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Flintlock Lock & Ignition

Vent Liner

The channel from pan to main charge.

Also called

  • touch hole
  • vent
11

Arms it fits

11

Documented parts

None today

In stock now

3

Names recorded

Identification

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

Vocabulary

Other names for the vent liner

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.

  • touch hole
  • vent

Fits

Vent Liner by model

11 arms

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

11 entries

1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol Vent Liner

1808 North Flintlock Martial Pistol

1816 North Flintlock Pistol Vent Liner

1816 North Flintlock Pistol

1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol Vent Liner

1836 Waters Johnson Flintlock Pistol

British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Parts Vent Liner

British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket

British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol Parts Vent Liner

British Sea Service Flintlock Pistol

Corbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set Vent Liner

Corbeav Flintlock Pistol Brass Stock Hardware Set

French Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit Vent Liner

French Corbeav Flintlock Lock Kit

U.S. 1817 Common Rifle Vent Liner

U.S. 1817 Common Rifle

U.S. Military Flintlock Musket Parts Vent Liner

U.S. Military Flintlock Musket

U.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket Vent Liner

U.S. Model 1816/21 Flintlock Musket

U.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket Vent Liner

U.S. Model 1835/40 Springfield Musket

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.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
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.Navies of the world; giving concise descriptions of the plans, armament and armor of the naval vessels of twenty of the principal nations. Together with the latest developments in ordnance, torpedoes, and naval architecture, and a concise summary of the principal naval battles of the last twenty years, 1860-1880Very, Edward Wilson, 1847-1910 · New York, J. Wiley & Sons · University of California Libraries · 1880
  5. 5.Inspection and proof of cannonUnited States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance · [S.l.] : U.S. G.P.O. · University of California Libraries · 1864
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.Krupp and De Bange:Monthaye, E. (Émile), 1855-1912 · New York : T. Prosser & Son · Cornell University Library · 1888
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.Gunnery instructions : simplified for the volunteer officers of the U.S. Navy; with hints to executive and other officers. Barrett, Edward, 1828-1880 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · Cornell University Library · 1862
  12. 12.Handbook of the 4.7-inch gun matériel, model of 1906 : with instructions for its care, November 19, 1910United States. Army. Ordnance Dept · Washington [D.C.] : G.P.O. · University of California Libraries · 1917

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