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Trigger Guard

Protects the trigger; often integral with the trigger plate.

Also called

  • guard bow
  • Trigger Guards
34

Arms it fits

34

Documented parts

1

In stock now

3

Names recorded

Identification

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

Vocabulary

Other names for the trigger guard

2 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.

  • guard bow
  • Trigger Guards

Fits

Trigger Guard by model

34 arms
British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol Trigger Guard1 in stock1 documented variant1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol Trigger Guard1 documented variant1816 North Flintlock Pistol Trigger Guard1 documented variant1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol Trigger Guard1 documented variant1841 Mississippi Rifle Trigger Guard1 documented variantAustrian Weapons Trigger Guard1 documented variantBritish Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Trigger Guard1 documented variantBritish Enfield Musket Trigger Guard1 documented variantBritish Military Pistol Trigger Guard1 documented variantCanadian Rifle Trigger Guard1 documented variantCorbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set Trigger Guard1 documented variantCorbeav Lock Trigger Guard1 documented variantDutch Beaumont Rifle Trigger Guard1 documented variantFrench Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit Trigger Guard1 documented variantJ. H. Hall Trigger Guard1 documented variantKrag Rifle Trigger Guard1 documented variantL. C. Smith Shotgun Trigger Guard1 documented variantMauser Trigger Guard1 documented variantRemington Rolling Block Trigger Guard1 documented variantRolling Block Rifle Trigger Guard1 documented variantSharps Carbine And Rifle Trigger Guard1 documented variantSpencer Rifle And Carbine Trigger Guard1 documented variantSwiss Rifle Trigger Guard1 documented variantU.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield Trigger Guard1 documented variantU.S. 1817 Common Rifle Trigger Guard1 documented variantU.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield Trigger Guard1 documented variantU.S. Krag Rifle Trigger Guard1 documented variantU.S. Martial Pistols Trigger Guard1 documented variantU.S. Military Flintlock Musket Trigger Guard1 documented variantU.S. Military Percussion Rifles And Muskets Trigger Guard1 documented variantU.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket Trigger Guard1 documented variantU.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket Trigger Guard1 documented variantU.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket Trigger Guard1 documented variantWinchester Trigger Guard1 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.

Available now

On the shelf

1 of 1 still available
British Sea Service flintlock pistol brass trigger guard
British Sea Service flintlock pistol brass trigger guard

British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol

$28.00Available

The reference

Documented examples

34 entries

1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol Trigger Guard

1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol

1816 North Flintlock Pistol Trigger Guard

1816 North Flintlock Pistol

1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol Trigger Guard

1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol

1841 Mississippi Rifle Trigger Guard

1841 Mississippi Rifle

Austrian Weapons Trigger Guard

Austrian Weapons

British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Parts Trigger Guard

British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket

British Enfield Musket Parts Trigger Guard

British Enfield Musket

British Military Pistol Parts Trigger Guard

British Military Pistol

British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol Parts Trigger Guard

British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol

Canadian Rifle Parts Trigger Guard

Canadian Rifle

Corbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set Trigger Guard

Corbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set

Corbeav Lock Parts Trigger Guard

Corbeav Lock

Dutch Beaumont Rifle Parts Trigger Guard

Dutch Beaumont Rifle

French Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit Trigger Guard

French Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit

J. H. Hall Parts Trigger Guard

J. H. Hall

Krag Rifle Parts Trigger Guard

Krag Rifle

L. C. Smith Shotgun Parts Trigger Guard

L. C. Smith Shotgun

Mauser Parts Trigger Guard

Mauser

Remington Rolling Block Parts Trigger Guard

Remington Rolling Block

Rolling Block Rifle Parts Trigger Guard

Rolling Block Rifle

Sharps Carbine And Rifle Parts Trigger Guard

Sharps Carbine And Rifle

Spencer Rifle And Carbine Parts Trigger Guard

Spencer Rifle And Carbine

Swiss Rifle Parts Trigger Guard

Swiss Rifle

U.S. 1817 Common Rifle Trigger Guard

U.S. 1817 Common Rifle

U.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield Trigger Guard

U.S. 1855 Harpers Ferry And Springfield

U.S. 45 70 Trapdoor Springfield Trigger Guard

U.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield

U.S. Krag Rifle Parts Trigger Guard

U.S. Krag Rifle

U.S. Martial Pistols Trigger Guard

U.S. Martial Pistols

U.S. Military Flintlock Musket Parts Trigger Guard

U.S. Military Flintlock Musket

U.S. Military Percussion Rifles And Muskets Trigger Guard

U.S. Military Percussion Rifles And Muskets

U.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket Trigger Guard

U.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket

U.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket Trigger Guard

U.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket

U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket Trigger Guard

U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket

Winchester Parts Trigger Guard

Winchester

Check it yourself

Sources

8 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.Description and directions for the use and care of cavalry equipment : model of 1912 ... Oct. 5, 1914United States. Army. Ordnance Dept · Washington : Govt. Print Off. · Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine · 1914
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.Firing Regulations for Small Arms for the United States ArmyBlunt, Stanhope E. (Stanhope English), 1850-1926; United States. Army. Ordnance Dept · New York, C. Scribner's sons · Internet Archive · 1889
  4. 4.Ordnance November-December 1924: Vol 5 Iss 27Internet Archive · 1924
  5. 5.Ordnance September-October 1928: Vol 9 Iss 50Internet Archive · 1928
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.Description and directions for the use and care of cavalry equipment, model of 1912 ... Oct. 5, 1914United States. Army. Ordnance Dept · Washington : Govt. Print Off. · University of California Libraries · 1918
  8. 8.Ordnance March-April 1926: Vol 6 Iss 35Internet Archive · 1926

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