Breechloading & Conversion Action
Tang
Rear extension of the receiver into the stock wrist.
Also called
- lower tang
- upper tang
Arms it fits
Documented parts
In stock now
Names recorded
Identification
Notes on the tang 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 tang you already own, he answers those directly at butch@butchsantiquegunparts.com.
Vocabulary
Other names for the tang
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.
- lower tang
- upper tang
Fits
Tang 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.
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
Dutch Beaumont Rifle Parts Tang
Dutch Beaumont Rifle
Krag Rifle Parts Tang
Krag Rifle
Mauser Parts Tang
Mauser
Remington Rolling Block Parts Tang
Remington Rolling Block
Rolling Block Rifle Parts Tang
Rolling Block Rifle
Sharps Carbine And Rifle Parts Tang
Sharps Carbine And Rifle
Spencer Rifle And Carbine Parts Tang
Spencer Rifle And Carbine
U.S. 45 70 Trapdoor Springfield Tang
U.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield
U.S. Krag Rifle Parts Tang
U.S. Krag Rifle
Winchester Parts Tang
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.Ordnance November-December 1922: Vol 3 Iss 15Internet Archive · 1922
- 2.DTIC ADA438182: Provisional Machine-Gun Firing ManualDefense Technical Information Center · Internet Archive · 1917
- 3.Regulations of the Ordnance Department of the Confederate States, for the use of troops in the fieldConfederate States of America. War Dept · Richmond, West & Johnston · Duke University Libraries · 1861
- 4.Regulations for the government of the Ordnance Department of the Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of America. Ordnance Bureau · Richmond, West & Johnston · Duke University Libraries · 1862
- 5.Hong Kong Telegraph 1927-04-19Internet Archive · 1927