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Repeater Action

Striker Spring

Drives the striker forward.

Also called

  • mainspring
10

Arms it fits

10

Documented parts

None today

In stock now

2

Names recorded

Identification

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

Vocabulary

Other names for the striker spring

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.

  • mainspring

Fits

Striker Spring by model

10 arms
Dutch Beaumont Rifle Striker Spring1 documented variantKrag Rifle Striker Spring1 documented variantMauser Striker Spring1 documented variantRemington Rolling Block Striker Spring1 documented variantRolling Block Rifle Striker Spring1 documented variantSharps Carbine And Rifle Striker Spring1 documented variantSpencer Rifle And Carbine Striker Spring1 documented variantU.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield Striker Spring1 documented variantU.S. Krag Rifle Striker Spring1 documented variantWinchester Striker Spring1 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

10 entries

Dutch Beaumont Rifle Parts Striker Spring

Dutch Beaumont Rifle

Krag Rifle Parts Striker Spring

Krag Rifle

Mauser Parts Striker Spring

Mauser

Remington Rolling Block Parts Striker Spring

Remington Rolling Block

Rolling Block Rifle Parts Striker Spring

Rolling Block Rifle

Sharps Carbine And Rifle Parts Striker Spring

Sharps Carbine And Rifle

Spencer Rifle And Carbine Parts Striker Spring

Spencer Rifle And Carbine

U.S. 45 70 Trapdoor Springfield Striker Spring

U.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield

U.S. Krag Rifle Parts Striker Spring

U.S. Krag Rifle

Winchester Parts Striker Spring

Winchester

Check it yourself

Sources

12 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.A course of instruction in ordnance and gunnery : TextMetcalfe, Henry, b. 1847 · New York : John Wiley & Sons · University of California Libraries · 1891
  2. 2.Military commission to Europe in 1855 and 1856. Report of Major Alfred Mordecai, of the Ordnance departmentUnited States. Military Commission to Europe; Mordecai, Alfred, 1804-1887; Schön, Julius; Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883 · Washington, G. W. Bowman, printer · Cornell University Library · 1861
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.Description and rules for the management of the U. S. rifle, caliber .30, model of 1903 ... March 3, 1904United States. Army. Ordnance Department · Washington, Govt. print. off. · The Library of Congress · 1914
  5. 5.Ordnance and gunnery; a text-book prepared for the cadets of the United States military academy, West PointLissak, Ormond Mitchell · New York : J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · University of California Libraries · 1907
  6. 6.A course of instruction in ordnance and gunnery; compiled for the use of the cadets of the United States military academyBenton, James G. (James Gilchrist), 1820-1881 · New York, Van Nostrand · University of California Libraries · 1862
  7. 7.DTIC ADA438182: Provisional Machine-Gun Firing ManualDefense Technical Information Center · Internet Archive · 1917
  8. 8.Description of the Colt's double-action revolver, caliber .45, model of 1909 : with rules for management, memoranda of trajectory, and description of ammunition, September 10, 1909United States. Army. Ordnance Dept · Washington [D.C.] : G.P.O. · University of California Libraries · 1917
  9. 9.Handbook of the 2.95-inch mountain gun matériel and pack outfit ... June 10, 1912United States. Army. Ordnance Dept · Washington, Govt. print. off. · University of California Libraries · 1916
  10. 10.A text-book of ordnance and gunnery. Prepared for the use of cadets of the U. S. Military AcademyBruff, Lawrence L. (Lawrence Laurenson), 1851-1911 · New York, Wiley · University of California Libraries · 1900
  11. 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. 12.A course of instruction in ordnance and gunnery : prepared for the use of the cadets of the United States Military AcademyBenton, James G. (James Gilchrist), 1820-1881 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · Cornell University Library · 1875

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