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Ramrod Pipes

Retain the ramrod beneath the barrel.

Also called

  • ramrod thimble
  • thimble · period term
  • thimbles
34

Arms it fits

34

Documented parts

None today

In stock now

4

Names recorded

Identification

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

Vocabulary

Other names for the ramrod pipes

3 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.

  • ramrod thimble
  • thimbles
  • thimbleperiod term

Fits

Ramrod Pipes by model

34 arms
1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol Ramrod Pipes1 documented variant1816 North Flintlock Pistol Ramrod Pipes1 documented variant1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol Ramrod Pipes1 documented variant1841 Mississippi Rifle Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantAustrian Weapons Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantBritish Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantBritish Enfield Musket Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantBritish Military Pistol Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantBritish Sea Service Flintlock Pistol Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantCanadian Rifle Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantCorbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantCorbeav Lock Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantDutch Beaumont Rifle Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantFrench Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantJ. H. Hall Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantKrag Rifle Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantL. C. Smith Shotgun Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantMauser Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantRemington Rolling Block Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantRolling Block Rifle Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantSharps Carbine And Rifle Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantSpencer Rifle And Carbine Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantSwiss Rifle Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantU.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantU.S. 1817 Common Rifle Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantU.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantU.S. Krag Rifle Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantU.S. Martial Pistols Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantU.S. Military Flintlock Musket Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantU.S. Military Percussion Rifles And Muskets Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantU.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantU.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantU.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket Ramrod Pipes1 documented variantWinchester Ramrod Pipes1 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

34 entries

1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol Ramrod Pipes

1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol

1816 North Flintlock Pistol Ramrod Pipes

1816 North Flintlock Pistol

1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol Ramrod Pipes

1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol

1841 Mississippi Rifle Ramrod Pipes

1841 Mississippi Rifle

Austrian Weapons Ramrod Pipes

Austrian Weapons

British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Parts Ramrod Pipes

British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket

British Enfield Musket Parts Ramrod Pipes

British Enfield Musket

British Military Pistol Parts Ramrod Pipes

British Military Pistol

British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol Parts Ramrod Pipes

British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol

Canadian Rifle Parts Ramrod Pipes

Canadian Rifle

Corbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set Ramrod Pipes

Corbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set

Corbeav Lock Parts Ramrod Pipes

Corbeav Lock

Dutch Beaumont Rifle Parts Ramrod Pipes

Dutch Beaumont Rifle

French Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit Ramrod Pipes

French Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit

J. H. Hall Parts Ramrod Pipes

J. H. Hall

Krag Rifle Parts Ramrod Pipes

Krag Rifle

L. C. Smith Shotgun Parts Ramrod Pipes

L. C. Smith Shotgun

Mauser Parts Ramrod Pipes

Mauser

Remington Rolling Block Parts Ramrod Pipes

Remington Rolling Block

Rolling Block Rifle Parts Ramrod Pipes

Rolling Block Rifle

Sharps Carbine And Rifle Parts Ramrod Pipes

Sharps Carbine And Rifle

Spencer Rifle And Carbine Parts Ramrod Pipes

Spencer Rifle And Carbine

Swiss Rifle Parts Ramrod Pipes

Swiss Rifle

U.S. 1817 Common Rifle Ramrod Pipes

U.S. 1817 Common Rifle

U.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield Ramrod Pipes

U.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield

U.S. 45 70 Trapdoor Springfield Ramrod Pipes

U.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield

U.S. Krag Rifle Parts Ramrod Pipes

U.S. Krag Rifle

U.S. Martial Pistols Ramrod Pipes

U.S. Martial Pistols

U.S. Military Flintlock Musket Parts Ramrod Pipes

U.S. Military Flintlock Musket

U.S. Military Percussion Rifles And Muskets Ramrod Pipes

U.S. Military Percussion Rifles And Muskets

U.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket Ramrod Pipes

U.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket

U.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket Ramrod Pipes

U.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket

U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket Ramrod Pipes

U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket

Winchester Parts Ramrod Pipes

Winchester

Check it yourself

Sources

2 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. 1.Workshop hints for munition workersJones, Bernard Edward, 1879- · London ; New York : Cassell · University of California Libraries · 1916
  2. 2.Ordnance September-October 1925: Vol 6 Iss 32Internet Archive · 1925

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