A long time ago and in a Gun Making Kingdom far across the sea. . . .

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20 May 2008, 04:11

Rusty

A long time ago and in a Gun Making Kingdom far across the sea. . . .

How would you use this tool?

Or one of these?

Thanks to Dustin Mounts for the opportunity to photograph these items.

Gunsmiths, please allow a few guesses before identifying, if you know?

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20 May 2008, 04:27

Macifej

Item #1 is an early 19th century maxillary diastema positioning tool used by provincial gunsmiths in the Caqadas del Teide region.

Item #2 are a partial set of calipers commonly used to measure shaping of the distal phalanx after complicated metal machining on period steam powered equipment.

Any other questions for the home audience??

20 May 2008, 06:25

new_guy

I see templates cut (presumably) for the striking of barrels, but I haven't figured out what the other templates are for.

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20 May 2008, 07:25

Timan

The top one is a trigger pull gauge for matchlock rifles.
The bottom ones are early prototype hacksaw blade designs that just never really caught on.

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20 May 2008, 08:44

RogerR

I agree, the bottom one looks like outside radius gauges, likely for use by someone draw filing a cylinder. Likely could be for barrels???

20 May 2008, 18:13

butchloc

not sure about #1 but #2 sure looks like some sort of nipple measuring gauge to me(not necessarily a gunsmithing one)

20 May 2008, 21:47

Dago Red

damn, where is Tom Burgess? He's probably actually used these at some point

the ones on the bottom look like they may have something to do with fitting the barrel to the stock or maybe the sites to the barrel? hmm...

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20 May 2008, 22:15

Rusty

The first picture is of a tool used to check the square of a set of barrels.
Demostrated here by Dustin.

Why the gap on the other side? In case your rifle has a "Dolls Head"!

The other pictures are indeed guages used in the building of shotguns and rifles. Each guage is set up for a particular firearm. Notches on the edge of the gauge gives rib width at specified distances from the breech.