented parts
In stock now
Names recorded
Identification
Notes on the mainspring 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 mainspring you already own, he answers those directly at butch@butchsantiquegunparts.com.
Vocabulary
Other names for the mainspring
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.
- main spring
- Mainsprings
Fits
Mainspring 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.
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On the shelf
The reference
Documented examples
1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol Mainspring
1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol
1816 North Flintlock Pistol Mainspring
1816 North Flintlock Pistol
1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol Mainspring
1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol
British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Parts Mainspring
British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket
British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol Parts Mainspring
British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol
Corbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set Mainspring
Corbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set
French Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit Mainspring
French Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit
U.S. 1817 Common Rifle Mainspring
U.S. 1817 Common Rifle
U.S. Military Flintlock Musket Parts Mainspring
U.S. Military Flintlock Musket
U.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket Mainspring
U.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket
U.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket Mainspring
U.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket