Stock & Furniture
Ramrod
Seats the charge in a muzzleloader and cleans the bore.
Also called
- cleaning rod
- rammer
- Ramrod And Cleaning Rods
- scouring rod
- wiping rod
Arms it fits
Documented parts
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Names recorded
Identification
Notes on the ramrod 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 ramrod you already own, he answers those directly at butch@butchsantiquegunparts.com.
Vocabulary
Other names for the ramrod
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.
- cleaning rod
- rammer
- scouring rod
- wiping rod
- Ramrod And Cleaning Rods
What decides whether it fits
Measurements
Taken off parts on the bench rather than from a catalogue. Where a figure came from is printed with it, because one worn original and an ordnance drawing are not the same claim.
The first wall a restorer hits
Threads
Pre-1899 arms use threads that mostly no longer exist. Where a modern tap will not do it, the entry says so instead of leaving you to find out on the part.
“3.5x.8mm thread”
“5.5x.75mm thread”
Figures transcribed from the original listings and not yet re-checked against the part. Treat them as close, not final.
Fits
Ramrod 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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British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol
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U.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield
1841 Mississippi Rifle
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British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol
The reference
Documented examples
1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol Ramrod
1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol
1816 North Flintlock Pistol Ramrod
1816 North Flintlock Pistol
1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol Ramrod
1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol
1841 Mississippi Rifle Ramrod
1841 Mississippi Rifle
Austrian Weapons Ramrod
Austrian Weapons
British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Parts Ramrod
British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket
British Enfield Musket Parts Ramrod
British Enfield Musket
British Military Pistol Parts Ramrod
British Military Pistol
British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol Parts Ramrod
British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol
Canadian Rifle Parts Ramrod
Canadian Rifle
Corbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set Ramrod
Corbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set
Corbeav Lock Parts Ramrod
Corbeav Lock
Dutch Beaumont Rifle Parts Ramrod
Dutch Beaumont Rifle
French Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit Ramrod
French Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit
J. H. Hall Parts Ramrod
J. H. Hall
Krag Rifle Parts Ramrod
Krag Rifle
L. C. Smith Shotgun Parts Ramrod
L. C. Smith Shotgun
Mauser Parts Ramrod
Mauser
Remington Rolling Block Parts Ramrod
Remington Rolling Block
Rolling Block Rifle Parts Ramrod
Rolling Block Rifle
Sharps Carbine And Rifle Parts Ramrod
Sharps Carbine And Rifle
Spencer Rifle And Carbine Parts Ramrod
Spencer Rifle And Carbine
Swiss Rifle Parts Ramrod
Swiss Rifle
U.S. 1817 Common Rifle Ramrod
U.S. 1817 Common Rifle
U.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield Ramrod
U.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield
U.S. 45 70 Trapdoor Springfield Ramrod
U.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield
U.S. Krag Rifle Parts Ramrod
U.S. Krag Rifle
U.S. Martial Pistols Ramrod
U.S. Martial Pistols
U.S. Military Flintlock Musket Parts Ramrod
U.S. Military Flintlock Musket
U.S. Military Percussion Rifles And Muskets Ramrod
U.S. Military Percussion Rifles And Muskets
U.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket Ramrod
U.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket
U.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket Ramrod
U.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket
U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket Ramrod
U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket
Winchester Parts Ramrod
Winchester
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.Elementary instruction in naval ordnance and gunneryWard, James Harmon, 1806-1861 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · Cornell University Library · 1861
- 2.Code of flotilla and boat squadron signals for the United States navyUnited States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance; Jenkins, Thornton A. (Thornton Alexander), 1811-1893 · Washington, Govt. print. off. · The Library of Congress · 1861
- 3.Form of exercise and manoeuvre for the boat-howitzers of the U. S. NavyDahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870; Hart, A., 19th cent · Philadelphia: Printed by A. Hart · University of California Libraries · 1852
- 4.Manual of instruction in ordnance and gunnery for the U.S. Naval Training ServiceUnited States. Bureau of Naval Personnel; Hunker, John Jacob, 1844-1916; Hussey, Charles Lincoln; Osborn, Robert Hatfield · Washington, [D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Print. Off. · Cornell University Library · 1900
- 5.DTIC ADA502516: The Coast Artillery Journal. Volume 67, Number 3, September 1927Defense Technical Information Center · Internet Archive · 1927
- 6.The evolution of naval armamentRobertson, Frederick Leslie · London, Constable & company ltd. · Internet Archive · 1921
- 7.Instruction for naval light artillery : afloat and ashore Parker, William Harwar, 1826-1896; Luce, Stephen Bleecker, 1827-1917; United States Naval Academy · New York : D. Van Nostrand · Cornell University Library · 1862
- 8.Handbook of artillery : including mobile, anti-aircraft and trench matérielUnited States. Army. Ordnance Dept · Washington [D.C.] : G.P.O. · University of California Libraries · 1920
- 9.Handbook of artillery : including mobile, anti-aircraft and trench matérielUnited States. Army. Ordnance Dept · Washington [D.C.] : G.P.O. · Cornell University Library · 1920
- 10.The evolution of naval armamentRobertson, Frederick Leslie · London Constable · Robarts - University of Toronto · 1921
- 11.Manual of instruction in ordnance and gunnery for the U.S. Naval Training ServiceUnited States. Bureau of Naval Personnel; Hunker, John Jacob, 1844-1916; Hussey, Charles Lincoln; Osborn, Robert Hatfield · Washington, [D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Print. Off. · University of California Libraries · 1900
- 12.Ordnance instructions for the Confederate States Navy relating to the preparation of vessels of war for battle, to the duties of officers and others when at quarters, to ordnance and ordnance stores, and to gunneryConfederate States of America. Navy · [Printed by Spottiswoode and Co.] · State Library of Pennsylvania · 1864